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PH10001Introduction to quantum physics
2018-2019 semester 2 exam paper
2018-2019 semester 2 solutions
2019-2020 semester 2 exam paper
2019-2020 semester 2 solutions
2020-2021 semester 2 exam paper
2020-2021 semester 2 solutions
2021-2022 semester 2 exam paper
2022-2023 semester 2 exam paper
PH10002Properties of matter
2018-2019 semester 1 exam paper
2018-2019 semester 1 solutions
2019-2020 semester 1 exam paper
2019-2020 semester 1 solutions
2020-2021 semester 1 exam paper
2020-2021 semester 1 solutions
2021-2022 semester 1 exam paper
2021-2022 semester 1 solutions
2022-2023 semester 1 exam paper
2022-2023 semester 1 solutions
PH10003Electronics and data analysis
2018-2019 semester 1 exam paper
2018-2019 semester 1 solutions
2019-2020 semester 1 exam paper
2019-2020 semester 1 solutions
2020-2021 semester 1 exam paper
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2021-2022 semester 1 exam paper
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2022-2023 semester 1 exam paper
PH10004Dynamics, relativity & gravity
2018-2019 semester 1 exam paper
2018-2019 semester 1 solutions
2019-2020 semester 1 exam paper
2019-2020 semester 1 solutions
2020-2021 semester 1 exam paper
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2021-2022 semester 1 exam paper
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2022-2023 semester 1 exam paper
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PH10005Vibrations, waves & optics
2018-2019 semester 1 exam paper
2018-2019 semester 1 solutions
2019-2020 semester 1 exam paper
2019-2020 semester 1 solutions
2020-2021 semester 1 exam paper
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2021-2022 semester 1 exam paper
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PH10006Electricity & magnetism
2018-2019 semester 2 exam paper
2018-2019 semester 2 solutions
2019-2020 semester 2 exam paper
2019-2020 semester 2 solutions
2020-2021 semester 2 exam paper
2020-2021 semester 2 solutions
2021-2022 semester 2 exam paper
2022-2023 semester 2 exam paper
2022-2023 semester 2 feedback and solutions
PH10007Mathematics for scientists 1
2018-2019 semester 1 exam paper
2018-2019 semester 1 solutions
2018-2019 semester 2 exam paper
2018-2019 semester 2 solutions
2019-2020 semester 1 exam paper
2019-2020 semester 1 solutions
2019-2020 semester 2 exam paper
2019-2020 semester 2 solutions
2020-2021 semester 2 exam paper
2020-2021 semester 2 solutions
2021-2022 semester 2 exam paper
2022-2023 semester 2 exam paper
2022-2023 semester 2 feedback and solutions
PH10048Introduction to quantum physics [WL]
2018-2019 semester 2 exam paper
2018-2019 semester 2 solutions
2019-2020 semester 2 exam paper
2019-2020 semester 2 solutions
2020-2021 semester 2 exam paper
2020-2021 semester 2 solutions
2021-2022 semester 2 exam paper
2022-2023 semester 2 exam paper
PH10051Electricity & magnetism [WL]
2018-2019 semester 2 exam paper
2018-2019 semester 2 solutions
2019-2020 semester 2 exam paper
2019-2020 semester 2 solutions
2020-2021 semester 2 exam paper
2020-2021 semester 2 solutions
2021-2022 semester 2 exam paper
2022-2023 semester 2 exam paper
2022-2023 semester 2 feedback and solutions
PH10052Properties of matter [WL]
2018-2019 semester 1 exam paper
2018-2019 semester 1 solutions
2019-2020 semester 1 exam paper
2020-2021 semester 1 exam paper
2020-2021 semester 1 solutions
2021-2022 semester 1 exam paper
2021-2022 semester 1 solutions
2022-2023 semester 1 exam paper
2022-2023 semester 1 solutions
PH10053Vibrations, waves & optics [WL]
2018-2019 semester 1 exam paper
2018-2019 semester 1 solutions
2019-2020 semester 1 exam paper
2019-2020 semester 1 solutions
2020-2021 semester 1 exam paper
2020-2021 semester 1 solutions
2021-2022 semester 1 exam paper
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PH10103Relativity and Astrophysics
2018-2019 semester 2 exam paper
2018-2019 semester 2 solutions
2019-2020 semester 2 exam paper
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2021-2022 semester 2 exam paper
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2022-2023 semester 2 exam paper
2022-2023 semester 2 feedback and solutions
PH20013Quantum & atomic physics
2018-2019 semester 1 exam paper
2018-2019 semester 1 solutions
2019-2020 semester 1 exam paper
2019-2020 semester 1 solutions
2020-2021 semester 1 exam paper
2020-2021 semester 1 solutions
2021-2022 semester 1 exam paper
2021-2022 semester 1 solutions
2022-2023 semester 1 exam paper
PH20014Electromagnetism 1
2018-2019 semester 2 exam paper
2018-2019 semester 2 solutions
2019-2020 semester 2 exam paper
2019-2020 semester 2 solutions
2020-2021 semester 2 exam paper
2020-2021 semester 2 solutions
2021-2022 semester 2 exam paper
2021-2022 semester 2 feedback and solutions
2022-2023 semester 2 exam paper
PH20016Particles, nuclei & stars
2018-2019 semester 1 exam paper
2018-2019 semester 1 solutions
2019-2020 semester 1 exam paper
2019-2020 semester 1 solutions
2020-2021 semester 1 exam paper
2020-2021 semester 1 solutions
2021-2022 semester 1 exam paper
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2022-2023 semester 1 exam paper
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PH20017Condensed matter physics 1
2018-2019 semester 2 exam paper
2018-2019 semester 2 solutions
2019-2020 semester 2 exam paper
2019-2020 semester 2 solutions
2020-2021 semester 2 exam paper
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2021-2022 semester 2 exam paper
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PH20018Programming skills
2018-2019 semester 2 exam paper
2018-2019 semester 2 solutions
PH20029Thermal physics
2018-2019 semester 1 exam paper
2018-2019 semester 1 solutions
2019-2020 semester 1 exam paper
2019-2020 semester 1 solutions
2020-2021 semester 1 exam paper
2020-2021 semester 1 solutions
2021-2022 semester 1 exam paper
2021-2022 semester 1 solutions
2022-2023 semester 1 exam paper
PH20060Quantum & atomic physics [WL]
2018-2019 semester 1 exam paper
2018-2019 semester 1 solutions
2019-2020 semester 1 exam paper
2019-2020 semester 1 solutions
2020-2021 semester 1 exam paper
2020-2021 semester 1 solutions
2021-2022 semester 1 exam paper
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2022-2023 semester 1 exam paper
PH20061Electromagnetism 1 [WL]
2018-2019 semester 2 exam paper
2018-2019 semester 2 solutions
2019-2020 semester 2 exam paper
2019-2020 semester 2 solutions
2020-2021 semester 2 exam paper
2020-2021 semester 2 solutions
2021-2022 semester 2 exam paper
2021-2022 semester 2 feedback and solutions
2022-2023 semester 2 exam paper
PH20063Condensed matter physics 1 [WL]
2018-2019 semester 2 exam paper
2018-2019 semester 2 solutions
2019-2020 semester 2 exam paper
2019-2020 semester 2 solutions
2020-2021 semester 2 exam paper
2020-2021 semester 2 solutions
2021-2022 semester 2 exam paper
2022-2023 semester 2 exam paper
2022-2023 semester 2 feedback and solutions
PH20067Thermal physics (WL)
2018-2019 semester 1 exam paper
2018-2019 semester 1 solutions
2019-2020 semester 1 exam paper
2020-2021 semester 1 exam paper
2020-2021 semester 1 solutions
2021-2022 semester 1 exam paper
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2022-2023 semester 1 exam paper
PH20076Self-directed learning
2018-2019 semester 1 exam paper
2018-2019 semester 1 solutions
2019-2020 semester 1 exam paper
2019-2020 semester 1 solutions
2020-2021 semester 1 exam paper
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2021-2022 semester 1 exam paper
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2022-2023 semester 1 exam paper
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PH20104Planets and Exoplanets
2018-2019 semester 2 exam paper
2018-2019 semester 2 solutions
2019-2020 semester 2 exam paper
2020-2021 semester 2 exam paper
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PH20106Self-directed learning (NS Y2)
2018-2019 semester 1 exam paper
2019-2020 semester 1 exam paper
2019-2020 semester 1 solutions
2020-2021 semester 1 exam paper
2020-2021 semester 1 solutions
PH20107Mathematical methods for physics 2
2018-2019 semester 1 exam paper
2018-2019 semester 2 exam paper
2018-2019 semester 2 solutions
2019-2020 semester 1 exam paper
2019-2020 semester 1 solutions
2019-2020 semester 2 exam paper
2019-2020 semester 2 solutions
2020-2021 semester 1 exam paper
2020-2021 semester 1 solutions
2020-2021 semester 2 exam paper
2020-2021 semester 2 solutions
2021-2022 semester 1 exam paper
2021-2022 semester 1 solutions
2021-2022 semester 2 exam paper
2022-2023 semester 1 exam paper
2022-2023 semester 2 exam paper
PH20114Self-directed learning (NS Y1)
2018-2019 semester 1 exam paper
2019-2020 semester 1 exam paper
2019-2020 semester 1 solutions
2020-2021 semester 1 exam paper
2020-2021 semester 1 solutions
2021-2022 semester 1 exam paper
2021-2022 semester 1 solutions
2022-2023 semester 1 exam paper
PH30025Mathematical methods
2018-2019 semester 2 exam paper
2018-2019 semester 2 solutions
2019-2020 semester 2 exam paper
2019-2020 semester 2 solutions
2020-2021 semester 2 exam paper
2020-2021 semester 2 solutions
2021-2022 semester 2 exam paper
2022-2023 semester 2 exam paper
2022-2023 semester 2 feedback and solutions
PH30028Condensed matter physics 2
2018-2019 semester 1 exam paper
2019-2020 semester 1 exam paper
2019-2020 semester 1 solutions
2020-2021 semester 1 exam paper
2020-2021 semester 1 solutions
2021-2022 semester 1 exam paper
2021-2022 semester 1 solutions
2022-2023 semester 1 exam paper
2022-2023 semester 1 solutions
PH30030Quantum mechanics
2018-2019 semester 1 exam paper
2018-2019 semester 1 solutions
2019-2020 semester 1 exam paper
2019-2020 semester 1 solutions
2020-2021 semester 1 exam paper
2020-2021 semester 1 solutions
2021-2022 semester 1 exam paper
2021-2022 semester 1 solutions
2022-2023 semester 1 exam paper
2022-2023 semester 1 solutions
PH30031Simulation techniques
2018-2019 semester 1 exam paper
2018-2019 semester 1 solutions
2019-2020 semester 1 exam paper
2019-2020 semester 1 solutions
2020-2021 semester 1 exam paper
2020-2021 semester 1 solutions
2021-2022 semester 1 exam paper
2021-2022 semester 1 solutions
2022-2023 semester 1 exam paper
2022-2023 semester 1 solutions
PH30032Laser physics
2018-2019 semester 1 exam paper
2018-2019 semester 1 solutions
2019-2020 semester 2 exam paper
2019-2020 semester 2 solutions
2020-2021 semester 2 exam paper
2020-2021 semester 2 solutions
2021-2022 semester 2 exam paper
2021-2022 semester 2 solutions
2022-2023 semester 2 exam paper
2022-2023 semester 2 feedback and solutions
PH30035Physics and engineering applied to medicine
2018-2019 semester 1 exam paper
2018-2019 semester 1 solutions
2019-2020 semester 1 exam paper
2019-2020 semester 1 solutions
2020-2021 semester 1 exam paper
2020-2021 semester 1 solutions
2021-2022 semester 1 exam paper
2022-2023 semester 1 exam paper
PH30077Electromagnetism 2
2018-2019 semester 2 exam paper
2018-2019 semester 2 solutions
2019-2020 semester 2 exam paper
2019-2020 semester 2 solutions
2020-2021 semester 2 exam paper
2020-2021 semester 2 solutions
2021-2022 semester 2 exam paper
2021-2022 semester 2 solutions
2022-2023 semester 2 exam paper
2022-2023 semester 2 feedback and solutions
PH30078Magnetism
2018-2019 semester 2 exam paper
2018-2019 semester 2 solutions
2019-2020 semester 2 exam paper
2020-2021 semester 2 exam paper
2021-2022 semester 2 exam paper
2022-2023 semester 2 exam paper
PH30079Superconductivity
2018-2019 semester 2 exam paper
2018-2019 semester 2 solutions
2019-2020 semester 2 exam paper
2019-2020 semester 2 solutions
2020-2021 semester 2 exam paper
2020-2021 semester 2 solutions
2021-2022 semester 2 exam paper
2021-2022 semester 2 solutions
2022-2023 semester 2 exam paper
2022-2023 semester 2 feedback and solutions
PH30098Networks
2018-2019 semester 2 exam paper
2018-2019 semester 2 solutions
2019-2020 semester 2 exam paper
2019-2020 semester 2 solutions
2020-2021 semester 2 exam paper
2020-2021 semester 2 solutions
2021-2022 semester 2 exam paper
2021-2022 semester 2 solutions
2022-2023 semester 2 exam paper
2022-2023 semester 2 feedback and solutions
PH30101General Relativity
2018-2019 semester 1 exam paper
2018-2019 semester 1 solutions
2019-2020 semester 2 exam paper
2019-2020 semester 2 solutions
2020-2021 semester 2 exam paper
2020-2021 semester 2 solutions
2021-2022 semester 2 exam paper
2022-2023 semester 2 exam paper
PH30108Fluid Dynamics in Physics and Astrophysics
2018-2019 semester 1 exam paper
2018-2019 semester 1 solutions
2019-2020 semester 1 exam paper
2019-2020 semester 1 solutions
2020-2021 semester 1 exam paper
2020-2021 semester 1 solutions
2021-2022 semester 1 exam paper
2021-2022 semester 1 solutions
2022-2023 semester 1 exam paper
2022-2023 semester 1 solutions
PH30109Stars and Stellar Evolution
2018-2019 semester 1 exam paper
2018-2019 semester 1 solutions
2019-2020 semester 1 exam paper
2019-2020 semester 1 solutions
2020-2021 semester 1 exam paper
2020-2021 semester 1 solutions
2021-2022 semester 1 exam paper
2021-2022 semester 1 solutions
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2022-2023 semester 1 solutions
PH30111Galaxies and introduction to cosmology
2018-2019 semester 2 exam paper
2018-2019 semester 2 solutions
2019-2020 semester 2 exam paper
2019-2020 semester 2 solutions
2020-2021 semester 2 exam paper
2020-2021 semester 2 solutions
2021-2022 semester 2 exam paper
2021-2022 semester 2 solutions
2022-2023 semester 2 exam paper
2022-2023 semester 2 feedback and solutions
PH40073Mathematical physics
2018-2019 semester 2 exam paper
2018-2019 semester 2 solutions
2019-2020 semester 2 exam paper
2019-2020 semester 2 solutions
2020-2021 semester 2 exam paper
2020-2021 semester 2 solutions
2021-2022 semester 2 exam paper
2022-2023 semester 2 exam paper
2022-2023 semester 2 feedback and solutions
PH40083Advanced problem solving
2018-2019 semester 2 exam paper
2018-2019 semester 2 solutions
PH40084Advanced quantum theory
2018-2019 semester 2 exam paper
2018-2019 semester 2 solutions
2019-2020 semester 2 exam paper
2019-2020 semester 2 solutions
2020-2021 semester 2 exam paper
2021-2022 semester 2 exam paper
2022-2023 semester 2 exam paper
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PH40085Nanoscience
2018-2019 semester 2 exam paper
2018-2019 semester 2 solutions
2019-2020 semester 2 solutions
2020-2021 semester 2 exam paper
2021-2022 semester 2 exam paper
2022-2023 semester 2 exam paper
PH40086Photonics
2018-2019 semester 2 exam paper
2018-2019 semester 2 solutions
2019-2020 semester 2 exam paper
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PH40112Relativistic cosmology
2018-2019 semester 2 exam paper
2018-2019 semester 2 solutions
2019-2020 semester 2 exam paper
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PH40113High energy astrophysics
2018-2019 semester 2 exam paper
2018-2019 semester 2 solutions
2019-2020 semester 2 exam paper
2019-2020 semester 2 solutions
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2021-2022 semester 2 exam paper
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