MMath Mathematical Physics
Entry requirements
A level: AAA or AABB including Mathematics and Physics (grade A) IB: Pass, with 36 points overall with 18 at Higher Level, including 6 points from Higher Level Physics and Mathematics (Preferred Mathematics module is Analysis and Approaches, but Applications and Interpretation is also considered)
About this course
Master of Mathematics in Mathematical Physics, a physics and mathematics degree centred on mathematical and computational approaches to physical theory. Core topics include Statistics, Mathematical Modelling, Environmental Analysis. The programme is delivered jointly by Mathematical Sciences and Physics and Astronomy. The first year covers foundational methods through Calculus I, Calculus II and Linear Algebra I. The second year introduces core theoretical frameworks with Partial Differential Equations, Quantum Physics and Classical Mechanics. The third year incorporates a Mathematics Project alongside optional modules such as Advanced Fluid Dynamics and Stellar Evolution. The final year concludes with an MMath Project and advanced options including Advanced General Relativity and Gravitational Waves.
Modules
- Calculus I
- Calculus II
- Core Skills for Mathematicians I
- Electricity and Magnetism
- Energy and Matter
- First Year Mathematics Workshop
- Linear Algebra I
- Linear Algebra II
- Motion and Relativity
- Physics Skills 1
- Physics Skills 2
- Waves, Light and Quanta
- Analysis
- Classical Mechanics
- Core Skills for Mathematicians II
- Partial Differential Equations
- Quantum Physics
- Statistical Mechanics
- Vector Calculus and Complex Variable Theory
- Wave Physics
- Electromagnetism
- Fields and Fluids
- Mathematics Project
- Advanced Fluid Dynamics
- Advanced Partial Differential Equations
- Atomic Physics
- Complex Analysis
- Complex and Integral Transform Methods
- Crystalline Solids
- Light and Matter
- Mathematical Biology
- Nuclei and Particles
- Numerical Partial Differential Equations
- Relativity, Black Holes and Cosmology
- Stellar Evolution
- Theories of Matter, Space and Time
- MMath Project
- Advanced General Relativity
- Advanced Partial Differential Equations
- Advanced Quantum Physics
- Computer Techniques in Physics
- Cosmology and the Early Universe
- Differential Geometry and Lie Groups
- Gravitational Waves
- Homotopy and Homology
- Modelling with Differential Equations
- Particle Physics
- Quantum Optics
- Structure and Dynamics of Networks