B. Bachelor Degree Programme in Physics (Curriculum 01.10.2007)

I. Introductory Phase

STEP 1 Introduction to Physics I

STEP 2 Introduction to Computational Methods in Physics

II. Compulsory Modules

P 1 Linear Algebra for Physicists

P 2 Analysis for Physicists I

P 3 Introduction to Physics II

• 260016 VO Introduction to Physics II
• 260071 PR Experimental methods for Introduction to Physics II

P 4 Informatics for Physicists

• 260022 UE Informatics - Introduction to numerical programming in Fortran 90 - practical sessions
• 260207 VO Informatics - Introduction to numerical programming in Fortran 90

P 5 Mathematical Methods of Physics I

• 260007 VO Mathematical Methods of Physics I
• 260017 UE Mathematical Methods of Physics I - Exercises

P 6 Analysis for Physicists II

• 260096 VO Analysis for Physicists II
• 260110 UE Problem session to Analysis for Physicists II

P 7 Introduction to Physics III

P 8 Laboratory I

P 9 Theoretical Physics I: Classical Mechanics

P 10 Mathematical Methods of Physics II

P 11 Introduction to Physics IV

• 260277 UE [ en ] Exercise course in Introductory Physics IV
• 260278 VO Introduction to Physics IV

P 12 Physics Laboratory II

• 260259 PR Physics Laboratory II

P 13 Theoretical Physics II: Quantum Mechanics I

• 260244 UE [ de en ] Theoretical Physics II: Quantum Mechanics I - Exercises
• 260267 VO Theoretical Physics II: Quantum Mechanics I

P 14 Scientific Computing

• 260003 UE Exercises for Scientific Computing
• 260018 VO Scientific Computing

P 15 Soft Skills

• 260075 SE From phnomenon to the scientific perspective - Science teaching in the sense of Martin Wagenschein
• 260125 SE Supplementary Seminar STEP II
• 260279 SE Scientific publishing and presentation

III. Optional Modules

Block of Elective Modules: Theoretical Physics (TP)

TP 1 Theoretical Physics III: Electrodynamics

TP 2 Theoretical Physics IV: Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics I

• 260085 VO Theoretical Physics IV: Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics I
• 260289 UE Theoretical Physics IV: Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics I - Exercises

Block of Elective Modules: Laboratory III (PIII)

PIII 1 Laboratory Aerosolphysics

• 260291 PR Laboratory Aerosolphysics - for advanced students

PIII 2 Laboratory Solid State Physics

• 260005 PR Laboratory Solid State Physics: Advanced Materials - Advanced lab course in solid state physics

PIII 3 Laboratory Electronics

• 260108 PR Laboratory Electronics - Electronics for Physicists

PIII 4 Laboratory Materials Physics

• 260060 PR Laboratory course on materials physics
• 260079 PR Laboratory course - low dimensional solids - synthesis, characterization and device applications

PIII 5 Laboratory Modern methods in experimental physics

• 260229 PR Environmental Physics, Project oriented laboratory experiments

PIII 6 Laboratory Practical Class on Modern Microscopical Methods

• 260193 PR Practical Class on Modern Microscopical Methods

PIII 7 Laboratory Quantum Optics

• 260211 PR Laboratory Quantum Optics

PIII 8 Laboratory Nuclear and Isotope Physics

• 260045 PR Laboratory Nuclear and Isotope Physics - Isotope detection and application
• 260057 PR [ de en ] Laboratory Nuclear and Isotope Physics

PIII 9 Laboratory Structure and Dynamics

PIII 10 Laboratory Scientific Computing

• 260126 PR [ de en ] Laboratory Scientific Computing

PIII 11 Laboratory Theoretical Physics

• 260087 PR Laboratory Theoretical Physics

PIII 12 Laboratory Low Temperature Physics

Block of Elective Modules: Matter and Fields (MF)

MF 1 Computational Physics I

• 260051 VO [ de en ] Stochastic processes in physics
• 260065 UE [ de en ] Stochastic processes in physics - Exercises
• 260119 SE MF 1 Recent developments in the theory of interconnected dynamical systems (MaG 25) - from cellular automata to genetic and artificial neural network models

MF 2 Solid State Physics I

• 260026 VO Phase transitions in solids - statistical models
• 260055 VO Critical discussion of Austria’s electrical power-balance from a physicist’s perspective
• 260086 VO Introduction into Electron Microscopy II
• 260102 UE Introduction into Electron Microscopy II - Exercises
• 260136 SE MF 2 Structure and Dynamics of Condensed Systems (MF 4, MaG 9, MaG 10, MaG 13, MaG 14)
• 260147 SE [ de en ] Atomic ordering in alloys

MF 3 Nuclear and Isotope Physics I

• 260002 VO MF 3 Introduction to nuclear physics II (MaG 11, MaG 12, MaV 2)
• 260135 SE [ de en ] Seminar on experimental particle physics
• 260174 SE [ de en ] Seminar phenomenology of nuclear physics

MF 4 Materials Physics I

• 260015 SE [ de en ] Seminar on micro- and nanomaterials
• 260026 VO Phase transitions in solids - statistical models
• 260054 SE [ de en ] Seminar - low dimensional solids - synthesis, characterization and device applications
• 260055 VO Critical discussion of Austria’s electrical power-balance from a physicist’s perspective
• 260061 VO Optical materials: linear and nonlinear properties
• 260086 VO Introduction into Electron Microscopy II
• 260097 VO [ en ] Classical Nucleation Theory
• 260100 VO [ en ] MF 4 Practical optics for physicists (MF 6, MF 10, MaG 13, MaG 14, MaG 25, Mag 26) - Practical design of laboratory setups - lenses, instruments and detectors
• 260102 UE Introduction into Electron Microscopy II - Exercises
• 260147 SE [ de en ] Atomic ordering in alloys
• 260176 VO [ en ] Glasses of Solids: Structure and Properties
• 260178 SE [ en ] Fundamentals and Applications of Advanced Materials
• 260254 VO Materials Physics II: Actual methods and materials

MF 5 Mathematical Physics I

• 260049 VO Local Quantum Physics
• 260050 UE Exercises for Local Quantum Physics
• 260084 SE Seminar on mathematical physics
• 260172 VO [ en ] Many-body quantum Physics - ESI Lecture Course

MF 6 Quantum Optics, Quantum Nanophysics and Quantum Information

• 260113 VO Experimental techniques for atomic, molecular and Quantum Physics
• 260132 VO Photonic Quantum Computing
• 260137 SE Selected problems of quantum theory
• 260173 VO [ en ] From atomic physics to ultracold quantum gases: a survey for experimentalists

MF 7 Relativity and Cosmology I

MF 8 Particle Physics

• 260152 VO [ en ] Particle Physics: Status and Perspectives

MF 9 Condensed Matter Theory I

• 260035 SE Condensed Matter Theory

MF 10 Environmental Physics and Biophysics I

• 260055 VO Critical discussion of Austria’s electrical power-balance from a physicist’s perspective
• 260097 VO [ en ] Classical Nucleation Theory
• 260100 VO [ en ] MF 4 Practical optics for physicists (MF 6, MF 10, MaG 13, MaG 14, MaG 25, Mag 26) - Practical design of laboratory setups - lenses, instruments and detectors
• 260111 UE Physics of sailing - Exercises
• 260119 SE MF 1 Recent developments in the theory of interconnected dynamical systems (MaG 25) - from cellular automata to genetic and artificial neural network models
• 260139 VO Photovoltaics: An option towards energy independency
• 260161 VO Introduction to Environmental Science
• 260169 VO [ en ] Complex Systems II - Applications
• 260170 UE [ en ] Exercises to Complex Systems II - Applications
• 260296 VO Physics of sailing - The true mechanisms of sailing

Block of Elective Modules: Supplement (ERG)

ERG 1 Chemistry for Physicists

ERG 2 Seminar on a Scientific Topic

• 260001 SE [ en ] Seminar on atomic and subatomic physics
• 260094 SE [ en ] Literature seminar complex materials and hybrid systems
• 260247 SE Seminar on a Scientific Topic - Quantum information, entanglement and geometry

ERG 3 Additional Qualifications

• 260111 UE Physics of sailing - Exercises
• 260137 SE Selected problems of quantum theory
• 260296 VO Physics of sailing - The true mechanisms of sailing

IV. Bachelor Thesis

Bachelor Thesis