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 |
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PHYS08017
|
Physics 1B: The Stuff of the Universe |
Semester 2 |
20 |
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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 |
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COURSE OPTIONS
This DPT has 1
set(s) of course options with the following rules.
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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 |
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PHYS08048
|
Practical Physics |
Full Year |
20 |
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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.
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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.
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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 |
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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
Notes: Select from level 10 and level 11 courses from Schools M-Q.
Any courses selected from this option are compulsory for progression.
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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
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
AND
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