G. Dissertori ETH Zürich

EPPOG meeting,London, April 2006

Experience from theMC06 in Zurich

Experience from theMC06 in Zurich

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IntroductionIntroduction First time that Switzerland has participated in

the Masterclasses however, we had previous experience with our own

local “Masterclasses”, developed independently Participating Institutes:

Only : ETH Zurich, Institute for Particle Physics Main organizers : Ch. Grab, GD

Contacted also : Bern : too busy with other stuff this year, but

interested for next year Geneva : no response

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Advertisements, RegistrationAdvertisements, Registration Contacted schools/teachers in the larger Zurich

area (up to Bern, all German-speaking)

Got replies/requests from 54 students

Because of space limitations accepted 28 students (17 boys, 11 girls) From 8 schools

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Our agendaOur agenda Started at 9am

Welcome by Ch. Grab Introduction to SM by M. Rissi (PhD student) Introduction to Accel. & Det. by N. Berger (PhD student)

• Used your advice to let PhD students speak…

Visit to our Institute and the TANDEM accelerator before lunch Lunch together

After 2pm: Introduction to scanning by Ch. Grab They working One hour before Video : collection of results, resume (GD) Video Conf.

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QuickTime™ and a decompressor

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QuickTime™ and a decompressor

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Some analyses of QuestionnaireSome analyses of Questionnaire Question 2.4.2 : How did you like the MC today?

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Some analyses of QuestionnaireSome analyses of Questionnaire Question 2.4.3 : What did you like most about this MC?

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Some analyses of QuestionnaireSome analyses of Questionnaire 2.4.4 : Difficulty / Level

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Some of their commentsSome of their comments Lectures:

Liked very much:• Good presentations

Things I did not like:• Too slow speaking

Video Liked very much:

• Interesting to talk to people from other countries• Yes!

Things I did not like:• Used a lot of time• Sound quality

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Some of their commentsSome of their comments Exercises:

Liked very much:• Could use the things from the lectures

Things I did not like:• Too many quarks…

Other Liked very much:

• Having lunch all together• The organization

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ConclusionsConclusions Very positive experience It has been a success in ZH Congratulations to all the central organizers, in

particular for the efforts to have a smooth video session

Thanks to Ch. Grab, M. Rissi, N. Berger, G. Leibenguth, M. Suter

Hope that next year some more Swiss Institutes participate