Francois Englert: a Rebel and a Nobel Prize Winner 1100-FE

The course will consist of a movie screening followed by a Q&A session.

Learning outcomes:
- the student knows and understands the phenomenon of electroweak symmetry breaking in a historical perspective
- the student is able to communicate advanced physics concepts in a public discussion
- the student is ready for lifelong learning

On-site presence during the course is mandatory.

There will be a delayed written exam consisting of three test questions and one open question based on the content of the movie and on Professor Englert’s Nobel lecture
- the answer to the open question is mandatory,
- the grade will be assigned as: grade = n+2, where n is the number of correctly answered test questions. The grade will go up by one if a students asks a meaningful question during the Q&A session.