In Norway, particle physics is part of the high school curriculum in physics which introduces the need for good university teaching in particle physics without the usual technical approach.
Given how much conflicting information and inaccurate explanations there are on the subject; how should we teach this to people without much knowledge in mathematics?
By carefully explaining the fundamental concepts of the theory it is fully possible to achieve an appreciation of particle physics without much mathematics. Through the use of analogies, such as an analogy between the freedom in choosing timezone and the freedom in choosing phase angle, one can introduce gauge theory and hence show the underlying structure of the standard model.
Volume 314 -
The European Physical Society Conference on High Energy Physics (EPS-HEP2017) -
Outreach, Education and Diversity (Poster Session). Scientific Secretary: Luciano Canton.
Teaching particle physics to high school teachers
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.22323/1.314.0819
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