International Master Course (IMaC) Okayama
Overview
IMaC-Okayama is an educational program organized by the Graduate School of Natural
Science and Technology, Okayama University. IMaC-Okayama provides a high-level education
course to international and Japanese students enrolled together in specific master classes. Throughthis program, IMaC-Okayama encourages students to learn and understand interdisciplinary science.
Lectures offered in English, start from generalities in fundamental natural science and technology,
become gradually more specific and finally reach the level of research of the professors. This programprovides international students with the ideal setting for studying abroad (in Japan): by enrolling in
the program, students are not only given the opportunity to study at one of the most prominent
universities in Japan, but they can also have benefits of personal experience and enrichment. Students
will live and interact among Japanese people, and they will experience first-hand life style.
IMaC-Okayama has been structured to be highly flexible, specifically for students, as they can
select their own education program and combine it or not with research periods.
Outline of the course
This course consists of (1) lectures, (2) tutorial-studies and (3) group-works. The lectures (1)are typically delivered with Japanese students.

The tutorial-studies (2) are planned by eachprofessor and performed as face-to-face seminar or group seminar at the professor’s research group.
The group-works (3) are task-solving seminars with several students (including Japanese ones) andcontains literature searching, discussion and presentation.
Credit certification
Evaluation of the (1) lectures, (2) tutorial-studies and (3) group works are made by thecorresponding professors.

Typically, (1) lectures are evaluated by examinations, reports andcontribution to the class, (2) tutorial-studies by activity, contribution and reports, (3) group-works bycontribution, activity, and final presentation.
The certification is given by the Dean of the Graduate School of Natural Science andTechnology, Okayama University. Okayama University will provide students with an official reportof their academic records, listing course titles, grades and credits (under our scheme).

Recognitionof credits (in ECTS) earned at Okayama University is the responsibility of the students’home universities. On the basis of studying hours, our 1 credit by lecture corresponds to 15 studying
hours in classes, and that by tutorial study or group work corresponds to 30 studying hours in classes.
Term of this course

The lectures of this course are provided either in the spring semester (the 1st and 2nd quarters)
or in the autumn semester (the 3rd and 4th quarters), according to Okayama University academic
calendar.

The spring semester (the 1st quarter) usually starts in the second week of April and ends

in early of August, and the autumn semester (the 3rd quarter) starts in the 1st week of October andends to in the middle of February (each quarter consists of 8 weeks).

The course students can add

the studying weeks in a spring break (March) or a summer break (September) for their tutorial-studies
and group works.
Expected enrolling students
This course is targeted to the inbound Master course students, who are registered as a regularstudent in the graduate school of the IMaC-Okayama partner universities*1 having an international
student exchange agreement with Okayama University.
Status of the IMaC-Okayama students
The students enrolling the IMaC-Okayama should apply for a special auditor student (for theother option: see below).
Combined study with research internshipIf the exchange students have strong motivation to deepen research approaches and to acquire
the knowledge from the lectures in IMaC-Okayama course, and if the designated research supervisor
gives permission, they can perform both a research internship in a specific laboratory and attending
lectures in IMaC-Okayama.

In this case, the prospective students must designate your researchsupervisor (among professors/associate professors in Graduate School of Natural Science andTechnology, Okayama University*2) and contact to him/her about your research project prior to theapplication.

For students who wish to perform such a combined study, because the researchinternship program has a higher priority in our university system, you have to apply for a special
research student to the graduate school via the expected supervisor.
supervisor for the detailed procedures of this application.

Please contact to the expected

After approval of your status (as a special

research student), you should apply to enroll the lectures in IMaC-Okayama course to the IMaCOkayama committee.

*1 If you find some difficulties whether your registered university is the IMaC-Okayama partner
university or not, please contact to the IMaC-Okayama committee (imac-gnst@okayama-u.ac.jp).
*2 In some cases, you can designate you supervisor from other graduate schools or research
institutes in Okayama University, depending on the MoU agreement with your registered university.

Academic Curriculum
IMaC-Okayama provides students from partner universities with an excellent opportunity to
study interdisciplinary science in Japan with comprehensive learning experiences at Okayama
University.
The courses given by the IMaC-Okayama (2021 edition) are listed in the course catalogue.

Timeline for IMaC-Okayama

Spring Semester

Autumn Semester• Application deadline

2nd December, 2022

5th May, 2023

By 9th December, 2022

By 30th May, 2023

(for a special auditor student):• Acceptance notice to the applicants:

Immediately after the acceptance*3• CESR (for VISA) application:• The date of the semester starts:

4th April, 2023

3rd October, 2023

Application procedure(a) Applicants who wish to apply as a special auditor student (without a research internship) must
prepare•Form 1 (Application),•

Form 2 (Statement of Purpose and Study Plan) and•Form 3 (Letter of Recommendation).

In addition,•a scanned copy of your passport (only the page showing your picture and name) and•a Certificate of Enrollment from your institute (Form is attached)

are required.
(b) Applicants who wish to combine with a research internship must submit the following items, after
approval of the application as a special research student by the expected graduate school,•

Form 1 (Application) and•Form 2 (Statement of Purpose and Study Plan)

All application forms must be sent by e-mail (as attachments) to:
IMaC-GNST@okayama-u.ac.jp
Any question or inquire should also be sent to this e-mail address.

*3 The information about CESR application will be sent to the applicant from the International
Affair Department (IAD), Okayama University.

IMaC-Okayama course catalogue(2023 edition)

Lecutures in IMaC-Okayama, 2023
CourseNo.

Course Title
Sub-title of the Course

L1

Introduction to Material Science by using Synchrotron Facility

L2

Study of Cosmic Microwave Background Polarization Measurement

Lecturer

Affiliation

Quarter

Day Period

CreditNaoshi Ikeda

Phys

2Q

Tue 1-2

1

Hirokazu Ishino

Phys

2Q

Tue 1-2

1

L3

Carrier transport properties in materials -bulk and surface
Transport properties in strong spin-orbit coupling systems: surface states and bulk
electronic structure analysed in a newly developed topological approach

Kaya Kobayashi

RIIS(Phys)

3Q

Wed 3-4

1

L4Advanced materials: metallic, superconducting and magnetic properties
From basic concepts to advanced research topics

William Sacks

Sorbonne
University

1Q, 2Q

Thur 1-2

1

L5

Solid-state physics and chemistryElectronic properties of graphene: from basic theory to application for FET

Hidenori Goto

RIIS(Chem)

1Q

Mon 1-2

1

L6

Organometallic Catalysis

Yasushi Nishihara

RIIS(Chem)

1Q, 2QTue 1-2

2

L7Advanced Coordination Chemistry
Fundamental Aspect and Recent Advancement in Coordination Chemistry

Takayoshi Suzuki

RIIS(Chem)

1Q, 2QFri 1-2

2

L8

Physical chemistry of interface
Transport properties and electronic structures at oxide interfaces

Ritsuko Eguchi

RIIS(Chem)

4Q

Wed 1-2

1

L9Advanced Analytical Chemistry

Takashi Kaneta

Chem

1Q, 2QMon 1-2

2

L10

Advanced Synthetic Chemistry
Modern Organic Synthesis

Isao Kadota

Chem

1Q, 2QFri 1-2

2

L11

Plasmonics
Fabrications and Applications

Nobuyuki Takeyasu

Chem

2Q

Thur 3-4

1

L12Reaction Mechanisms for Inorganic Compounds
Fundamentals of Colloid and Surface Chemistry in Inorganic Synthesis

Takahiro Ohkubo

Chem

3Q

Tue 1-2

1

L13

Ferroelectric and related phenomena
Design of new and high-performance catalysts using ferroelectrics

Jun Kano

Applied Chem 2Q

Wed 3-4

1

L14

Energy Materials
Phenomenology and energy applications of oxides and dielectrics

Takashi Teranishi

Applied Chem 1Q

Wed 1-2

1

L15

Device Physics
Overviews of fundamentals in advanced electronic/photonic/acoustic devices

Kenji Tsuruta

Elect CommEng

1Q or 2Q

Mon 7-8

1

L16

Modern Information Retrieval

Manabu Ohta

Computer

1Q, 2QFri 3-4

2

L17

Network Design

Yukinobu FukushimaComputer

3Q, 4QMon 3-4

2

L18

Advanced Linear Algebra

Zeynep Yucel

Computer

1Q, 2Q

Thur 3-4, Mon
1-2

2

L19

Media Information Processing
Statistical machine learning approaches: neural networks and Bayesian modeling

Koichi Takeuchi

Computer

3Q, 4Q

Thur 1-2

2

L20

Ecological Genetics
conservation genetics

Makiko Mimura

Bio

1Q

Tue 1-2

1

L21

Mechanisms of Plant Development
Polyamines as pillars of cellular processes

Taku Takahashi

Bio

1Q

Fri 1-2

1

L22

Neurogenetics
Advanced neuroscience and genetics for understanding biological clocks

Taishi Yoshii

Bio

3Q

Wed 1-2

1*TBA = to be announced

Tutorial Studies in IMaC-Okayama, 2023
CourseNo.

Title of Tutorial Studies:
Tutorial Studies in ...

Lecturer

Affiliation

E-mailDay Period

Hours(total)CreditT1

Introduction for crystal structure analysis

Naoshi Ikeda

Phys

ikedan@okayama-u.ac.jp

*DAC

15h

0.5

T2

Carrier transport properties in materials -bulk and surface

Kaya Kobayashi

RIIS(Phys)

kayakobayashi77@okayama-u.ac.jp

*DAC

15h

0.5

T3

Magnetism and superconductivity

William Sacks

Sorbonne
University

william.sacks@upmc.fr

*DAC

15h

0.5

T4

Mesoscopic physics

Hidenori Goto

RIIS(Chem)

hgoto@okayama-u.ac.jp

*DAC

15h

0.5

T5

Organometallic Chemistry

Yasushi Nishihara

RIIS(Chem)ynishiha@okayama-u.ac.jp

Mon
Anytime

60h

2

T6

Advanced Coordination Chemistry

Takayoshi Suzuki

RIIS(Chem)

suzuki@okayama-u.ac.jp

*DAC

30h

1

T7

Molecular Data Science

Masakazu Matsumoto RIIS(Chem)

matsu-m3@okayama-u.ac.jp

Wed 5-6

20h

1

T8

Advanced Organic Chemistry

Isao Kadota

Chemkadota-i@okayama-u.ac.jp

*DAC

30h

1

T9

Advanced Ferroelectric Science

Jun Kano

Applied Chem kano-j@cc.okayama-u.ac.jp

*DAC

30h

1

T10

Advanced Device Physics

Kenji Tsuruta

Elect CommEng

tsuruta@okayama-u.ac.jp

*DAC

30h

1

T11

Molecular Genetics/ Molecular Biology

Tatsuhiko Abo

Biotabo@okayama-u.ac.jp

*DAC

15h

0.5

T12

Behavioral Genetics

Hideki Nakagoshi

Biogoshi@cc.okayama-u.ac.jp

*DAC

15h

0.5

T13

Plant Developmental Biology

Taku Takahashi

Bioperfect@okayama-u.ac.jp

*DAC

15h

0.5

*DAC = decide after consultation with the students*TBA = to be announced

Lecture Schedule in IMaC-Okayama, 2023
Ouarter 1
Period / Day
Period 1
8:40-9:30
Period 2
9:40-10:30

Ouarter 2
Mon

Tue

Wed

Thur

Fri
L7. Suzuki
L10. Kadota
L21. Takahashi

Period / Day

Period 2

L5. Goto
L9. Kaneta

L6. Nishihara
L20. Mimura

L14. Teranishi

L4. Sacks

L5. Goto
L9. Kaneta

L6. Nishihara
L20. Mimura

L14. Teranishi

L4. Sacks

L7. Suzuki
L10. Kadota
L21. Takahashi

L18. Yucel

L16. Ohta

L18. Yucel

L16. Ohta

Period 3
10:45-11:35
Period 4
11:45-12:35

Period 1
8:40-9:30

9:40-10:30

Period 4

Period 5

Period 6

Period 6

14:25-15:15

14:25-15:15

Period 8
16:25-17:15

Period 7
15:25-16:15
Period 8

L15. Tsuruta

16:25-17:15

Ouarter 3
Period / Day

8:40-9:30
Period 2
9:40-10:30
Period 3

Period 4
11:45-12:35

Thur

Fri

L4. Sacks

L7. Suzuki
L10. Kadota

L4. Sacks

L7. Suzuki
L10. Kadota

L13. Kano

L11. Takeyasu

L16. Ohta

L13. Kano

L11. Takeyasu

L16. Ohta

Wed

Thur

Fri

L8. Eguchi

L19. Takeuchi

L8. Eguchi

L19. Takeuchi

L15. Tsuruta

L15. Tsuruta

Ouarter 4
Mon

Period 1

10:45-11:35

Wed

L1. Ikeda
L2. Ishino
L6. Nishihara

11:45-12:35

13:25-14:15

15:25-16:15

L9. Kaneta
L18. Yucel

Period 3

Period 5

L15. Tsuruta

L9. Kaneta
L18. Yucel

Tue
L1. Ikeda
L2. Ishino
L6. Nishihara

10:45-11:35

13:25-14:15

Period 7

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thur

L12. Ohkubo

L22. Yoshii

L19. Takeuchi

L12. Ohkubo

L22. Yoshii

L19. Takeuchi

L17. Fukushima

L3. Koboyashi

L17. Fukushima

L3. Kobayashi

Fri

Period / Day

Mon

Period 1
8:40-9:30
Period 2
9:40-10:30
Period 3
10:45-11:35
Period 4
11:45-12:35

Period 5

Period 5

13:25-14:15

13:25-14:15

Period 6

Period 6

14:25-15:15

14:25-15:15

Period 7

Period 7

15:25-16:15

15:25-16:15

Period 8

Period 8

16:25-17:15

16:25-17:15

L17. Fukushima

L17. Fukushima

TueIMaC-Okayama Syllabus (lectures)
No.
L1
Lecture title
Introduction to Material Science by using Synchrotron Facility
Sub-title of the lecture
Lecturer
Naoshi Ikeda
Contact E-mailikedan@okayama-u.ac.jp
Affiliation
Department of Physics
position
professor
Specialty
Quarter
Quarter 2
Day
Tuesday
PeriodPeriod 1&2
Hours/Credits
20 hours / 1 credits
Lecture plan
I. Introduction: Character of Synchrotron Radiation X-ray
The lecture starts from the introduction of the character of synchrotron
radiation X-ray. The explanation of how the synchrotron light is generated
and why it has the excellent characters (blight, low divergence, extremely
polarized, variable energy, having time structure) are given.

••• 2 Hours

II. EXAFS experiment and anomalous atomic scattering factor••• 6 Hours
This chapter provides the basics on the interaction of X-ray and atoms.
The explanation on atomic X-ray scattering factor is given. The excitation
state of atoms by X-ray appears in the anomalous X-ray scattering factor.
The details of EXAFS experiment will be explained in order to understandsuch anomalous scattering effect and to get a good example on thesynchrotron experiment utilizing for material science.
III. Crystal Structure Analysis••• 6 Hours
This chapter provides the crystal structure analysis which has long history
for the basis of the material science. The lecture explain the Fouriertransformation, concept of reciprocal space, extinction rule in diffraction
signals, the calculation of the structure factor and the fundamental
calculation of the structure estimation.
IV. Resonant X-ray Scattering••• 6 Hours
Using the energy dependence of the atomic scattering factor we canenhance the specific atomic signal in the diffraction data, which is called as
an anomalous scattering method. The enhancement can be estimatedthrough the calculation of the crystal structure factor. Such signal
enhancement become strong near the energy absorption edge of the specificatom, which has similar origin with the EXAFS experiment, as called
resonant X-ray scattering. This chapter describe the resonant and / oranomalous scattering on some interesting charge ordering materials.

IMaC-Okayama Syllabus (lectures)
No.
L2
Lecture title
Study of Cosmic Microwave Background Polarization Measurement
Sub-title of the lecture
Lecturer
Hirokazu IshinoContact E-mailscishino@s.okayama-u.ac.jp
Affiliation
Department of Physics
position
Professor
Specialty
Quarter
Quarter 2
Day
Tuesday
PeriodPeriod 1 and 2
Hours/Credits
16 hours / 1 credits
Lecture plan
Introduction to General Relativity
4 Hours
In this lecture we first introduce general relativity theory. Students will learn
the basics of the derivation of Einstein's equation which associates spacetime curvature with matter and radiation energy and momentum. We use thevariational principle approach to derive the equation. Assuming ahomogeneous isotropic universe of Einstein's equation, we derive theFriedmann equation to determine how the space expands.
Theoretical basis of Cosmology
6 Hours
Following the previous chapter, students will learn the theoreticalframework of the expansion of the universe based on Friedmann equations.
The space expansion in the universe is governed by the contents containedin it. We discuss the thermal history of the universe, Big Bang
nucleosynthesis and the production of the Cosmic Microwave Background(CMB) Radiation. Students will learn how the age of the universe is
obtained based on the measurement values with the Lambda-CDM model
which is one of the standard models of the universe.
Experimental techniques of the CMB measurements
4 Hours
Finally students will learn the experimental techniques for the detection of
the micro-wave radiation from the sky. We will introduce the basics of theradio astronomy experimental techniques. Students will learn the concept of
the noise equivalent power with Fourier transformation and noise
equivalent temperature which is used to identify the sensitivity of theexperiments. We will introduce the experiments and future plans including asatellite project LiteBIRD to detect the CMB B mode polarization.

Group discussion and presentation for CMB physics
2 Hours
Student groups will be formed to conduct group discussions on topics
related to the CMB physics the group selects. Each group will give an oralpresentations for 20 minutes and will discuss with other groups to deepen
their understanding.
••• bb Hours••• cc Hours

IMaC-Okayama Syllabus (lectures)
No.
L3
Lecture title
Carrier transport properties in materials -bulk and surface
Sub-title of the lecture
Transport properties in strong spin-orbit coupling systems: surface states and bulk
electronic structure analysed in a newly developed topological approach
Lecturer
Contact E-mailAffiliation
position
Specialty
QuarterDay
PeriodHours/Credits
Lecture plan

Kaya Kobayashi
kayakobayashi77@okayama-u.ac.jp
Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Science
Associate Professor
Condensed Matter Physics, Superconductivity
Quarter 3
Wednesday
Period 3&4
20 hours / 1 credits
I. Introduction to electrical and heat transport properties••• 4 Hours
The electronic transport properties in metals are briefly reviewed. They
are understood in terms of electronic states analysis. Specific transport
properties will be connected with singularities in electronic states
structure
The lecture starts from a quick overview of various effects reported,showing the similarities and differences in the materials.
The well-known transport phenomena have been recently reviewed
and categorized as a function of topological properties. The new
breakthroughs obtained by using this innovative approach will bepresented and examples will be given. The lecture will focus on theformalization of conduction in electrical and thermal transport. An
understanding of longitudinal and off-diagonal transport differences
will be provided.
II. Principle of transport theory
Formal transport theory is discussed starting from continuum media.
Deriving the Boltzmann equation and formalization of transportcoefficients are given followed by some examples. In addition toelectronic transport theory, the thermopower and the measurement
techniques are also discussed.

••• 6 Hours

The transport properties in metals are presented in the perspective of ••• 5 Hours
the electronic states in the vicinity of Fermi energy. The formalism istreated by using a combination of semiclassical scheme and quantum
treatment. Both treatments could be expanded when the spin-orbit
interaction is strong, whereas usually the orbital information cannot betreated as independent eigen states.

IV. Transport in a magnetic field••• 5 Hours
The transport properties show even more rich physics in magnetic
fields starting from the quantum oscillations and Hall effect that give us
enormous electronic state information. Recent development of spin Hall
effect and anomalous Hall effect triggered the establishment of
topological aspect of existing materials. The lecture discusses these new
effects proposed and detected insemiconductors/metals/semimetals/magnets. The lecture briefly touches
the relation between various off-diagonal effects observed in thosematerials and how these exotic states are realized in the materials.

IMaC-Okayama Syllabus (lectures)
No.
L4
Lecture title
Advanced materials: metallic, superconducting and magnetic properties
Sub-title of the lecture From basic concepts to advanced research topics
Lecturer
William Sacks
Contact E-mailwilliam.sacks@upmc.fr
Affiliation
IMPMC laboratory, Sorbonne University - Paris (France)
position
Professor
Specialty
Condensed matter theory, superconductivity, tunneling spectroscopy
Quarter
Quarter 1&2
Day
Thursday
PeriodPeriod 1&2
Hours/Credits
24 hours / 1 credits
Lecture plan
Prerequisites:– A good working knowledge of solid state physics and quantum
mechanics (Kittel level, or Shini-ichi Uchida).
– Motivation to explore challenging states of matter and their theoreticalconcepts.
Outline: The course is organized so that students will:• Gain knowledge of the physical properties of exotic materials and their
theoretical base.
• Investigate a number of challenging condensed phases such as
superconductivity, charge density waves, vortex states, etc.
• Gain a working knowledge of important experimental tools such as local(STM) and non-local (ARPES) electron spectroscopies.
The most advanced research topics will be discussed: Majorana fermions,
topological superconductivity, giant vortices, ultra-thin SC films.
A wide variety of materials will be discussed: cuprates, pnictides, iridates,
chalcogenides, etc.
I. Introduction to solid state physics and novel materials
The course begins with an introductory review of materials having a wide
range of electronic properties. We question why a given material is an
insulator, semiconductor or superconductor. What are the essential
parameters, and can new materials be tailored for specific physicalproperties?
Note: this chapter is a useful review of atomic structure, bonding, band
theory of solids, and key features of a Fermi gas.

••• 4 Hours

II. The metallic state and its instabilities••• 4 Hours
The quantum theory of the metallic state is studied in more detail. Then, we
consider important phase transitions to new ‘ordered’ states. The Landaumodel of higher-order phase transitions is a powerful tool, in which thefree-energy and ‘order parameter’ play a central role. Collective phenomena
such as charge density waves, magnetic states and superconductivity, areimportant examples. In each case, the phase transition is driven by a key
microscopic electron-electron or electron-ion interaction.
III. Magnetism and magnetic materials
This chapter introduces the concept of magnetism as a collective state
formed by either ionic or electronic magnetic moments. Paramagnetism,
ferromagnetism and anti-ferromagnetism will be illustrated by the Weissmolecular-field, Heisenberg and other models, emphasizing the important
physical properties of the materials. Many applications will be presented.

••• 4 Hours

IV. Conventional superconductivity: Ginzburg-Landau, London and ••• 4 Hours
BCS theories
This chapter traces the historical challenge of understanding one of physics
most exotic phenomena: superconductivity. The pre-BCS theoretical
approaches will be studied in detail followed by the full microscopic BCS(Bardeen, Cooper, Schrieffer) model. A variety of key supporting
experiments (thermodynamic, transport and electron spectroscopies), will
be presented and discussed.
V. The high-Tc cuprate and iron-based superconductors
An outstanding problem today is the unconventional high-Tc
superconductivity of cuprates. In this chapter, the properties of bothcuprates, and the related iron-based superconductors, will be discussed indetail. A selection of recent high-quality experiments will be presented
accompanied by the insight of various important models.

••• 4 Hours

VI. Phase sensitive and quantum effects: vortices, Josephson effects, ••• 4 HoursSQUID, Shapiro steps
This chapter reviews more advanced topics which strongly depend on thequantum nature of the order parameter, in particular the phase. Bothfundamental aspects and device applications are important, in particular the
SQUID magnetometer and high-frequency filters. Modern fundamental
topics include Majorana fermions, giant vortices and topologicalsuperconductivity.

IMaC-Okayama Syllabus (lectures)
No.
L5
Lecture title
Solid-state physics and chemistrySub-title of the lecture Electronic properties of graphene: from basic theory to application for FET
Lecturer
Hidenori Goto
Contact E-mailhgoto@okayama-u.ac.jp
Affiliation
Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Science
positionassociate professor
Specialty
Mesoscopic physics
Quarter
Quarter 1
Day
MondayPeriodPeriod 1&2
Hours/Credits
15 hours / 1 credits
Lecture plan
The aim of this lecture is to learn how to understand electronic states andquantum phenomena in solids based on a simple but profound twodimensional material, graphene.
I. Band theory in solids
The lecture starts by introducing basic band theories to describe electronic
states in crystals.

••• 4 Hours

II. Crystal and band structures of graphene••• 4 Hours
The band structure of graphene is deduced on a tight-binding model. The
linear dispersion relation between energy and momentum with a topologicalsingularity is discussed.
III. Transport and magnetic properties of graphene••• 4 Hours
The peculiar transport properties resulting from the topological singularity,
such as the absence of back-scattering and the half-integer quantum Hall
effect, are discussed.
IV. Application for graphene FETs
Practical application of graphene for field-effect transistors (FETs) is
mentioned. The characteristics of graphene FETs are compared with thoseof conventional inorganic FETs.

••• 3 Hours

IMaC-Okayama Syllabus (lectures)
No.
L6
Lecture title
Organometallic Catalysis
Sub-title of the lecture
Lecturer
Contact E-mailOrganometallic Catalysis
Yasushi NISHIHARA

Affiliation
positionynishiha@okayama-u.ac.jp
Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Science
Professor

Specialty
QuarterDay

Synthetic Organic Chemistry
Quarter 1 & 2
Tuesday

PeriodHours/Credits

Period 1&2
30 hours / 2 credits

Lecture plan

I. Organometallic Chemistry and Catalytic Reactions
The lecture starts by introducing some typical examples and recent topics
in organometallic chemistry and catalytic reactions. An overview of thiscourse will be provided.

5 Hours

II. Organometallic Chemistry and Reaction Mechanism
5 Hours
This chapter provides the reaction mechanism of organometallic chemistry.
Fundamental reactions in the catalytic cycles are discussed.
III. Hydroformylation and Related Reactions
4 Hours
This chapter provides the hydroformylation and its related reactions. Fourtypes of catalytic hydroformylation are discussed.
IV. Acetic Acid and Acetyl Compounds
This chapter provides the synthetic routes of acetic acid and acetyl
compounds. In particular, the Wacker oxidation, Monsanto process andtheir reaction mechanisms are discussed.

6 Hours

V. Nylon Intermediate
This chapter provides the synthetic routes of Intermediates related to
Nylon. In particular, the Hydrocyanation of 1,4-butadiene and its reaction
mechanism are discussed.

4 Hours

VI. Oligomerization and Polymerization of Olefins
This chapter provides transition-metal-catalyzed oligomerization andpolymerization of olefins. In particular, SHOP (Shell Higher Order
Process) and its reaction mechanism are discussed.

6 Hours

IMaC-Okayama Syllabus (lectures)
No.
L7
Lecture title
Advanced Coordination ChemistrySub-title of the lecture Fundamental Aspect and Recent Advancement in Coordination Chemistry
Lecturer
Takayoshi Suzuki
Contact E-mailsuzuki@okayama-u.ac.jp
Affiliation
Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Science
position
professor
Specialty
Coordination Chemistry
Quarter
Quarter 1 & 2Day
FridayPeriodPeriod 1&2
Hours/Credits
30 hours / 2 credits
Lecture plan
I. Introduction: Overview of this course
The lecture starts by introducing some typical examples and recent topics
in coordination chemistry. An overview of this course will be provided.
II. Structural Coordination ChemistryThis chapter provides the diversity and specificity of coordination
compounds. Stereochemistry and isomerism of coordination compounds,
syntheses and functionality of metal-organic frameworks and clustercompounds are discussed.

••• 2 Hours••• 6 Hours

III. The Angular Overlap Model••• 4 Hours
This chapter provides one of the basic and important theoretical approach,
AOM, for understanding the structures and properties of coordination
compounds.
IV. Spectroscopic, Magnetic and Electrochemical Properties••• 8 Hours
This chapter provides the fundamental idea and basic theory to understandthe characteristic properties of coordination compounds, e.g. ligand-field
spectra, spin-cross over and magnetism, and multi-redox properties.
V. Photochemistry and Photophysics
This chapter provides some recent examples and fundamental knowledge
for photochemistry and photophysics of coordination compounds. The
photo-functionality is one of the current topics in coordination chemistry.

••• 4 Hours

VI. Bioinorganic Chemistry••• 6 Hours
This chapter provides advanced idea how the coordination compounds act
as catalysts for small molecule activation in organism. The reaction
mechanism using an active metal centre is fascinating.

IMaC-Okayama Syllabus (lectures)
No.
L8
Lecture title
Physical chemistry of interface
Sub-title of the lecture Transport properties and electronic structures at oxide interfaces
Lecturer
Ritsuko EguchiContact E-maileguchi-r@okayama-u.ac.jp
Affiliation
Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Science
position
Assistant professor
Specialty
Solid state physics
Quarter
Quarter 4Day
Wednesday
PeriodPeriod 1&2
Hours/Credits
1 credits
Lecture plan
I. Introduction: Overview of this course
An overview of this course is explained; interesting physical properties
and recent topics in oxide heterostructures which has interfaces between
different perovskite-type transition metal oxides.

••• 1 Hours••• 5 Hours
II. Fundamentals of Solid State Physics
This chapter provides an introduction to solid state physics, including the
crystal and electronic structures of solids, for understanding the physics oftransition metal oxides.
III. Transport properties in transition metal oxides
This chapter provides electrical transport properties of transition metaloxides, e.g. metal-insulator transition and superconductivity.

••• 4 Hours

IV. Physical properties at oxide interfaces
This chapter provides experimental topics of emergent phenomena atoxide interfaces. Oxide heterostructures show extraordinary physicalproperties, e.g. interface superconductivity and magneto-electric coupling.

••• 5 Hours••• bb Hours••• cc Hours

IMaC-Okayama Syllabus (lectures)
No.
L9
Lecture title
Advanced Analytical ChemistrySub-title of the lecture
Lecturer
Takashi Kaneta
Contact E-mailkaneta@okayama-u.ac.jp
Affiliation
Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology
position
Professor
Specialty
Analytical Chemistry
Quarter
Quarter 1 & 2Day
MondayPeriodPeriod 1&2
Hours/Credits
30 hours / 2 credits
Lecture plan
Types and characteristics of lasers: Fundamentals on the principle of laser ••• 4 Hours
oscillation, types, and characteristics will be described.
Safety consideration of lasers: General consideration of the safety in the use ••• 4 Hoursof lasers will be described.
Laser spectroscopy: The principles of several spectroscopies using lasers
will be described.

••• 10 Hours

Application of laser spectroscopy to bioanalysis: Recent applications oflaser spectroscopies in the field of analytical chemistry will be introduced.

••• 12 Hours

IMaC-Okayama Syllabus (lectures)
No.
L10
Lecture title
Advanced Synthetic ChemistrySub-title of the lecture
Modern Organic Synthesis
Lecturer
Isao Kadota
Contact E-mailkadota-i@okayama-u.ac.jp
Affiliation
Division of Molecular Sciences, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology
position
Professor
Specialty
Organic Chemistry
Quarter
Quarter 1 & 2Day
FridayPeriodPeriod 1&2
Hours/Credits
30 hours / 2 credits
Lecture plan
I. Synthetic Design••• 4 Hours
The lecture starts be intriducing the importance of synthetic design and theconcept of retrosynthetic analysis for multi-step synthesis.
II. Stereochemical Considerations in Planning Syntheses
This chapter describes the conformational analysis of cyclic and acyclic
molecules, and the importance for the stereoselectivities.

••• 4 Hours

III. The Concept of Protecting Functional Groups
This chapter describes the variety of protective groups, and the methods
for the intriduction and removal of the protective groups.

••• 4 Hours

IV. Oxidation and Reduction••• 8 Hours
This chapter describes the typical conditions and features of oxidation andreduction of organic molecule.
V. Reactions of Carbon-Carbon Double Bonds••• 4 Hours
This chapter describes the characteristic reactions of carbon-carbon double
bonds.
VI. Reactions of Carbon-Carbon Triple Bonds
This chapter describes the characteristic reactions of carbon-carbon tirple
bonds.

••• 4 Hours

VII. Conclusion and Examination
The chapter provides a conclusion and some examinations to understandthe inpotance of synthetic design for the multi-step synthesis.

••• 4 Hours

IMaC-Okayama Syllabus (lectures)
No.
L11
Lecture title
Plasmonics
Sub-title of the lecture
Fabrications and Applications
Lecturer
Nobuyuki Takeyasu
Contact E-mailtakeyasu@okayama-u.ac.jp
Affiliation
Chemistry
position
Associate prof.
Specialty
Plasmonic materials, Nanophotonics
Quarter
Quarter 2
Day
Thursday
PeriodPeriod 3&4
Hours/Credits
16 hours / 1 credits
Lecture plan
I. Introduction: Overview of this course
The lecture starts by introducing history and recent topics in the research
field of plasmonics. An overview of this course will be provided.

••• 1 Hours••• plasmon
5 Hours polarito
II. Fundamentals: This chapter provides the fundamentals of plasmonics. Surface
III. Plasmonic materials/devices: This chapter provides plasmon waveguides
and extraordinary transmission, metamaterials including the fabrication
methods.

••• 5 Hours

5 Hoursprocesse
IV. Spectroscopy, Sensing and Imaging: This chapter provides enhancement of•••emissive

IMaC-Okayama Syllabus (lectures)
No.
L12
Lecture title
Reaction Mechanisms for Inorganic Compounds
Sub-title of the lecture
Fundamentals of Colloid and Surface Chemistry in Inorganic Synthesis
Lecturer
Takahiro Ohkubo
Contact E-mailohkubo@okayama-u.ac.jp
Affiliation
Department of Chemistry
position
Associate Professor
Specialty
Inorganic Chemistry
Quarter
Quarter 3
Day
Tuesday
PeriodPeriod 1&2
Hours/Credits
16 hours / 1 credits
Lecture plan
I. Introduction: Colloidal state••• 2 Hours
The lecture starts by introducing some fundamental concepts and state-ofthe-art topics in colloid and interface chemistry. Especially, the importanceof fundamental concepts in colloid and interface chemistry in the synthesisof ordered nanoporous materials will be provided.
II. Liquid-gas and liquid-liquid interfaces••• 8 Hours
This chapter provides fundamentals of some liquid interfaces. First, some
important points of surface tension (or surface free energy) will be
discussed. Then some practical examples related to surface tension will be
provided. Finally, the concept of surface tension will be applied to liquidliquid interfaces with a fundamental theorem in thermodynamics.
III. Solid-gas interface
This chapter provides some basic concepts related to adsorption
phenomena at solid interfaces.

••• 4 Hours

IV. Nanoporous materials from soft templates••• 2 Hours
This chapter summarizes the importance of colloid and surface chemistryby demonstrating some important method to synthesize ordered nanoporous
materials including mesoporous metal oxides and silica-templated carbons.

IMaC-Okayama Syllabus (lectures)
No.
L13
Lecture title
Ferroelectric and related phenomena
Sub-title of the lecture
Design of new and high-performance catalysts using ferroelectrics
Lecturer
KANO Jun
Contact E-mailkano-j@cc.okayama-u.ac.jp
Affiliation
Division of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology
position
Associate professor
Specialty
Solid-state physics, Catalytic chemistry
Quarter
Quarter 2
Day
Wednesday
PeriodPeriod 3&4
Hours/Credits
16 hours / 1 credit
Lecture plan
I. Introduction: Overview of this course••• 2 Hours
The lecture starts by introducing essential background and recent topics inferroelectric materials. An overview of this course will be provided.
II. Dielectric Property and phonon dynamics
This chapter provides the fundamental ferroelectric properties observed
dielectric measurement and inelastic scattering such as Raman, Brillouin
and terahertz spectroscopies.

••• 7 Hours

III. Semiconducting property of ferroelectrics••• 7 Hours
We can treat ferroelectric materials as semiconductor with wide band gap.
This chapter provides firstly the fundamental knowledge of semiconductor,
and then try to understand a characteristic behavior of ferroelectric
semiconducting property. Finally, the application will be introduced such as
electron tunneling, photo volatile, photocatalysis, and oxidation-reduction
catalysis.

IMaC-Okayama Syllabus (lectures)
No.
L14
Lecture title
Energy Materials
Sub-title of the lecture Phenomenology and energy applications of oxides and dielectrics
Lecturer
Takashi TeranishiContact E-mailterani-t@cc.okayama-u.ac.jp
Affiliation
Applied Chemistry
position
Associate professor
Specialty
Functional Ceramics, Dielectrics, Ferroelectrics
Quarter
Quarter 1
Day
Wednesday
PeriodPeriod 1&2
Hours/Credits
16 hours / 1 credits
Lecture plan
I. Introduction: Overview of this course
The lecture provides introduction of energy applications and functional
materials utilized to those energy devices.

2 Hours

II. Functional electro-ceramics
2 Hours
This chapter provides basics of dielectrics, semi-conductor, and ionconductor ceramics. Polarization mechanism in dielectrics, valence control
in semi-conductors, and ion conduction mechanism in oxides are explained.
III. Phenomenology of dielectric and ferroelectric ceramics
The lecture provides basic idea of dielectrics, piezoelectrics andferroelectrics. The origin of dielectric polarization and role of ferroelectricdomains are explained. The lecture also explains dielectric dispersion
phenomenon as well as thermodynamics in ferroelectrics linked to Landau
theory.

4 Hours

IV. Applications of electro-ceramics: From capacitors to batteriesThis chapter introduces the various applications of functional electroceramics; from conventional ceramic capacitors and ferroelectric memories
to next generation secondary batteries.

4 Hours

V. Group work/debate related to energy materials

4 Hours

IMaC-Okayama Syllabus (lectures)
No.
L15
Lecture title
Device Physics
Sub-title of the lecture
Overviews of fundamentals in advanced electronic/photonic/acoustic devices
Lecturer
Kenji TSURUTA
Contact E-mailtsuruta@okayama-u.ac.jp
Affiliation
Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology
position
Professor
Specialty
Materials Science, Device Physics
Quarter
Quarter 1 OR 2
Day
MondayPeriod7&8
Hours/Credits
16 hours / 1 credits
Lecture plan**** Students can choose any two topics from II-V listed below. ****I Introduction: Overview of the course
The lecture starts by introducing recent topics in novel
electronic/photonic/acoustic devices. An overview of this course will be
provided.

••• 2 Hours

II Semiconductor Devices
This chapter deals with essential contents in solid-state and semiconductor
physics.

••• 7 Hours

III Photonic Devices••• 7 Hours
This chapter provides fundamental theories for solar cell, optical fiber,laser, photonic crystal, and plasmonic devices. Methodologies of numericalsimulations for those topics will also be covered.
IV Acoustic Devices••• 7 Hours
Beginning with fundamental theories of elasticity, this chapter provides theessence acoustic /elastic devices including piezoelectric device, surfaceacoustic device, and phononic crystal. Methodologies of numericalsimulations for those topics will also be covered.
V Electronic Theories for Nanostructure Devices
This chapter provides outline of contemporary methodologies of materials
simulations for nanostructured devices, based mainly on the densityfunctional theory (DFT). Applications of the method include
semiconductor nanodevices (quantum wire/dot), metallic nanoparticles.

••• 7 Hours

IMaC-Okayama Syllabus (lectures)
No.
L16
Lecture title
Modern Information Retrieval
Sub-title of the lecture
None
Lecturer
Manabu Ohta
Contact E-mailohta-m@cc.okayama-u.ac.jp
Affiliation
Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology
position
Professor
Specialty
Data Engineering
Quarter
Quarters 1 & 2Day
FridayPeriodPeriods 3 & 4
Hours/Credits
30 hours / 2 credits
Lecture plan
I. Introduction to Information Retrieval (IR)In this lecture, I first explain overview of information retrieval (IR).
Students will learn the components of IR systems including indexing
methods and queries. They also learn some basic IR models such as
Boolean and vector space models. I also introduce some existent IR
systems.

8 Hours

II. Evaluation of IR
4 Hours
Following the previous chapter, students will learn evaluation of IR
systems, which include important evaluation metrics such as recall andprecision for IR. They will also learn prominent IR evaluation frameworks
such as the Text REtrieval Conference (TREC) in the US and the NII(National Institute of Informatics) Test Collection for Information
Resources (NTCIR) in Japan.
III. Full-text Search
4 Hours
In this chapter, students will learn some famous full-text search techniquessuch as the signature file and the inverted index.
IV. Search Engines
4 Hours
Search engines are one of the practical IR systems most people use everyday. In this chapter, I will introduce the basics of search engines including
their crawlers, indexing, and search process. Students will also learn theconcept and algorithm of PageRank used by Google search engine to rank
Web pages in their search results.
V. Data Mining and Review
10 Hours
Finally students will learn some data mining techniques because data
mining is closely related to IR and especially important in this big data era.
They will learn association rule mining for discovering interesting rules orpatterns in databases by Apriori algorithm and also learn Apriori-based
sequential pattern mining.

IMaC-Okayama Syllabus (lectures)
No.
L17
Lecture title
Network Design
Sub-title of the lecture
Lecturer
Yukinobu Fukushima
Contact E-mailfukusima@okayama-u.ac.jp
Affiliation
Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology
positionassociate professor
Specialty
Communication Network Engineering
Quarter
Quarter 3 & 4Day
MondayPeriodPeriod 3 & 4
Hours/Credits
30 hours / 2 credits
Lecture plan
I. Introduction: Overview of this course
The lecture starts from the introduction of network design. An overview
of this course will be provided.

••• 1 Hours

II. Basics of linear programming
This chapter explains basics of linear programming, which is useful in
optimally designing and controlling communication networks.

••• 2 Hours

III. Usage of GLPK (GNU Linear Programming Kit)
This chapter introduces the software called GLPK for solving linear
programming problems.

••• 1 Hours

IV. Basic problems for communication networks••• 6 Hours
This chapter explains basic problems for communication networks, which
can be tackled by linear programming. This chapter presents formulations
and solutions by GLPK for 1) shortest path problem, 2) max flow problem,and 3) minimum-cost flow problem.
V. Cutting-edge researches on communication networks
In this chapter, students survey the cutting-edge researches oncommunication networks, and solve the problems tackled in them bythemselves using GLPK.

••• 20 Hours

IMaC-Okayama Syllabus (lectures)
No.
L18
Lecture title
Advanced Linear Algebra
Sub-title of the lecture
Lecturer
Contact E-mailAffiliation
position
Specialty
QuarterDay
PeriodHours, Credits
Lecture plan

Zeynep Yucel
zeynep@okayama-u.ac.jp
Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology
Assistant Professor
Quarter 1 & 2
Quarter 1 Thursday, Quarter2 Monday
Quarter1 3-4, Quarter2 1-2
30 hours, 2 credits
1. Basic matrix definitions and operations, Properties of matrix operations
2. Systems of linear equations, Geometric interpretation, Elementary row
operations, Elimination and Substitution, Equivalent systems
3. Gaussian elimination, Gauss-Jordan method, Consistency, Linear
Combination
4. Row echelon form and row rank, Solutions of homogeneous systems,
Nullspace, Nonsingular matrices
5.General form: Particular and complementary solutions, Column space
Vectors in R^{nx1}, Linear independence
6. Vector space, Definitions and properties, Subspaces
7. Span, Further discussion on linear independence, Basis of a vector space
8. Dimension of a vector space, Finding a basis, Coordinates and ordered
Bases
9. Change of basis, Linear Transformations
10. Isomorphisim, Inverse transformation, Matrix representation of linear
Transformation
11. Matrix inverse, Determinants and Laplace (cofactor) expansion,
Cramer’srule, LU factorization
12. Inner product spaces, Cauchy-Schwarz inequality, Orthogonal sets andorthogonal projections, Gram-Schmidt orthogonalization
13. Eigenvalue and eigenvectors, Eigenspaces, Cayley-Hamilton theorem,
Diagonalization
14. Applications of eigenvalue and eigenvector concept, Markov chains,
Singular value decomposition
15. Brushup review, Final exercise••• 2 Hours••• 2 Hours••• 2 Hours••• 2 Hours••• 2 Hours••• 2 Hours••• 2 Hours••• 2 Hours••• 2 Hours••• 2 Hours••• 2 Hours••• 2 Hours••• 2 Hours••• 2 Hours••• 2 Hours

IMaC-Okayama Syllabus (lectures)
No.
L19
Lecture title
Media Information Processing
Sub-title of the lecture
Statistical machine learning approaches: neural networks and Bayesian modeling
Lecturer
Koichi Takeuchi
Contact E-mailtakeuc-k@okayama-u.ac.jp
Affiliation
Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology
position
Senior research assistantSpecialty
Natural language processing
Quarter
Quarter 3 & 4DayThursday
PeriodPeriod 1&2
Hours/Credits
30 hours / 2 credits
Lecture plan
I. Introduction: Basic learning models of neural networks••• 8 Hours
The lecture starts by introducing some typical learning approaches forneural networks. Backpropagation, 3-layer neural networks and design ofthe non-linear functions at the final layer are discussed.
II. Recent techniques of neural networks
This chapter provides recent techniques to make neural networks learn
latent information of the target task. Pre-training and auto encoder are
discussed.

••• 2 Hours

III. Well-known network structures••• 12 Hours
This chapter provides efficient neural network structures especially for
categrizing sequential inputs such as texts. Convolutional neural networks,
recurrent neural networks, LSTM, neural-attention models, transformers are
discussed.
IV. Bayesian modelingThis chapter provides Bayesian modeling that is a generative model toassume prior functions focusing on Topic modeling. The basic three typesof estimation approaches, maximum likelihood estimation, maximum aposteriori estimation and basian inference eare discussed.

••• 8 Hours

IMaC-Okayama Syllabus (lectures)
No.
L20
Lecture title

Ecological Genetics

Sub-title of the lecture

conservation genetics

Lecturer

Makiko MimuraContact E-mailm.mimura@okayama-u.ac.jp

Affiliation

Department of Biology

position

Associate Professor

Specialty

Plant Ecology

Quarter

Quarter 1

Day

Tuesday

PeriodPeriod 1&2

Hours/Credits

14 hours / 1 credit

Lecture plan

I. Introduction to Ecological Genetics••• 4 Hours
The lecture starts by introducing how population genetics have contributed
to understand ecological and evolutionary processes. You will learn how
genetic diversity takes a role in ecology and evolution as well as how we
can estimate and evaluate it.

II. Population History in Changing Environments
Species’ distribution and its range change over time and space in response
to environmental changes, e.g. climate changes. This shapes current
popualtion structure. This chapter introduces such consequeces ofenvironmental chanegs.

••• 4 Hours

III. Natural Selection in Wild Populations
This chapter starts with introducing some analyses and evolution in
response to natural selection in. It also introduce several basic statisticaltests for natural selection.

••• 4 Hours

IV. Topics in Ecological Genetics••• 2 Hours
We will self-introduce topics in ecological genetics; evolution of invasive
speices, adaptation to environmental changes, consequences of being small
populations.

IMaC-Okayama Syllabus (lectures)
No.
L21
Lecture title
Mechanisms of Plant Development
Sub-title of the lecture
Polyamines as pillars of cellular processes
Lecturer
Taku Takahashi
Contact E-mailperfect@okayama-u.ac.jp
Affiliation
Division of Biological Sciences
position
Professor
Specialty
Plant developmental biology
Quarter
Quarter 1
Day
FridayPeriodPeriod 1&2
Hours/Credits
15 hours / 1 credits
Lecture plan
I. Introduction: Overview of this course
Introduction of biogenic polyamines/ An overview is given, including abrief history of polyamine biology.

••• 3 Hours

II. Distribution and diversity of polyamines in living organisms••• 3 Hours
Distribution, structural diversity, and biosynthetic pathways of polyamines
in bacteria, plants and animals.
III. Physiological function of polyamines
Important roles of polyamines in various aspects of cellular processes arecomprehensively reviewed.

••• 3 Hours

IV. The mode of action of polyamines in mRNA translation••• 3 Hours
Specific regulatory roles of polyamines in mRNA translation are presented.
V. State-of-the-art research on plant polyamines••• 3 Hours
New findings on the function of plant polyamines, especially achieved
using genetic mutants of a model plant Arabidopsis are shown. The powerof molecular genetics in studying polyamine functions will be discussed.

IMaC-Okayama Syllabus (lectures)
No.
L22
Lecture title
Neurogenetics
Sub-title of the lecture
Advanced neuroscience and genetics for understanding biological clocks
Lecturer
Taishi Yoshii
Contact E-mailyoshii@okayama-u.ac.jp
Affiliation
Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology
position
professor
Specialty
Chronobiology/Genetics and Neurobiology
Quarter
Quarter 3
Day
Wednesday
PeriodPeriod 1&2
Hours/Credits
15 hours / 1 credits
Lecture plan
I. Introduction: Overview of this course
The history of researches about biological clocks.
An overview.
II. Basic of Chronobiology
Understanding the biological significance of biological clocks••• 1 Hours••• 3 Hours

III. The most advanced genetics for manipulating neuron••• 3 Hours
Introduction of the powerful genetics in fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster.
IV. Application of the Drosophila genetics••• 3 Hours
Introduction of how the Drosophila genetics can be used in animal behavior
researches
V. What we know about biological clocks now
The molecular and neuronal mechanisms of animal clocks.

••• 3 Hours

VI. Biological clocks across species in the field
Introduction of researches to link between lab data and field observations
about rhythmic behaviors in different animal species.

••• 2 Hours

IMaC-Okayama Syllabus (tutorial studies)No.
T1
Tutorial study title
Tutorial Studies in Introduction for crystal structure analysis
Main topic of the study
Lecturer
Naoshi Ikeda
Contact E-mailikedan@okayama-u.ac.jp
Affiliation
Department of Physics
position
professor
Specialty
Quarter(decide after consultation with the students)
Day(decide after consultation with the students)
Period(decide after consultation with the students)
Hours/Credits
15 hours / 0.5 credits
Lecture plan
Prof. provide the crystal structure of some typical material, and thestudents analyze and calculate the X-ray energy dependence of somediffraction point of each material.

IMaC-Okayama Syllabus (tutorial studies)No.
T2
Tutorial study title
Tutorial Studies in Carrier transport properties in materials -bulk andsurface
Main topic of the study
Lecturer
Contact E-mailAffiliation
position
Specialty
QuarterDay
PeriodHours/Credits
Lecture plan

Solid State Physics
Kaya Kobayashi
kayakobayashi77@okayama-u.ac.jp
Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Science
Associate Professor
Condensed Matter Physics, Superconductivity(decide after consultation with the students)(decide after consultation with the students)(decide after consultation with the students)
15 hours / 0.5 credits
Based on the personal work, a series of presentations are given by eachmember followed by a short discussion on the topics (examples are listed
above). They are requested to submit research papers on the personal
work and the report including the discussion session.
1 -- Title: Transport properties in magnetic materials
2 -- Title: Transport properties in superconducting materials
at higher temperatures••• 7 Hours••• 8 Hours

IMaC-Okayama Syllabus (tutorial studies)No.
T3
Tutorial study title
Tutorial studies in magnetism and superconductivity
Main topic of the study
Advanced materials: metallic, superconducting and magnetic properties
Lecturer
William Sacks
Contact E-mailwilliam.sacks@upmc.fr
Affiliation
IMPMC laboratory, Sorbonne University - Paris (France)
position
Professor
Specialty
Condensed matter theory, superconductivity, tunneling spectroscopy
Quarter(decide after consultation with the students)
Day(decide after consultation with the students)
Period(decide after consultation with the students)
Hours/Credits
15 hours / 0.5 credits
Lecture plan
Outline: About 6 tutorials will be proposed in which the students,
working in pairs and guided by the professor, will study and present a
recent high-level ‘hot topic’ scientific paper in the field.

IMaC-Okayama Syllabus (tutorial studies)No.
T4
Tutorial study title
Tutorial Studies in Mesoscopic physics
Main topic of the study
Coherent transport properties in mesoscopic systems
Lecturer
Hidenori Goto
Contact E-mailhgoto@okayama-u.ac.jp
Affiliation
Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Science
positionassociate professor
Specialty
Mesoscopic physics
Quarter(decide after consultation with the students)
Day(decide after consultation with the students)
Period(decide after consultation with the students)
Hours/Credits
15 hours / 0.5 credits
Lecture plan
The aim of this lecture is to study several topics in mesoscopic physics.
Through textbooks and recent papers, students learn the universal
electronic properties which are described by quantum physics. The
examples of topics are listed below. The tutorial lessons include interactive
questions, discussion, and presentation about the topics.
1 -- Coherent transport in mesoscopic systems.
2 -- The wave-particle duality of an electron.
3 -- Size effects on ordered states.

IMaC-Okayama Syllabus (tutorial studies)No.
T5
Tutorial study title
Organometallic Chemistry
Main topic of the study
Lecturer
Yasushi NISHIHARA
Contact E-mailynishiha@okayama-u.ac.jp
Affiliation
Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Science
position
Professor
Specialty
Synthetic Organic Chemistry
Quarter
Quarter 1 and 2
Day
MondayPeriodAny time
Hours/Credits
60 hours / 2 credits
Lecture plan
Several aspects of the topics listed in the above titles are studied bypersonal tutorial lessons (by professor and tutors) together withindependent self-study (by student) with the aid of a suitable textbook andrecent literatures (suggested by professor). The tutorial lessons include
interactive questions and discussion about the topics with professor (ortutors). A final presentation/examination about the studied subject is
mandatory.
Title: Stereochemistry of Olefins
Title: Carbon-Hydrogen Activation
Title: Cross-Coupling Reactions
Title: Organic Semiconductors

15 Hours
15 Hours
15 Hours
15 Hours

IMaC-Okayama Syllabus (tutorial studies)No.
T6
Tutorial study title
Tutorial Studies in Advanced Coordination Chemistry
Main topic of the study
Coordination Chemistry
Lecturer
Takayoshi Suzuki
Contact E-mailsuzuki@okayama-u.ac.jp
Affiliation
Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Science
position
professor
Specialty
Coordination Chemistry
Quarter(decide after consultation with the students)
Day(decide after consultation with the students)
Period(decide after consultation with the students)
Hours/Credits
30 hours / 1 credits
Lecture plan
Several aspects of the topics listed below are studied by personal tutorial
lessons (by professor and tutors) together with independent self-study (bystudent) with the aid of a suitable textbook and recent literatures(suggested by professor). The tutorial lessons include interactive
questions and discussion about the topics with professor (or tutors). A
final presentation/examination about the studied subject is mandatory.
1 -- Stereochemistry of Coordination Compounds
2 -- Ligand Field Theory and Its Application
3 -- Physical Inorganic Chemistry
4 -- Bioinorganic Chemistry••• 6 Hours••• 8 Hours••• 8 Hours••• 8 Hours

IMaC-Okayama Syllabus (tutorial studies)No.
T7
Tutorial study title
Tutorial Studies in Molecular Data Science
Main topic of the study
Practical Programming in Python language
Lecturer
Masakazu MatsumotoContact E-mailmatsu-m3@okayama-u.ac.jp
Affiliation
Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Science
positionassociate professor
Specialty
Theoretical Chemistry
Quarter
1Q
Day
Wed
Period5,6 (online)
Hours/Credits
20 hours / 1 credits
Lecture plan
Outline: Python language has been getting more and more popular overthese last 10 years. Nowadays, demonstrational implementations of thenewest researches in artificial intelligence are often available in and only in
Python. Python is favoured due to its simple and clear syntax, easy data
treatment, full extensibility, etc. In this course, Python programming ispracticed from the beginning to the advanced stage. Bring your own PC.

Introduction to Python
Basic features
Advanced features for scientific calculations
Machine learning and beyond.

2 Hours
4 Hours
8 Hours
6 Hours

IMaC-Okayama Syllabus (tutorial studies)No.
T8
Tutorial study title
Tutorial Studies in Advanced Organic Chemistry
Main topic of the study
Modern Organic Synthesis
Lecturer
Isao Kadota
Contact E-mailkadota-i@okayama-u.ac.jp
Affiliation
Division of Molecular Sciences, Graduate School of Natural Science andTechnology
position
Specialty
QuarterDay
PeriodHours/Credits
Lecture plan

Professor
Organic Chemistry(decide after consultation with the students)(decide after consultation with the students)(decide after consultation with the students)
30 hours / 1 credits
Various synthetic methods and reactions in modern organic chemistry will
be discussed with some examples.
I. Synthetic Design
II. Stereochemical Considerations in Planning Syntheses
III. The Concept of Protecting Functional Groups
IV. Oxidation and Reduction
V. Reactions of Carbon-Carbon Double Bonds
VI. Reactions of Carbon-Carbon Triple Bonds
VII. Conclusion and Examination••• 4 Hours••• 4 Hours••• 4 Hours••• 8 Hours••• 4 Hours••• 4 Hours••• 4 Hours

IMaC-Okayama Syllabus (tutorial studies)No.
T9
Tutorial study title
Tutorial Studies in Advanced Ferroelectric Science
Main topic of the study
Ferroelectrics
Lecturer
Jun Kano
Contact E-mailkano-j@cc.okayama-u.ac.jp
Affiliation
Division of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Natural
Science and Technology
position
Specialty
QuarterDay
PeriodHours/Credits
Lecture plan

Associate professor
Solid state physics, Catalytic chemistry(decide after consultation with the students)(decide after consultation with the students)
Period 1&2 or 3&4
30 hours / 1 credits
Several aspects of the topics listed in the above titles are studied bypersonal tutorial lessons (by professor and tutors) together withindependent self-study (by student) with the aid of a suitable textbook andrecent literatures (suggested by professor). The tutorial lessons include
interactive questions and discussion about the topics with professor (ortutors). A final presentation/examination about the studied subject is
mandatory.
1: Inversion symmetry breaking and structural phasetransition of ferroelectrics••• 7 Hours

2: Application of ferroelectrics and its future perspective
3: Ferroelectric semiconductor
4: Ferroelectric catalyst••• 7 Hours••• 8 Hours••• 8 Hours

IMaC-Okayama Syllabus (tutorial studies)No.
T10
Tutorial study title
Tutorial Studies in Advanced Device Physics
Main topic of the study
Advanced Electronic/Photonic/Plasmonic/Acoustic Device Physics
Lecturer
Kenji TSURUTA
Contact E-mailtsuruta@okayama-u.ac.jp
Affiliation
Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology
position
Professor
Specialty
Materials Science, Device Physics
Quarter(decide after consultation with the students)
Day(decide after consultation with the students)
Period(decide after consultation with the students)
Hours/Credits
30 hours / 1 credits
Lecture plan
1 -- Title: Advanced Electronic Devices
2 -- Title: Advanced Photonic/Plasmonic Devices
3 -- Title: Advanced Acoustic/Elastic Devices
4 -- Title: Advanced Materials Simulation
Outline: Several aspects of the topics listed in the above titles are studied
by personal tutorial lessons (by professor and tutors) together withindependent self-study (by student) with the aid of a suitable textbook andrecent literatures (suggested by professor). The tutorial lessons include
interactive questions and discussion about the topics with professor (ortutors). A final presentation/examination about the studied subject is
mandatory.

IMaC-Okayama Syllabus (tutorial studies)No.
T11
Tutorial study title
Tutorial Studies in Molecular Genetics/ Molecular Biology
Main topic of the study
Innovative Molecular biology approaches to gene expression
Lecturer
Tatsuhiko ABO
Contact E-mailtabo@okayama-u.ac.jp
Affiliation
Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology
position
Professor
Specialty
Molecular Genetics / Molecular Biology
Quarter
decide after consultation with the studentsDay
decide after consultation with the students
Perioddecide after consultation with the students
Hours/Credits
15 hours / 0.5 credits
Lecture plan
Several aspects of the topics listed in the above titles are studied bypersonal tutorial lessons (by a professor and tutors) together withindependent self-study (by the student) with the aid of suitable papers(suggested by professor). Up-to-date papers will be provided for both of
two titles. The 1st title should include genetic point of view such as how
the topics were identified or solved. The latter should summarize
comprehensive view of the specific topic. The tutorial lessons include
interactive questions and discussion about the topics with the professor(or the tutors). A final presentation/examination of the studied subject is
mandatory.

The power of bacterial genetics revisited
Ribosome rescue, how the cells maintain their gene
expression system in shape?

5 Hours
10 Hours

IMaC-Okayama Syllabus (tutorial studies)No.
T12
Tutorial study title
Tutorial Studies in Behavioral Genetics
Main topic of the study
Sexual Behavior in Drosophila
Lecturer
Hideki Nakagoshi
Contact E-mailgoshi@cc.okayama-u.ac.jp
Affiliation
Department of Biology
position
professor
Specialty
Molecular Genetics
Quarter(decide after consultation with the students)
Day(decide after consultation with the students)
Period(decide after consultation with the students)
Hours/Credits
15 hours / 0.5 credits
Lecture plan
Several aspects of the topics listed in the above titles are studied bypersonal tutorial lessons (by a professor and tutors) together withindependent self-study (by the student) with the aid of suitable papers(suggested by professor). The tutorial lessons include interactive
questions and discussion about the topics with the professor (or thetutors). A final presentation/examination of the studied subject is
mandatory.
1 -- Molecular genetic techniques to explore functions of••• 3 Hours
neuronal circuitry
2 -- Neuronal circuitry of sexual behaviour••• 6 Hours
3 -- Physiological significance of nutrient-sensing pathways ••• 3 Hours
4 -- Regulation of fecundity by seminal fluid••• 3 Hours

IMaC-Okayama Syllabus (tutorial studies)No.
T13
Tutorial study title
Tutorial Studies in Plant Developmental Biology
Main topic of the study
Plant Developmental Biology
Lecturer
Taku Takahashi
Contact E-mailperfect@okayama-u.ac.jp
Affiliation
Division of Biological Sciences
position
Professor
Specialty
Plant developmental biology
Quarter(decide after consultation with the students)
Day(decide after consultation with the students)
Period(decide after consultation with the students)
Hours/Credits
15 hours / 0.5 credits
Lecture plan
1 -- Title: Molecular evolution of polyamine biosynthetic genes.
2 -- Title: Diversity of regulatory mechanisms of mRNA translation.
3 -- Title: Principles of detection of polyamines.
Several aspects of the topics listed in the above titles are•••15 Hours
studied by personal tutorial lessons (by professor and tutors)
together with independent self-study (by student) with theaid of a suitable textbook and recent literatures (suggested byprofessor). The tutorial lessons include interactive questions
and discussion about the topics with professor (or tutors). A
final presentation/examination about the studied subject is
mandatory.