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Honours Co-operative Mathematical Physics
Advisors: See Faculty of Science, academic advisors.

The Honours Co-operative Mathematical Physics program offers courses integrated with five four-month work terms, and extends over four and two-thirds years. Students work and study in alternate terms starting at the end of the 2A term. There is a double work term between terms 2B and 3A. Co-op program information and requirements are located in the Co-operative Education and Career Action (CECA) section of this Calendar and in the Science Faculty work-term report guidelines. Professional Development Program (WatPD) course information is located on the Professional Development program website.

The Honours Co-operative Mathematical Physics program is designed for physics students who are mathematically inclined and wish to concentrate their effort in theoretical studies.

The "core plus electives" structure of the Honours Co-operative Mathematical Physics program allows students to take a wide variety of course combinations. With judicious selection of elective courses, students can deepen their knowledge of theoretical or experimental physics, or emphasize particular aspects of the subject, such as optics, condensed matter physics, astrophysics, or biophysics. Physics students can (subject to timetable restrictions) also use their elective courses to gain expertise in other subjects (e.g., business administration, computing, electrical engineering, or philosophy).

Continuation in Honours Co-operative Mathematical Physics requires a cumulative overall average of 60% and a  combined cumulative Physics and Math average of 65%.

Students can transfer into Year Two of this program from Honours Physics if they have grades of 80% or higher in MATH 127, MATH 128, and MATH 114 and a minimum 65% Physics average.

In order to graduate with an Honours Co-operative Mathematical Physics degree, the following requirements must be successfully completed:

    1. 21.0 units that include:
    2. Enrolment in PHYS 10 when offered
    3. Co-operative education requirements that include:

    Additional Program Condition:

    A maximum of 3.0 SCI units may be counted towards this program.

    Notes

    1. Year One CHEM 120, CHEM 120L, and CHEM 123 may be replaced by Year One BIOL or EARTH courses.
    2. PHYS 334 may substitute AMATH 373.
    3. Students wishing to pursue graduate studies should consult with a Physics advisor and a graduate officer in order to choose electives that provide them with the desired background for their choice of graduate program and/or school.
    4. PHYS 437A is a recommended elective for students wishing to pursue graduate studies.

    Recommended Course Sequence


    Year One


    Fall

    CHEM 120 Physical and Chemical Properties of Matter
    CHEM 120L
    Chemical Reaction Laboratory 1
    PHYS 10 Physics Seminar
    PHYS 121 Mechanics
    PHYS 131L
    Mechanics Laboratory
    MATH 136 Linear Algebra 1 for Honours Mathematics
    MATH 137 Calculus 1 for Honours Mathematics
    SCCOM 100 Communication in the Sciences
    Winter
    CHEM 123 Chemical Reactions, Equilibria and Kinetics
    PHYS 10 Physics Seminar
    PHYS 122 Waves, Electricity and Magnetism
    PHYS 132L
    Waves, Electricity and Magnetism Laboratory
    PHYS 124 Modern Physics
    MATH 138 Calculus 2 for Honours Mathematics
    One elective (0.5 unit)

    Year Two


    Fall
    PHYS 10 Physics Seminar
    PHYS 236 Computational Physics 1
    MATH 235 Linear Algebra 2 for Honours Mathematics
    MATH 237 Calculus 3 for Honours Mathematics
    AMATH 250 Introduction to Differential Equations
    One elective (0.5 unit)
    Spring
    PHYS 234 Quantum Physics 1
    PHYS 242 Electricity and Magnetism 1
    PHYS 263 Classical Mechanics and Special Relativity
    AMATH 231 Calculus 4
    STAT 230 Probability

    Year Three


    Spring
    PHYS 342 Electricity and Magnetism 2
    PHYS 358 Thermal Physics
    PHYS 363 Intermediate Classical Mechanics 
    AMATH 351
    Ordinary Differential Equations 2
    STAT 231 Statistics
    Winter

    PHYS 10 Physics Seminar
    PHYS 359 Statistical Mechanics
    AMATH 332 or PMATH 332 Applied Complex Analysis
    AMATH 353
    Partial Differential Equations 1
    AMATH 373 Quantum Theroy 1
    One elective (0.5 unit)


    Year Four


    Fall and Winter

    PHYS 10 Physics Seminar
    PHYS 434 Quantum Physics 3
    PHYS 442 Electricity and Magnetism 3
    Three PHYS or AMATH electives 300-level or higher (1.5 units)
    Three program electives (1.5 units)
    Two electives (1.0 unit)

     


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