Physics with Theoretical Physics

About this course

Physics with theoretical physics is for students who want to engage deeply with the mathematical and conceptual foundations that underlie the physical world. Theoretical physics asks why things happen the way they do, constructing mathematical frameworks that explain phenomena from the behaviour of subatomic particles to the structure of the cosmos. It sits alongside experimental work, challenging and refining theories by confronting them with observation, and it generates the conceptual breakthroughs that have repeatedly transformed our understanding of matter, energy, space and time. At the University of Bath, this three-year full-time programme offers a rigorous grounding in both the experimental and theoretical dimensions of physics. You will study classical and quantum mechanics, electromagnetism, thermodynamics, special relativity, statistical mechanics and the mathematics that co

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