Course level

Undergraduate

Faculty

Science

Schools

Historical & Philosophical Inq, Mathematics & Physics School

Units

2

Duration

One Semester

Delivery mode

Internal

Class hours

2 Lecture hours
2 Contact hours

Incompatible

PHYS2190

Assessment methods

Examination, assignments.

Course enquiries

Dr Magdalena Zych (m.zych@uq.edu.au)

Study Abroad

This course is pre-approved for Study Abroad and Exchange students.

Course description

Modern physics has arrived at a point where the picture it provides of natural phenomena is radically different from the picture stemming from our everyday experience. This course is delivered jointly by Physics and Philosophy and will give a non-specialist account of the main theories of modern physics---special and general relativity, quantum physics and cosmology¿and introduce students to key metaphysical problems that these new theories suggest concerning the nature of matter, space, time and causation.

Archived offerings

Course offerings Location Mode Course Profile
Semester 2, 2020 (03/08/2020 - 21/11/2020) St Lucia Flexible Delivery Course Profile
Semester 2, 2020 (03/08/2020 - 21/11/2020) External External Course Profile
Semester 2, 2019 (22/07/2019 - 16/11/2019) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2018 (23/07/2018 - 17/11/2018) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2017 (24/07/2017 - 18/11/2017) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2016 (25/07/2016 - 19/11/2016) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2015 (27/07/2015 - 21/11/2015) St Lucia Internal Course Profile