Chennai Mathematical Institute

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BSc (Honours) Physics

The BSc (Honours) programme in Physics is no longer actively offered at CMI. The programme was active from 2003 to 2014.

The following was the semester-wise schedule of courses for this programme

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Course Details

	Semester I	Semester II
First year	Classical Mechanics I Electrodynamics I Mathematical Physics I Introduction to Programming Humanities I (English) Physics Laboratory I	Classical Mechanics II Mathematical Physics II Quantum Mechanics I Statistical Mechanics I Physics Laboratory II
	Semester III	Semester IV
Second year	Electrodynamics II Quantum Mechanics II Statistical Mechanics II Mathematical Physics III Physics Laboratory III	Classical Mechanics III Quantum Mechanics III Electrodynamics III General Theory of Relativity Elective I
	Semester V	Semester VI
Third year	Atomic and Molecular Physics Statistical Mechanics III Quantum Field Theory Elective II Project, Part I	Nuclear and Particle Physics Condensed Matter Physics Humanities II Elective III Project, Part II

The three Electives in the last three semesters should all be Mathematics/Computer Science courses.
Under Course Details, advanced topics are listed for some courses. These will be covered at the discretion of the instructor.