Year 1, Academic year 2014/15, Starting month: September
Notes: Before selecting your non-compulsory courses, please ensure you have met with 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 and mathematical Physics courses prescribed for the Year 1 programme of the Theoretical Physics degree.
COMPULSORY COURSES
This DPT has 4
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 |
|
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.
|
Year 2, Academic year 2014/15, Starting month: August
Notes: You should meet with your Personal Tutor in Freshers' week to confirm your selection of optional courses.
COMPULSORY COURSES
This DPT has 3
compulsory course(s).
Code |
Course Name |
Period |
Credits |
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 60 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 students must take Classical and Modern Physics. Continuing students must take Modern Physics, or as advised by their Personal Tutor.
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 students take Algebra and Calculus. Continuing students normally take Linear Algebra and Several Variable calculus, or as advised by their Personal Tutor.
AND
|
Year 3, Academic year 2014/15, Starting month: August
Notes: You must meet with your Personal Tutor during Freshers' week to discuss your outside courses.
COMPULSORY COURSES
This DPT has 6
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 |
|
PHYS09049
|
Experimental Physics |
Full Year |
20 |
|
COURSE OPTIONS
This DPT has 1
set(s) of course options with the following rules.
Select
exactly 10 credits
from the following list of courses, as available
|
Year 4, Academic year 2014/15, Starting month: August
COMPULSORY COURSES
This DPT has 2
compulsory course(s).
Code |
Course Name |
Period |
Credits |
PHYS10092
|
Physics Year Abroad level 10 |
Semester 1 |
60 |
|
PHYS11051
|
Physics Year Abroad level 11 |
Semester 2 |
60 |
|
COURSE OPTIONS
This DPT has 0
set(s) of course options with the following rules.
|
Year 5, Academic year 2014/15, Starting month: August
Notes: You should meet with your Personal Tutor during Freshers' week.
COMPULSORY COURSES
This DPT has 5
compulsory course(s).
Code |
Course Name |
Period |
Credits |
PHYS10096
|
Relativity, Nuclear and Particle Physics |
Semester 1 |
20 |
|
PHYS10099
|
Introduction to Condensed Matter Physics |
Semester 1 |
10 |
|
PHYS10043
|
Quantum Physics |
Semester 2 |
10 |
|
PHYS11024
|
Statistical Physics |
Semester 2 |
10 |
|
PHYS11050
|
MPhys Project for Year Abroad |
Full Year |
20 |
|
COURSE OPTIONS
This DPT has 2
set(s) of course options with the following rules.
Overarching rule collection group: A
Select exactly 50 credits
from these collections:
Select
a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 20 credits
from the following list of courses, as available
AND
Select
a minimum of 30 credits and maximum of 50 credits
from the following list of courses, as available
|
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