Mar 10, 2009 . PART B: STUDENT ESSAY
I am always curious about the mechanism behind things. Questions begin with “why” are the ones I ask most frequently. To me, theoretical physics is very fascinating since it is about describing the observed behavior of nature in the language of mathematics and simplifying the complicated matters. With the passion to learn and excel, I have mastered the knowledge on physics taught in school. Also, I am capable of performing mathematics calculations effectively, since it serves as a tool to further pursue the knowledge in physics.
In order to better expose myself into the world of physics, I have participated in a variety of courses and programmes.
Besides taking physics in the usual curriculum in both Secondary school and Junior College, I extended my horizon by attending World of Science (Photonics) course from 26 June to 21 August, 2008. This course is part of the Young Defence Scientists Programme, organized by Singapore Defence Science & Technology Agency and DSO National Laboratories. By attending this course, I went a step closer to the world of optics and lasers and acquired some basic knowledge on atomic physics and quantum mechanics.
As experiments and real life applications are part of physics, I equipped myself with research experience by participating in the Science Mentorship Programmes from January to September, 2008. These Programmes are jointly organized by a number of renowned institutions including the Gifted Education Branch, Ministry of Education and Institute for Infocomm Research (I2R, A*STAR). My partner and I took on a science research project named Transparent Bitrate Estimation in Digital Music Coder, under the category of acoustic physics and computer science. Under the guidance of our mentor, Ms. Li Te from I2R, we went trough the complete process of science research and presented our research paper and poster in the Singapore Youth Science Conference, 2008. Our effort was recognized and this project was awarded Distinction. The journey has not ended yet. This project has been short listed to present in the upcoming Singapore Science & Engineering Fair, 2009. This Fair serves as a preliminary round for the International Science & Engineering Fair 2009. Thus, I am given another opportunity to get involved in physics related events.
Besides the abovementioned programmes, I also actively took part in physics enrichment activities in school. In 2007, I chose The Universe and Black Hole as one of my sabbaticals and learnt a lot about the formation of Black Hole and the underlying theoretical Physics. I really enjoyed exploring the beauty of the universe and physics.
Based on my passion and active involvement in Physics related activities, I recognized myself as a committed Physics fan and thus I think I should not miss the ISSYP. I see it as an invaluable opportunity to make like-minded friends, expand my knowledge on theoretical physics and empower myself to be a potential theoretical physicist in the future. I hope to become another Einstein research on time traveling someday.
I am always curious about the mechanism behind things. Questions begin with “why” are the ones I ask most frequently. To me, theoretical physics is very fascinating since it is about describing the observed behavior of nature in the language of mathematics and simplifying the complicated matters. With the passion to learn and excel, I have mastered the knowledge on physics taught in school. Also, I am capable of performing mathematics calculations effectively, since it serves as a tool to further pursue the knowledge in physics.
In order to better expose myself into the world of physics, I have participated in a variety of courses and programmes.
Besides taking physics in the usual curriculum in both Secondary school and Junior College, I extended my horizon by attending World of Science (Photonics) course from 26 June to 21 August, 2008. This course is part of the Young Defence Scientists Programme, organized by Singapore Defence Science & Technology Agency and DSO National Laboratories. By attending this course, I went a step closer to the world of optics and lasers and acquired some basic knowledge on atomic physics and quantum mechanics.
As experiments and real life applications are part of physics, I equipped myself with research experience by participating in the Science Mentorship Programmes from January to September, 2008. These Programmes are jointly organized by a number of renowned institutions including the Gifted Education Branch, Ministry of Education and Institute for Infocomm Research (I2R, A*STAR). My partner and I took on a science research project named Transparent Bitrate Estimation in Digital Music Coder, under the category of acoustic physics and computer science. Under the guidance of our mentor, Ms. Li Te from I2R, we went trough the complete process of science research and presented our research paper and poster in the Singapore Youth Science Conference, 2008. Our effort was recognized and this project was awarded Distinction. The journey has not ended yet. This project has been short listed to present in the upcoming Singapore Science & Engineering Fair, 2009. This Fair serves as a preliminary round for the International Science & Engineering Fair 2009. Thus, I am given another opportunity to get involved in physics related events.
Besides the abovementioned programmes, I also actively took part in physics enrichment activities in school. In 2007, I chose The Universe and Black Hole as one of my sabbaticals and learnt a lot about the formation of Black Hole and the underlying theoretical Physics. I really enjoyed exploring the beauty of the universe and physics.
Based on my passion and active involvement in Physics related activities, I recognized myself as a committed Physics fan and thus I think I should not miss the ISSYP. I see it as an invaluable opportunity to make like-minded friends, expand my knowledge on theoretical physics and empower myself to be a potential theoretical physicist in the future. I hope to become another Einstein research on time traveling someday.
