University of London MSci Intercollegiate Planning Board Physics MSci STUDENT HANDBOOK Intercollegiate taught courses for 2014-2015 session This version is correct as at 9 December 2014 Contents 1 Courses and Teachers ......................................................................................................................... 3 2 Programme Strands .............................................................................................................................. 8 3 Teaching and Examination Arrangements .................................................................................... 10 Teaching Term Dates: ................................................................................................................... 10 MSci Administrative contact points at each College ............................................................... 10 Registration ..................................................................................................................................... 10 Class locations ............................................................................................................................... 10 Coursework policy ......................................................................................................................... 12 Computer and Library facilities at UCL ....................................................................................... 12 Examination arrangements .......................................................................................................... 12 4 College and Class Locations ............................................................................................................ 13 King’s College, Strand, London WC2 ......................................................................................... 13 Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, London E1 ............................................... 14 Royal Holloway, University of London, central London base ................................................... 15 Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham Campus .......................................................... 16 University College, Gower Street, London WC1........................................................................ 17 5 Course Details ...................................................................................................................................... 18 4201 Mathematical Methods for Theoretical Physics ............................................................... 18 4205 Lie Groups and Lie Algebras .............................................................................................. 20 4211 Statistical Mechanics........................................................................................................... 21 4215 Phase Transitions .................................................................................................................. 22 4226 Advanced Quantum Theory .............................................................................................. 24 4242 Relativistic Waves and Quantum Fields ............................................................................ 26 4245 Advanced Quantum Field Theory ..................................................................................... 27 4246 Functional Methods in Quantum Field Theory ................................................................. 28 4261 Electromagnetic Theory...................................................................................................... 29 4319 Formation and Evolution of Stellar Systems ...................................................................... 31 4336 Advanced Physical Cosmology ........................................................................................ 33 4421 Atom and Photon Physics ................................................................................................... 35 4425 Advanced Photonics .......................................................................................................... 37 4427 Quantum Computation and Communication ................................................................ 38 4431 Molecular Physics ................................................................................................................ 40 4442 Particle Physics ..................................................................................................................... 41 4450 Particle Accelerator Physics ............................................................................................... 43 4472 Order and Excitations in Condensed Matter ................................................................... 44 4473 Theoretical Treatments of Nano-systems .......................................................................... 46 4475 Physics at the Nanoscale.................................................................................................... 48 4476 Electronic Structure Methods ............................................................................................. 50 4478 Superfluids, Condensates and Superconductors ............................................................ 51 4501 Standard Model Physics and Beyond ............................................................................... 53 4512 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance .......................................................................................... 54 4515 Statistical Data Analysis ...................................................................................................... 55 4534 String Theory and Branes .................................................................................................... 56 4541 Supersymmetry ..................................................................................................................... 57 4600 Stellar Structure and Evolution ........................................................................................... 58 4601 Cosmology ........................................................................................................................... 59 4602 Relativity and Gravitation ................................................................................................... 60 4604 General Relativity and Cosmology ................................................................................... 61 4605 Astroparticle Cosmology .................................................................................................... 62 4616 Electromagnetic Radiation in Astrophysics ...................................................................... 63 4630 Planetary Atmospheres ....................................................................................................... 64 1 4640 Solar Physics .......................................................................................................................... 66 4650 Solar System .......................................................................................................................... 68 4660 The Galaxy ............................................................................................................................ 69 4670 Astrophysical Plasmas ......................................................................................................... 70 4680 Space Plasma and Magnetospheric Physics ................................................................... 71 4690 Extrasolar Planets and Astrophysical Discs ....................................................................... 72 4702 Environmental Remote Sensing ......................................................................................... 73 4800 Molecular Biophysics ........................................................................................................... 75 4810 Theory of Complex Networks ............................................................................................. 78 4820 Equilibrium Analysis of Complex Systems .......................................................................... 79 4830 Dynamical Analysis of Complex Systems .......................................................................... 80 4840 Mathematical Biology ......................................................................................................... 81 4850 Elements of Statistical Learning .......................................................................................... 82 2 1 Courses and Teachers Each course has a code number used by the Intercollegiate MSci board, shown at the left hand side. Colleges use local codes for the courses they teach. The number is usually the same as the MSci code, but some are different; beware! All courses are a half course unit (15 credits). In QMUL language, they are a full course unit. The list shows the course code and title, the term in which it is taught, the course lecturer, the home College and the local course. On the adjacent page are the email addresses of the course leaders and any websites connected to the course. Students will undertake one or more project-related courses in accordance with practice at their own colleges. Note: greyed-out courses will not run this session § Course taught over VideoCon network – sites at UCL, QMUL and RHUL $ Course taught at QMUL in the evening this session. * Course taught at RHUL in Egham, also available over VideoCon at QMUL # Course unavailable to UCL students for syllabus reasons ~ Course unavailable to RHUL