MPhys Physics with Mathematics
Entry requirements
A level: A*AA-AAA including physics (minimum grade A) and either mathematics or further mathematics (minimum grade A) or AABB-AABC including physics (minimum grade A) and either mathematics or further mathematics (minimum grade A) IB: Pass, with 38-36 points overall, with 19-18 points required at Higher Level, including 6 at Higher Level in mathematics (Analysis and Approaches or Applications and Interpretation) and 6 at Higher Level in physics
About this course
Master of Physics in Physics with Mathematics, a physics and mathematics degree combining experimental and theoretical physics with advanced mathematical study. Core topics include Programming, Data Analysis, Statistics, Mathematical Modelling, and Research Methods. The course is delivered in collaboration with the Mathematical Sciences department and features a final-year research project. The first year covers foundational concepts through Electricity and Magnetism, Energy and Matter, and Linear Algebra for Physics. The second year progresses with Classical Mechanics, Electromagnetism, Partial Differential Equations, and Quantum Physics. Year three includes Atomic Physics, Crystalline Solids, Nuclei and Particles, and a Dissertation. The final year involves an MPhys Project and Modelling with Differential Equations, while optional modules allow students to specialise in areas such as Advanced Quantum Physics, Gravitational Waves, Lasers, Light and Matter, Numerical Methods, and Quantum Optics.
Modules
- Electricity and Magnetism
- Energy and Matter
- Linear Algebra for Physics
- Mathematical Methods For Physical Scientists 1b
- Mathematical Methods for Physical Scientists 1a
- Motion and Relativity
- Physics Skills - Programming and Data Analysis
- Physics Skills 1
- Physics Skills 2
- Waves, Light and Quanta
- Classical Mechanics
- Electromagnetism
- Partial Differential Equations
- Physics from Evidence I
- Quantum Physics
- Statistical Mechanics
- Vector Calculus and Complex Variable Theory
- Wave Physics
- Atomic Physics
- Computer Techniques in Physics
- Crystalline Solids
- Dissertation
- Nuclei and Particles
- Numerical Methods
- Physics from Evidence II
- Relativity, Black Holes and Cosmology
- Theories of Matter, Space and Time
- Advanced General Relativity
- MPhys Final Year Synoptic Examination
- MPhys Project
- Modelling with Differential Equations
- Advanced Quantum Physics
- Gravitational Waves
- Lasers
- Light and Matter
- Numerical Methods
- Quantum Optics