Subject Descriptions - Subject List
Calendar: 2017 Undergraduate
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences
Department: School of Physics
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| 100-Level Subjects | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject Code | Subject Name | Credit Points | Availability |
| PHYS141 | Fundamentals of Physics A | 6 | Aut/Wol/On /Class 1; |
| PHYS142 | Fundamentals of Physics B | 6 | Spr/Wol/On /Class 1; |
| PHYS143 | Physics For Engineers | 6 | DXB/Dub/On /Class 1; Spr/Wol/On /Class 1; DXB/Dub/On /Class 1; |
| PHYS154 | Energy, Climate Change and Human Society | 6 | Aut/Wol/On /Class 1; |
| PHYS155 | Introduction to Biomedical Physics | 6 | Spr/Wol/On /Class 1; |
| 200-Level Subjects | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject Code | Subject Name | Credit Points | Availability |
| MATE202 | Thermodynamics and Phase Equilibria | 6 | Aut/Wol/On /Class 1; |
| PHYS205 | Advanced Modern Physics | 6 | Aut/Wol/On /Class 1; |
| PHYS206 | Project in Physics | 6 | Spr/Wol/On /Class 1; Aut/Wol/On /Class 1; |
| PHYS215 | Vibrations, Waves & Optics | 6 | Spr/Wol/On /Class 1; |
| PHYS225 | Electromagnetism and Optoelectronics | 6 | Spr/Wol/On /Class 1; |
| PHYS233 | Introduction to Environmental Physics | 6 | Aut/Wol/On /Class 1; |
| PHYS235 | Mechanics & Thermodynamics | 6 | Aut/Wol/On /Class 1; |
| PHYS255 | Radiation Physics | 6 | Spr/Wol/On /Class 1; |
| PHYS295 | Astronomy - Concepts of the Universe | 6 | Spr/Wol/On /Class 1; |
| 300-Level Subjects | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject Code | Subject Name | Credit Points | Availability |
| PHYS305 | Quantum Mechanics | 6 | Aut/Wol/On /Class 1; |
| PHYS306 | Project in Physics | 6 | Spr/Wol/On /Class 1; Aut/Wol/On /Class 1; |
| PHYS325 | Electromagnetism | 6 | Aut/Wol/On /Class 1; |
| PHYS335 | Classical Mechanics | 6 | Aut/Wol/On /Class 1; |
| PHYS356 | Physics of Detectors and Imaging | 6 | Aut/Wol/On /Class 1; |
| PHYS363 | Advanced Photonics | 6 | Not Available in 2017 |
| PHYS365 | Detection of Radiation: Neutrons, Electrons and X Rays | 6 | Aut/Wol/On /Class 1; |
| PHYS366 | Physics of Radiotherapy | 6 | Aut/Wol/On /Class 1; |
| PHYS369 | Imaging, Structure and Dynamics of Living and Soft Matter | 6 | Not Available in 2017 |
| PHYS375 | Nuclear Physics | 6 | Spr/Wol/On /Class 1; |
| PHYS376 | Nuclear Fuels Cycle | 6 | Spr/Wol/On /Class 1; |
| PHYS385 | Statistical Mechanics | 6 | Spr/Wol/On /Class 1; |
| PHYS390 | Relativity, Astrophysics, and Cosmology | 6 | Not Available in 2017 |
| PHYS396 | Electronic Materials | 6 | Spr/Wol/On /Class 1; |
| 400-Level Subjects | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject Code | Subject Name | Credit Points | Availability |
| PHYS401 | Theoretical Mechanics & Electromagnetism | 8 | Aut/Wol/On /Class 1; |
| PHYS402 | Atmospheric Remote Sensing and Inverse Methods | 6 | Not Available in 2017 |
| PHYS403 | Physics of Atmospheres and Oceans | 6 | Not Available in 2017 |
| PHYS441 | Advanced Astrophysics | 4 | Not Available in 2017 |
| PHYS444 | Quantum Mechanics | 8 | Ann/Wol/On /Class 1; |
| PHYS446 | Solid State Physics | 8 | Ann/Wol/On /Class 1; |
| PHYS451 | Nuclear Medicine | 8 | Not Available in 2017 |
| PHYS452 | Medical Imaging | 8 | Not Available in 2017 |
| PHYS453 | Radiobiology and Radiation Protection | 8 | Not Available in 2017 |
| PHYS456 | Imaging Physics | 8 | Not Available in 2017 |
| PHYS457 | Research Project | 24 | Ann/Wol/On /Class 1; Spr/Wol/On /Class 1; |
| PHYS458 | Research Project | 12 | Not Available in 2017 |
| PHYS461 | Radiobiology and Radiation Protection | 6 | Spr/Wol/On /Class 1; |
| PHYS462 | Medical Imaging | 6 | Aut/Wol/On /Class 1; |
| PHYS463 | Nuclear Medicine | 6 | Spr/Wol/On /Class 1; |
| PHYS466 | Research Methods | 6 | Ann/Wol/On /Class 1; |
| PHYS471 | Theoretical Mechanics | 3 | Aut/Wol/On /Class 1; |
| PHYS472 | Cosmology | 3 | Not Available in 2017 |
| PHYS473 | Electromagnetism | 3 | Aut/Wol/On /Class 1; |
| PHYS474 | Quantum Mechanics | 6 | Ann/Wol/On /Class 1; |
| PHYS476 | Solid State Physics | 6 | Ann/Wol/On /Class 1; |
| Honours Subjects | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject Code | Subject Name | Credit Points | Availability |
| PHYS405 | Honours in Physics | 48 | Ann/Wol/On /Class 1; |