MPhys Physics with Astrophysics

General Physics Skills

The pre-requisites are all first and second year core except PHYS10191. Additionally, students must have have taken either PHYS30101 or 30201.

Provide students with the skill set necessary to answer questions in general and applied physics particularly where the questions cross boundaries between the traditional physics domains of Classical and Quantum Mechanics, Electricity and Magnetism, Statistical and Thermal Physics, Waves and Optics, Subatomic Physics and Astronomy, etc.

Develop group-working skills and build confidence in real-world problem solving.

Develop the ability to solve problems numerically.

Analyse real-word physics problems and determine which area(s) of physics are most relevant particularly where problems cross boundaries between traditional disciplines.

Make suitable order-of-magnitude approximations and use these to determine the approach to problem solving.

Apply numerical or computational approaches to find a solution to a real-world problem.
 

Lectures, in-course reading, in-course assignment, examination.
Piazza discussion board and online materials from core course units.
 

Project Output (not dissertation) is group work project and poster.

Other is completion of skills audit, and effort at example classes.

Written exam is 1.5 hour exam.

* Other

10% Tutorial Work/attendance 

25% Group work 

Feedback will be offered by examples class tutors based on examples sheets.