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Introduction to Physics
PHYS 101
PHYS 101 is designed for students who want a university level introduction to physics. It will serve students majoring in physics without requiring prior knowledge in physics. The course will also serve any (science or otherwise) student, interested ...
Total points
15
Trimester
Trimester 1
Year
2025
Level
100
Calculus-Based Physics
PHYS 142
PHYS 142 covers topics in electrostatics and will also cover mechanics (circular and harmonic motion) and required math concepts (differential equations and integration).
Total points
15
Trimester
Trimester 2
Year
2025
Level
100
PHYS 145 is designed to teach basic computing, data analysis, physics, and mathematics transferrable skills and their applications to practical physics problems. It will serve students majoring in physics and is also open to any (science or otherwise...
Total points
15
Trimester
Trimester 1
Year
2025
Level
100
Quantum Mechanics and Kinetic Theory
PHYS 241
PHYS 241 will provide students with an introductory-level understanding of quantum mechanics and its applications. The course will also introduce students to the microscopic description of temperature, pressure and other properties of matter based on...
Total points
15
Trimester
Trimester 2
Year
2025
Level
200
Electromagnetism I
PHYS 242
PHYS 242 will provide a comprehensive foundation in electromagnetic theory using vector calculus, from the laws of electrostatics and magnetostatics to the time-varying Maxwell equations. The course will also introduce applications of these concepts ...
Total points
15
Trimester
Trimester 2
Year
2025
Level
200
Classical Mechanics and Relativity
PHYS 243
An introduction to classical mechanics and relativity at an intermediate level, including Lagrangian mechanics, Hamiltonian mechanics, special relativity and a conceptual introduction to general relativity.
Total points
15
Trimester
Trimester 1
Year
2025
Level
200
Methods of Experimental Physics
PHYS 245
PHYS 245 will focus on skills required for experimental physics in laboratory environments. This will include planning of experimental designs and the processing, interpretation, documentation and presentation of experimental results. The course will...
Total points
15
Trimester
Trimester 1
Year
2025
Level
200
Topics in Physics 1
PHYS 260
A supervised programme of study approved by the Head of School for students not majoring in physics.
Total points
15
Trimesters available
Trimester 1 - 2025Trimester 2 - 2025
Years available
2025Level
200
Topics in Physics 2
PHYS 261
A supervised programme of study approved by the Head of School for students not majoring in physics.
Total points
15
Trimesters available
Trimester 1 - 2025Trimester 2 - 2025
Years available
2025Level
200
Electromagnetism and Wave Optics
PHYS 304
The course presents Maxwell’s theory of classical electromagnetism, with full use of vector calculus in cartesian, cylindrical and spherical coordinates. The course builds upon electric and magnetic phenomena introduced in PHYS 115 and PHYS 242, and ...
Total points
15
Trimester
Trimester 2
Year
2025
Level
300
Thermal and Statistical Physics
PHYS 305
A development of statistical mechanics, thermodynamics, and heat propagation. The Fermi-Dirac, Bose-Einstein, and classical distributions are derived and illustrated with examples taken from thermal radiation, heat engines, solid state physics, astro...
Total points
15
Trimester
Trimester 1
Year
2025
Level
300
Quantum Physics
PHYS 307
An advanced course on quantum mechanics based on Dirac bra-ket notation, covering the fundamentals as well as current applications.
Total points
15
Trimester
Trimester 1
Year
2025
Level
300
PHYS 345 will extend the skills and knowledge acquired at 200 level and explore experimental and numerical methods relevant to modern physics and data acquisition/analysis. Common physics laboratory equipment and computational methods (for example va...
Total points
15
Trimester
Trimester 2
Year
2025
Level
300
Topics in Advanced Physics I
PHYS 360
A supervised programme of study approved by the Head of School for students not majoring in physics.
Total points
15
Trimesters available
Trimester 1 - 2025Trimester 2 - 2025
Years available
2025Level
300
Topics in Advanced Physics II
PHYS 361
A supervised programme of study approved by the Head of School for students not majoring in physics.
Total points
15
Trimesters available
Trimester 1 - 2025Trimester 2 - 2025
Years available
2025Level
300
Quantum Mechanics
PHYS 411
Advanced concepts and applications of nonrelativistic quantum mechanics, with special focus on quantum computing.
Total points
15
Trimester
Trimester 1
Year
2025
Level
400
Theoretical Physics
PHYS 412
The theory of many-body quantum physics.
Total points
15
Trimester
Trimester 2
Year
2025
Level
400
Condensed Matter Physics A
PHYS 413
Vibrational and electron states in crystalline insulators, metals and semiconductors. Heat and charge transport.
Total points
15
Trimester
Trimester 1
Year
2025
Level
400
Condensed Matter Physics B
PHYS 414
The emergent behaviours of condensed matter systems.
Total points
15
Trimester
Trimester 2
Year
2025
Level
400
Electromagnetism
PHYS 415
In this course we will learn how charged particles and fields interact with each other, creating collective phenomena which result in many interesting astrophysical processes.
Total points
15
Trimester
Trimester 1
Year
2025
Level
400
Relativity and Electrodynamics
PHYS 416
Einstein's theory of special relativity, the dynamics of relativistic particles and electromagnetic fields and radiation by moving charges.
Total points
15
Trimester
Trimester 2
Year
2025
Level
400
Astrophysics
PHYS 417
A selection of topics in modern astrophysics such as stellar structure and evolution, nuclear astrophysics, the physics of white dwarfs and observational general relativity.
Total points
15
Trimester
Trimester 2
Year
2025
Level
400
Directed Individual Study
PHYS 440
A supervised programme of study approved by the Head of School.
Total points
15
Trimesters available
Trimester 1 - 2025Trimester 2 - 2025
Trimester 3 - 2025
Years available
2025Level
400
Directed Individual Study
PHYS 460
A supervised programme of study approved by the Head of School.
Total points
15
Trimesters available
Trimester 1 - 2025Trimester 2 - 2025
Years available
2025Level
400
Research Project A
PHYS 490
A research project on a topic approved by the Head of School.
Total points
15
Trimesters available
Trimester 1 - 2025Trimester 3 - 2025
Years available
2025Level
400
Research Project B
PHYS 491
A research project on a topic approved by the Head of School.
Total points
15
Trimester
Trimester 2
Year
2025
Level
400
Thesis in Physics
PHYS 591
MSc thesis in Physics.
Total points
120
Trimester
Full Year
Year
2025
Level
500
Applied Physics for PhD
PHYS 691
PhD course.
Total points
120
Trimester
Full Year
Year
2025
Level
600
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