Physics Education Centre
Undergraduate physics courses
The school offers a large number of courses to undergraduate students. Extensive information about each one can be found here.
Most of the Physics courses on offer deal with both experimental and theoretical aspects of certain areas of the subject. Those labelled Theoretical Physics specialise in the theoretical aspects. At all levels, specially designed teaching laboratories provide practical skills and demonstrate physical effects. Computational Physics activities complement the techniques of both experimental and theoretical physics.
See the ANU Handbook for more details.
Courses that are on offer for the 2012 academic years
First year
- Foundations of Physics, PHYS1001. Full description.
- Physics 1, PHYS1101. Full description.
- Physics 2, PHYS1201. Full description.
- Life Physics, PHYS1004. Full description.
Second year
- Quantum Mechanics, PHYS2013. Full description.
- Thermal and Statistical Physics, PHYS2020. Full description.
- Electromagnetism, PHYS2016. Full description.
- Waves and Optics, PHYS2017. Full description.
Third year
- Theoretical Physics, PHYS3001. Full description.
- Advanced Theoretical Physics, PHYS3002. Full description.
- Atomic Physics: atom light interactions, PHYS3031. Full description.
- Condensed Matter Physics, PHYS3032. Full description.
- Nuclear Physics, PHYS3033. Full description.
- Physics of Fluid Flows, PHYS3034. Full description.
- Fourier Systems and Optics, PHYS3035. Full description.
- Research Topics in Physics, PHYS3041, PHYS3042, PHYS3044, PHYS3045.
Full descriptions: PHYS3041, PHYS3042, PHYS3044, PHYS3045. - Microphotonics, Biophotonics and Nanophotonics, PHYS3051. Full description.
- Solid State Physics, PHYS3052. Full description.
- Optical Physics, PHYS3057. Full description.
- Work Experience in Photonics, PHYS3058. Full description.
- Photonics, PHYS3059. Full description.
- Fibre Optic Communication Systems, PHYS3060. Full description.
- Physics of the Earth, PHYS3070. Full description.
Fourth or Honours year
Please find detailed information on the honours year on the Honours web site.
Questions?
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