Science Lab
In the Mathematical Science Course, we offer three hands-on experiment and practice courses as a Science Lab program for high school students:
- Finding Fibonacci Numbers in Flowers and Vegetables
Instructor: Prof. Akihiro Yamamura - Measuring Elements to Understand the Periodic Table
Instructor: Assoc. Prof. Mayuko Fukuyama - A 4-Dimensional World Seen from Regular Polyhedra
Instructor: Assist. Prof. Megumi Hashizume
In the Functional Device Physics Course, we offer five Science Lab experiment and practice courses for high school students:
- Let’s Observe Magnetic Domains on Information-Recorded Cards
Instructor: Assoc. Prof. Takashi Hasegawa - Let’s Try Metal Coating Using Plasma
Instructor: Prof. Satoru Yoshimura - Let’s Fabricate a Smart Window (Electronic Curtain)
Instructor: Prof. Rumiko Yamaguchi - Challenge Micro-Patterning of Semiconductor/Metal Thin Films! Design the Microscopic World with Your Own Hands
Instructor: Prof. Marenori Kawamura - Let’s Investigate the Properties of Semiconductors
Instructor: Assoc. Prof.
For more details, please see:
https://www.sogo.riko.akita-u.ac.jp/others/science-lab/
Outreach Lectures (On-Site/Visiting Lectures)
The Department of Environmental Mathematical and Physical Sciences offers outreach lectures (“demonstration lectures”) for high school students, elementary and junior high school students, local community members, companies, and local governments.
| Topics | Lecturers |
|---|---|
| IoT in Chemical Technology | Assoc. Prof. Hiroshi Takahashi |
| Symmetry and Conservation Laws Around Us | Prof. Masaru Onoda |
| 1. Mathematics of Contours – Why Do Lines Drawn on Paper Look Like a Doughnut? 2. Fun Mathematical Experiments – What Happens When You Wrap a Sine Wave Around a Cylinder? Let’s Hang a Histogram! 3. Let’s (Re)discover Theorems About Shapes for Ourselves | Assoc. Prof. Mahito Kobayashi |
| 1. Number Theory and Information Security 2. Can Any Map Be Colored with Just Four Colors? – The Four-Color Theorem and Graph Theory – | Prof. Akihiro Yamamura |
| The Mathematics and Physics of Weather | Assist. Prof. Eiichi Sasaki |
| Physical Laws and Functional Materials that Support Information Storage | Prof. Satoru Yoshimura |
| About Semiconductors | Assoc. Prof. Yuichi Sato |
| How Powerful Magnets Open Up an Energy-Saving Future | Assoc. Prof. Takashi Hasegawa |
| 1. The Science of Liquid Crystals and Their Application to Televisions (Including 3D) 2. The Nature of Light – Colors of Light and Polarization 3. Solving Ohm’s Law and Snell’s Law with the Same Equation! The Principle of Least Action | Prof. Rumiko Yamaguchi |
| Ultrasonic Electronics – Technologies That Let Us “See” the Invisible | Assoc. Prof. Makoto Fukuda |
| The Astonishing World Revealed by Invisible Light – Exploring the Hidden Side of Light | Prof. Marenori Kawamura |
| The World of Nanotechnology | Assoc. Prof. Yoshiyuki Yamamoto |
For more details, please see:
https://www.sogo.riko.akita-u.ac.jp/others/lecture/
High School–University Collaborative Classes
The Department of Environmental Mathematical and Physical Sciences offers high school–university collaborative classes as part of the “University Consortium Akita”.
2025 Second Semester
- Earth Science with Python
Instructor: Assist. Prof. Keita Itano - Number Theory and Cryptography
Instructor: Prof. Akihiro Yamamura - Materials and Electronics that Will Support the Future II – What Is “Functional Device Physics”?
Instructors: Prof. Marenori Kawamura, Prof. Nobuaki Kikuchi, Assoc. Prof. Naoki Kawano, Lecturer Shinichi Yodokawa - The Mechanism of Quantum Teleportation
Instructor: Prof. Masaru Onoda
2025 First Semester
- Mysteries and Fascination of Mathematics
Instructors: Prof. Akihiro Yamamura, Assoc. Prof. Mahito Kobayashi, Assoc. Prof. Szilard Fazekas, Assist. Prof. Eiichi Sasaki - Materials and Electronics that Will Support the Future – What Is “Functional Device Physics”?
Instructors: Prof. Satoru Yoshimura, Assoc. Prof. Yeong-Gi So, Assoc. Prof. Makoto Fukuda, Lecturer Ai Hosogi - Data Visualization with Python
Instructors: Assist. Prof. Megumi Hashizume, Assist. Prof. Khaing Hsu Wai
For more information, please refer to the relevant guidance on the department’s website.
https://www.consortium-akita.jp/category/cat_koudairenkei/