University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban

Current Students

Below you will find a list of courses with links to the relevant lecturer's web page. Please visit the web page of the lecturer responsible for your module and search for lecture resources there (usually under the heading of "Courses" or "Teaching"). This page is evolving all the time, so please check back.

Courses

1st year

Semester 1

PHYS110: Mechanics, Optics and Thermal Physics

PHYS131: Introductory Physics for Life Sciences and Agriculture

PHYS151: Engineering Physics

PHYS161: Chemical Engineering Physics

Semester 2

PHYS120: Electromagnetism, Waves and Modern Physics

PHYS132: Electromagnetism and Modern Physics for Life Sciences

PHYS152: Engineering Physics

PHYS162: Chemical Engineering Physics


2nd Year

Semester 1

PHYS201: Mechanics and Modern Physics

  • Dr Moolla (Classical Mechanics)
  • Dr Matthews (Special Relativity; Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Mechanics)
  • Ms Semonyo (Oscillations & Waves)

PHYS231: Theoretical and Computational Physics Methods

PHYS251: Optics and Wave Motion

Semester 2
PHYS204: Electromagnetism and Quantum Physics

PHYS242: Introductory Applied Physics

Nuclear Physics for Engineers (Component of ENEL2NP)

3rd Year

Semester 1

PHYS361: Classical Mechanics and Quantum  Physics

PHYS363: Electrodynamics

PHYS343: Instrumentation and Signal Processing

Semester 2

PHYS362: Statistical Physics and Condensed Matter

PHYS364: Nuclear and Partical Physics

PHYS345: Topics in Applied Physics

Honours in Physics

Semester 1

PHYS703: Classical Mechanics and Statistical Mechanics

Semester 2

Courses From Previous Years

PHYS231: Theoretical and Computational Physics Methods

PHYS331: Optics and Experimental Physics

PHYS334: Applied Radiation Technologies and Techniques


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