The physics examinations in 24/25 will be scheduled as in-person invigilated exams.
The planned exam period (January, April or Summer), the length of each test and the number of questions on each paper are listed below. (These are subject to alteration.)
YEAR 1 (click to expand)
| PX153 |
Mathematical Methods for Physicists I |
January |
2 hours |
4 |
| PX153 |
Mathematical Methods for Physicists II |
Summer |
2 hours |
4 |
| PX154 |
Physics Foundations |
Summer |
2 hours |
4 |
| PX155 |
Classical Mechanics and Relativity |
Summer |
2 hours |
4 |
| PX156 |
Quantum Phenomena |
Summer |
2 hours |
4 |
| PX157 |
Electricity and Magnetism |
Summer |
2 hours |
4 |
| PX158 |
Astronomy |
Summer |
2 hours |
4 |
| Code |
Module |
Period |
Time |
Questions |
YEAR 2
| PX275 |
Mathematical Methods for Physicists |
April |
2 hours |
4 |
| PX280 |
Environmental Physics |
April |
2 hours |
4 |
| PX286 |
Methods of Mathematical Physics |
April |
1 hour |
2 |
| PX262 |
Quantum Mechanics and its Applications |
Summer |
2 hours |
4 |
| PX282 |
Stars and the Solar System |
Summer |
2 hours |
4 |
| PX284 |
Statistical Mechanics, Electromagnetic Theory and Optics |
Summer |
2 hours |
4 |
| PX285 |
Hamiltonian and Fluid Mechanics |
Summer |
2 hours |
4 |
| Code |
Module |
Period |
Time |
Questions |
YEAR 3
| PX399 |
The Earth and its Atmosphere |
April |
2 hours |
3 |
| PX3A2 |
Quantum Physics of Atoms |
April |
1.5 hours |
2 |
| PX448 |
Mathematical Methods III |
April |
1.5 hours |
2 |
| PX385 |
Condensed Matter Physics |
Summer |
2 hours |
3 |
| PX3A3 |
Electrodynamics |
Summer |
1.5 hours |
2 |
| PX3A4 |
Plasma Physics and Fusion |
Summer |
2 hours |
3 |
| PX3A5 |
The Standard Model |
Summer |
2 hours |
3 |
| PX3A6 |
Galaxies and Cosmology |
Summer |
2 hours |
3 |
| PX3A7 |
Statistical Physics |
Summer |
2 hours |
3 |
| PX3A8 |
Physics of Life and Medicine |
Summer |
2 hours |
3 |
| PX3A9 |
Black Holes, White Dwarfs and Neutron Stars |
Summer |
2 hours |
3 |
| PX449 |
Kinetic Theory |
Summer |
1.5 hours |
2 |
| Code |
Module |
Period |
Duration |
Questions |
YEAR 4
| PX436 |
General Relativity |
April |
2 hours |
3 |
| PX446 |
Condensed Matter Physics II |
April |
2 hours |
3 |
| PX431 |
Structure & Dynamics of Solids |
Summer |
2 hours |
3 |
| PX443 |
Planets Exoplanets and Life |
Summer |
2 hours |
3 |
| PX447 |
Quantum Computation and Simulation |
Summer |
2 hours |
3 |
| PX453 |
Advanced Quantum Theory |
Summer |
2 hours |
3 |
| PX454 |
Theoretical Particle Physics |
Summer |
2 hours |
3 |
| PX455 |
Frontiers of Particle Physics |
Summer |
2 hours |
3 |
| PX456 |
Solar and Space Physics |
Summer |
2 hours |
3 |
| PX458 |
The Distant Universe |
Summer |
2 hours |
3 |
| Code |
Module |
Period |
Duration |
Questions |
You will be expected to answer ALL questions on each examination you are taking.
