Study Schemes

BSC Mathematics / Physics [FG31]

Academic Year: 2012/2013Joint Honours scheme - available from 2000/2001

Award Eligibility:Standard Awards; Excellence Bursary; The Coleg Incentive Scholarship;

Duration (studying Full-Time): 3 years

Part 1 Rules

Year 1 Core (40 Credits)

Mathematics Joint Honours: Students must take a total of 60 credits of core and optional MA modules in year 1. The following modules are core:

Semester 1
MA10020

Algebra And Calculus

Semester 2
MA11010

Further Algebra And Calculus

MA11110

Mathematical Analysis

Year 1 Options

Mathematics Joint Honours: Students must take 20 credits of optional MA modules EITHER MA10110 and MA11210 OR MA10310 and MA11310.

Semester 1
MA10110

Coordinate And Vector Geometry

MA10310

Probability

Semester 2
MA11210

Differential Equations

MA11310

Statistics

Year 1 Core (50 Credits)

Students must take the following Physics modules. You may choose a Welsh medium (FG or MT) alternative module (see below) instead of an English (PH, MA, MP) module:

Semester 1
MP14010

Classical Dynamics

PH11010

Classical Physics I

PH15700

Introduction To Computational And Experimental Physics

Semester 2
PH14310

Modern Physics

PH15720

Introduction To Computational And Experimental Physics

Year 1 Options

Students must take a further 10 credits subject to Timetable and approval by Degree Scheme Coordinator

Year 1 Options

Welsh medium alternative modules:

Semester 1
FG11010

Ffiseg Glasurol 1

MT14010

Dynameg Glasurol

Semester 2

Part 2 Rules

Year 2 Core (50 Credits)

Students must take the following core Physics modules. You may choose a Welsh medium (FG or MT) alternative module (see below) instead of an English (PH, MA, MP) module:

Semester 1
MP26020

Mathematical Physics

PH21510

Thermal Physics 1

Semester 2
PH23720

Quantum Mechanics 1

Year 2 Options

Welsh medium alternative modules:

Semester 1
FG26020

Ffiseg Mathemategol

Semester 2

Year 2 Options

Students must choose 10 credits from Physics level 2 modules subject to Timetable and approval by Degree Scheme Coordinator

Year 2 Core (10 Credits)

Mathematics/Physics Joint Honours. The following module is core in year 2.

Semester 2
MA21410

Linear Algebra

Year 2 Options

Mathematics/Physics Joint Honours. Students must take 50 credits of optional MA modules EITHER from Block A OR Block B AND Block C.

Year 2 Options

BLOCK A: Students must take 50 credits from the following.

Semester 1
MA20110

Real Analysis

MA20310

Introduction To Abstract Algebra

Semester 2
MA21510

Complex Analysis

MA25110

Introduction To Numerical Analysis

MA25610

Hydrodynamics 1

MP25710

Advanced Dynamics

Year 2 Options

BLOCK B: Students must take 40 credits.

Semester 1
MA26010

Distributions And Estimation

MA26510

Statistical Methods

Semester 2
MA27210

Regression And Anova

MA27510

Theory And Practice Of Sampling

Year 2 Options

BLOCK C: Students must choose one of the following modules:

Semester 1
MA20110

Real Analysis

Semester 2
MA21510

Complex Analysis

MP25710

Advanced Dynamics

Final Year Core (30 Credits)

Students take the following core Physics modules

Semester 1
PH32510

Electromagnetism

Semester 2
PH35620

Project

Final Year Options

Students must choose 10 credits from Physics Level 3 modules subject to Timetable and approval by Degree Scheme Coordinator

Semester 1
PH33610

Semiconductor Physics

PH36010

Numerical Methods

Semester 2
PH32710

Probing Atoms And Molecules

PH33710

Science Of Semiconductor Applications

Final Year Options

Mathematics Joint Honours. Students must take 60 credits from Maths level 3 modules.

Aberystwyth University Standard Awards

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