Physics Bachelor

Exploring the Basic Laws of Nature and Setting the Basis for Technology

As a natural science, physics not only explores the basic laws governing our world but also provides the foundations for all technical development. Many new developments of great practical importance today are the result of insights and hypotheses in the field of physics.

Credits ECTS: 180
Language of instruction: German

Structure:

The Bachelor’s degree programme in Physics at ETH Zurich stands out because of the sound and diverse basic training it offers. Its aim is to familiarise students with fundamental physical concepts, structures, and methods, supplemented by a broad basis in mathematical subjects. The first year of the programme is nearly identical in the Mathematics and Physics programmes, and it is possible to switch in either direction at the end of the first year. In the second and third years, students attend more specialised lectures in Experimental and Theoretical Physics and carry out practicals to deepen their theoretical and methodological grounding. Students can choose between semester papers in either Theoretical or Experimental Physics.

- Common first year for Mathematics and Physics students: Analysis, Linear Algebra, Numerical Methods, Physics, Computer Science

- Lectures in Theoretical and Experimental Physics: General Mechanics, Electrodynamics, Quantum Mechanics, Thermodynamics, Astrophysics, Solid-State Physics, Quantum Electronics, Nuclear and Particle Physics, etc.

- Practicals, semester paper in research groups

Unconditional transfer to:

Physics Master

Further information:

Programme

Department D-PHYS

Contact:

Doris Amstad

Director of studies: Prof. Dr. Andreas Vaterlaus

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