Physics & Astrophysics Course Information for Current Students

This page contains important information and documents for current students

Student Project Documents

General Documents

Past Exams papers  |  Staff-student Liaison Committee

Year 2 Astrophysics Lab

Handbooks

The Safety Handbook for Undergraduates is required reading for all our physics students.

Handbooks are you first point of information if you have questions regarding your physics/astrophysics course. They are provided here in PDF format.

Year 1 Handbook 2013-14 | Year 2 Handbook 2013-14 | Year 3 Handbook 2013-14 | Safety Handbook‌

Timetables

Semester 1 Year 1 2013/14‌ Semester 2 Year 1 2012/13‌
Semester 1 Year 2 2013/14‌ Semester 2 Year 2 2012/13‌
Semester 1 Year 3 2013/14‌ Semester 2 Year 3 2012/13‌

Course Resources

  • The Handbook of Mathematics, Physics and Astronomy‌ is an invaluable source of information for all Physics and Astrophysics modules. Includes fundamental constants, calculus, statistics, etc.
  • Periodic tables are available online from webelements.com
  • Martin V. Zombeck's Handbook of Space Astronomy & Astrophysics is available on-line.
  • The recommended first year course book is University Physics with Modern Physics by Hugh D. Young and Roger A. Freedman (International Edition with MasteringPhysics online access including e-book, Pearson Education, 13 edition (1 July 2011), ISBN: 978-0321762191). We also use Vibrations and Waves by George C. King (Wiley,2009.ISBN: 978-0-470-01189-8). We have used Tipler: "Physics for Scientists and Engineers 4e", in the past, which has a website associated with it.

Module Resources

Teaching Resources for modules are on WebCT

Module Description Title
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Electives

  
phy-10027 The Solar System  
phy-10026 Stars and the Universe  
phy-10025 Audio Electronics I  

Year 1

    
Physics Level I
phy-10022 Mechanics, Gravity and Relativity (and Mathematics)  
phy-10024 Nature of Matter  
phy-10020 Oscillations & Waves  
phy-10021 Electricity and Magnetism  
Astrophysics Level I
phy-10023 Electricity and Stellar Structure  
phy-10022 Mechanics, Gravity and Relativity (and Mathematics)  
phy-10024 Nature of Matter  
phy-10020 Oscillations & Waves  

Year 2

    
Physics Level II
phy-20006 Quantum Mechanics  
phy-20026 Statistical Mechanics and Solid State  
phy-20027 Optics and Thermodynamics  
phy-20009 Nuclear and Particle Physics  
Astrophysics Level II
phy-20002 Stellar Astrophysics  
phy-20006 Quantum Mechanics  
phy-20026 Statistical Mechanics and Solid State  
phy-20027 Optics and Thermodynamics  

Year 3

    
Physics Level III
phy-30007 Physics Project  
phy-30012 Electromagnetism  
Astrophysics Level III
phy-30004 Electromagnetism & Radiation  
phy-30006 Astrophysics Group Project and Science Communication  
Physics and Astrophysics Level III Option list
phy-30001 Cosmology  
phy-30002 The Physics of Interstellar Medium  
phy-30003 Compact Objects  
phy-30009 Quantum Physics of Atoms and Molecules  
phy-30010 Polymer Physics  
phy-30023 Particles, Accelerators and Reactor Physics  
phy-30024 Binary Stars  
phy-30025 Life and the Universe  
phy-30026 Computational Methods in Physics and Astrophysics  
phy-30027 Data Analysis and Model Testing  
phy-30028 The Physics of Galaxies  
Major Physics Level III
phy-30007 Physics Project  
phy-30012 Electromagnetism  
phy-30015 Dissertation and Communication Skills  
Major Astrophysics Level III
phy-30004 Electromagnetism & Radiation  
phy-30006 Astrophysics Group Project and Science Communication  
phy-30017 Dissertation  
 

Physics/Astrophysics Staff-Student Liaison Committee

The Physics and Astrophysics Staff-Student Liaison Committee meets at least once per semester to keep under review all academic and administrative matters relating degree programmes in these subjects. These matters include concerns raised by students and consideration of the responses to student evaluation questionnaires. The committee reports back to the students, the Physics and Astrophysics Teaching Committee, and for strategic matters to the Physics and Astrophysics Teaching and Learning Committee.

Membership

Chair : Dr Mahendrasingam.

Student / Academic Representatives

Staff

Dr A Mahendrasingam, Programme Leader
Dr Jacco van Loon, Year Tutor (first year)
Dr Joana Oliveira, Year Tutor (second year)
Dr Pierre Maxted, Year Tutor (third year)
Mrs Trish Pointon, Committee Secretary

Level 1

Catalyna Jackson Arroyo - Astrophysics AND Information Systems
Natasha Johnson - Mathematics AND Physics
Connor Martin - Astrophysics AND Mathematics
Gareth Williams - Mathematics AND Physics

Level 2:

James Andrew - Astrophysics WITH Geology
Ehab Hendi - Astrophysics WITH Geology                           Naomi Kulasingam - Mathematics AND Physics                     Thomas D Roberts - Mathematics AND Physics      

Level 3:

Danielle Berry - Astrophysics WITH Creative Computing   Matthew Sargeant - Computer Science AND Physics            Kevin van der Meij - Physics WITH Mathematics
Charlotte Wilkinson - Astrophysics WITH Chemistry