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Degree Programme Table: Computational Physics (MPhys) (UTCOPHM)

Year 1, Academic year 2014/15, Starting month: September

  • Notes: Before selecting your outside courses, please ensure you have met your Personal Tutor and consulted the Programme Guide: http://www.ph.ed.ac.uk/progguides

    As an alternative to the mathematics courses, students may take the Mathematics courses prescribed for the Year 1 programme of the Theoretical Physics MPhys degree.


    • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 6 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    PHYS08016 Physics 1A: Foundations Semester 1 20
    PHYS08017 Physics 1B: The Stuff of the Universe Semester 2 20
    INFR08012 Informatics 1 - Computation and Logic Semester 1 10
    INFR08013 Informatics 1 - Functional Programming Semester 1 10
    PHYS08035 Mathematics for Physics 1 Semester 1 20
    PHYS08036 Mathematics for Physics 2 Semester 2 20




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 1 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select exactly 20 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W, as available

     


    Year 2, Academic year 2014/15, Starting month: August

  • Notes: Progression to second year requires passes in all first year specified compulsory courses, or for Direct Entry award of 120pt by prior learning. This is in addition to the general progression requirement.

    Before selecting your outside courses, please ensure you have met your Personal Tutor and consulted the Programme Guide: http://www.ph.ed.ac.uk/progguides


    • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 4 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    PHYS08026 Computer Simulation Semester 2 20
    PHYS08046 Physics of Fields and Matter Semester 2 20
    PHYS08043 Dynamics and Vector Calculus Semester 2 20
    PHYS08048 Practical Physics Full Year 20




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 3 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Overarching rule collection group: A  
    Select exactly 40 credits from these collections:  

    Select a minimum of 10 credits and maximum of 20 credits from the following list of courses, during Semester 1
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    PHYS08044    Classical and Modern Physics   20  
    PHYS08045    Modern Physics   10  

    Notes:Direct Entry (PoE2) students take" Classical and Modern Physics", continuing students take "Modern Physics".

    These courses are compulsory for progression.
     
    AND   

    Select a minimum of 10 credits and maximum of 20 credits from the following list of courses, during Semester 1
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    PHYS08042    Linear Algebra and Several Variable Calculus   10  
    PHYS08041    Algebra and Calculus   20  

    Notes:Direct Entry (PoE2) students take "Algebra and Calculus", continuing students take "Linear Algebra and Several Variable Calculus".

    These courses are compulsory for progression.
     
    AND   

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 20 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W, as available

    Notes:Students wishing to take Informatics (Schedule O) courses in Year 3 will need to take further Informatics courses here.
     




    Year 3, Academic year 2014/15, Starting month: August

  • Notes: Progression to third year requires passes in all second year specified compulsory courses. This is in addition to the general progression requirement.

    Before selecting your outside courses, please ensure you have met you Personal Tutor and consulted the Programme Guide: http://www.ph.ed.ac.uk/progguides


    • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 8 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    PHYS09055 Fourier Analysis and Statistics Semester 1 20
    PHYS09053 Quantum Mechanics Full Year 20
    PHYS09061 Thermal Physics Full Year 20
    PHYS09060 Electromagnetism Full Year 20
    PHYS09056 Research Methods in Physics Full Year 10
    PHYS10090 Numerical Recipes Semester 1 10
    MATH10060 Numerical Ordinary Differential Equations and Applications Semester 2 10
    PHYS09058 Quantum Computing Project Semester 2 10




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 0 set(s) of course options with the following rules.




    Year 4, Academic year 2014/15, Starting month: August

  • Notes: Progression to the fourth year of the MPhys programme requires a minimum average of 55% over the 120pt of compulsory courses in 3rd year and a maximum of 20pt obtained by credits awarded on aggregation (CA). This is in addition to the general progression requirements.

    Before making your course choices, please ensure you have met your Personal Tutor and consulted the Programme Guide: http://www.ph.ed.ac.uk/progguides



    • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 7 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    PHYS10035 Modelling and Visualisation in Physics Semester 2 10
    PHYS11011 Group Project Full Year 10
    PHYS10096 Relativity, Nuclear and Particle Physics Semester 1 20
    PHYS10099 Introduction to Condensed Matter Physics Semester 1 10
    PHYS11024 Statistical Physics Semester 2 10
    PHYS10043 Quantum Physics Semester 2 10
    PHYS10042 Physics Skills Semester 2 10




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 2 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select exactly 20 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    PHYS10086    Senior Honours Project (Physics & Astronomy) Semester 1   20  
    PHYS10087    Senior Honours Project (Physics & Astronomy) Semester 2   20  
    PHYS10084    Science Education Placement: Physics   20  

    Notes:You must select one project from the Computational Physics list (or the Science Education Placement) in accordance with the Senior Honours Project booklet.

    Any courses selected from this option are compulsory for progression.
     
    AND   

    Select exactly 20 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits

    Notes:Select from level 10 and level 11 courses from Schools M-Q.

    Any courses selected from this option are compulsory for progression.
     


    Year 5, Academic year 2014/15, Starting month: August

  • Notes: Before making your course choices, please ensure you have met your Personal Tutor and consulted the Programme Guide: http://www.ph.ed.ac.uk/progguides



    • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 3 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    PHYS11018 Physics Skills (MPhys 5) Semester 1 10
    PHYS11016 MPhys Project Full Year 40
    PHYS11049 MPhys Project Presentation As available 10




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 4 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Overarching rule collection group: A  
    Select a minimum of 10 credits and a maximum of 50 credits from these collections:  

    Select a minimum of 10 credits and maximum of 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    PGPH11080    HPC Architectures   10  
    PGPH11079    Programming Skills   10  
    PGPH11078    Message-Passing Programming   10  
    PGPH11077    Threaded Programming   10  
    PGPH11081    Software Development   10  
    PGPH11076    Parallel Numerical Algorithms   10  
    PGPH11072    Parallel Programming Languages   10  
    PGPH11074    Advanced Parallel Programming   10  
    PGPH11071    Parallel Design Patterns   10  
    PGPH11082    Performance Programming   10  

     


    AND   

    Overarching rule collection group: B  
    Select a minimum of 20 credits and a maximum of 50 credits from these collections:  


    Select exactly 10 credits course level 11, during Semester 1
    PHYS11024     Statistical Physics     (10 credits)

    Notes:If not taken in Year 4
     
    OR   

    Select exactly 20 credits from Level 11 courses in Schedules M to Q, as available

    Notes:At least 10 credits of optional courses must be taken at level 11 in year 5.
     
    AND   

    Select a minimum of 10 credits and maximum of 30 credits from Level 10 and 11 courses in Schedules M to Q, as available

     




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