Suggested course plans for 300-level BSc students wishing to proceed to a Physics Major

        Honours entry Physics major
Semester Code Subject Name Points Overload 1 Overload 2 Option 1 Option 2 Maths co-major Option 1 Option 2 Mathematical Physics
                       
                       
1 640-321/341* Quantum Mechanics 12.5 12.5 12.5 12.5 12.5 12.5 12.5 12.5 12.5
1 640-322/342* Thermal Physics 12.5 12.5 12.5 12.5 12.5 12.5 12.5   12.5
1 640-351 Astrophysics and Optics III 12.5 12.5 12.5         12.5  
1 640-356 Theoretical Methods for Physics 12.5 12.5 12.5   12.5        
1 640-391 Laboratory Work 6.25   6.25 6.25          
1 640-393* Laboratory Work 12.5 12.5   12.5 12.5        
1   Approved mathematics units           25     12.5
1   Other subjects             25 25 12.5
                       
                       
2 640-323/343* Electrodynamics 12.5 12.5 12.5 12.5 12.5 12.5      
2 640-353* Atomic, molecular and solid state physics 12.5 12.5 12.5 12.5 12.5 12.5 12.5 12.5  
2 640-354 Nuclear and particle physics 12.5 12.5              
2 640-364 Computational physics 12.5 12.5 12.5 12.5 12.5   12.5    
2 640-392 Laboratory Work 6.25   6.25 6.25          
2 640-394* Laboratory Work 12.5 12.5 12.5   12.5     12.5  
2   Approved mathematics units           25     12.5
2   Other subjects       12.5     25 25 12.5
                      25
Y 640-310 Seminar 0                
                       
    Total points for year   125 112.5 100 100 100 100 100 100

* These are core units. Note that various combinations of the non-core units can be taken.

Last Updated on 1/09/99
By Ann Roberts
Email: a.roberts@physics.unimelb.edu.au