The Department of Physics offers a Second Major in Physics which comprises of courses related to the fundamentals of physics as well as its applications.

The second major is not offered with a primary major in Physics or a minor in Physics.

Programme requirements

1. One compulsory Level 1000 course:

• PC1101 Frontiers of Physics*

2. Two compulsory level 2000 courses:

• PC2174A Mathematical Methods in Physics I **
• PC2193 Experimental Physics and Data Analysis

3. Any two of the following courses:

• PC2031 Electricity and Magnetism I*
• PC2032 Classical Mechanics
• PC2130 Quantum Mechanics I*
• PC2135 Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics

4. Any five of the following courses (at least 12 Units must be at Level 3000 and above):

• PC21xx/PC31xx/PC32xx/PC3991/PC42xx/PC4991 except PC3289, PC4288 and their variants

*Students with a primary major in CDE may double count ESP1111 towards PC1101, PC2020 towards PC2031, PC2130B towards PC2130.

**Students with major requirements in MA courses may double count MA2002^a or [MA1521+MA1522]^b or MA1505^c or MA1508E^d or [MA1511+MA1513]^e towards PC2174A.

^a. Must complete MA2001 as well, recommended to take MA2104 or MA2311
^b. Recommended to take MA2104 or MA2311 or self-study multivariable calculus
^c. Must complete MA1508E or MA1513, recommended to take MA1512
^d. Must complete MA1505 or MA1511, recommended to take MA1512
^e. Recommended to take MA1512

Note:

• A maximum of 4 units of UROPS course may be used to fulfi l the Physics second major requirements.
• Only one of PC3991 and PC4991 can be used to fulfi l the second major requirements.