Students taking entirely experimental options may need much less sophisticated Mathematics than those taking the more advanced theoretical options. The level of Mathematics preparation at school is also variable. The aim of the Physics Department is to challenge the most gifted and best-prepared students, while providing access to theoretical courses for those less well prepared. The diagram below shows schematically the development routes of Mathematical skills throughout the three and four year physics courses. A course, but starts at a rate that is quite challenging to those students who have not taken the MNST Part IA B course.
More detailed information is available for each course.