Physics and Astronomy

About this course

Physics and astronomy together represent one of the most ambitious intellectual endeavours available at undergraduate level: the attempt to understand the fundamental laws governing matter, energy, space, and time, and to apply them to phenomena ranging from subatomic particles to the large-scale structure of the universe. Physics provides the theoretical and mathematical toolkit; astronomy provides some of the most awe-inspiring applications of that toolkit, from the dynamics of star formation to the nature of dark matter and the behaviour of black holes. Durham University's four-year full-time Physics and Astronomy programme is taught within a physics department of international standing. The four-year MPhys-level programme gives you the depth to engage with research-level topics in both disciplines, moving from classical mechanics, electromagnetism, quantum mechanics, and thermodynam

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