BSc Mathematics and Physics
Entry requirements
A level: BBC. Mathematics and Physics are required. IB: 32 points including 5, 5, 5 at HL with Mathematics and Physics required. SL or HL in English and Mathematics are also required. SQA Highers: BBBB. BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma: DMM. Main subjects to be Science or Mathematics. (Note: BTEC Level 3 Extended Certificate (Subsidiary Diploma) achieved at Distinction level, is normally acceptable in lieu of one A Level at grade B). GCSE at Grade C/4 or above is also required in English or English Language, Mathematics and either Chemistry, Physics or Dual Award Science. Irish Leaving Certificate: Five subjects at Higher at H3. Mathematics and Physics are required. O4 in English and Mathematics is also required.
About this course
BSc in Physics and Mathematics, combining mathematical theory with core physical sciences over an undergraduate duration of four years. Core topics include Mathematical Modelling, Signal Processing, and Statistics. Students undertake an independent, open-ended final-year research project, named PX4013, which can be dissertation-based, practical, or computational.
Modules
- Getting Started at the University of Aberdeen
- Calculus 1
- Algebra
- The Physical Universe A
- Calculus II
- Set Theory
- The Physical Universe B
- Linear Algebra i
- Analysis i
- Light Science
- Dynamical Phenomena
- Linear Algebra II
- Analysis II
- Relativity and Quantum Mechanics
- Group Theory
- Analysis III
- Energy and Matter
- Optics and Photonics
- Quantum Mechanics
- Electricity and Magnetism
- Analysis Iv
- Rings & Fields
- Differential Equations
- Project
- Statistical Physics and Stochastic Systems
- Complex Analysis