# Theoretical Physics: Junior Sophister year
**Source**: https://www.maths.tcd.ie/undergraduate/modules/jstp.php
**Parent**: https://www.maths.tcd.ie/undergraduate/modules/
**You are here**
[Courses](https://www.maths.tcd.ie/courses/) > [Undergraduate](https://www.maths.tcd.ie/undergraduate/) > [Courses & Modules](https://www.maths.tcd.ie/undergraduate/modules/)
# Theoretical Physics: Junior Sophister year
During their Junior Sophister year, students take 30 ECTS credits of compulsory
modules in Mathematics, 20 ECTS credits of compulsory modules in Physics and 10
ECTS credits of Open Modules. Unless indicated otherwise, each module is worth
5 ECTS credits.
**TP course structure**: Students should consult this
[file](https://www.maths.tcd.ie/undergraduate/modules/tp_structure.pdf)
for a list of all modules that will be available during their studies and this
[diagram](https://www.maths.tcd.ie/undergraduate/modules/tp_diagram.pdf)
for the prerequisites that will be assumed by these modules.
### Yearlong Compulsory Modules
[PYU33TP1](https://www.tcd.ie/physics/study/current/undergraduate/handbook/ "10 credits")
Practical in theoretical physics (10 ECTS)
### Semester 1 Compulsory Modules
[MAU34401](https://www.maths.tcd.ie/undergraduate/modules/MAU34401.php "MAU34401 prerequisites:
MAU22402 or MAU33402 or MAU23402 Advanced classical mechanics II.")
Classical field theory
[Andrei Parnachev](https://www.maths.tcd.ie/people/parnachev/)
[MAU34403](https://www.maths.tcd.ie/undergraduate/modules/MAU34403.php "MAU34403 prerequisites:
MAU22403 or MAU33402 or MAU23402 Advanced classical mechanics II.")
Quantum mechanics I
[Sergey Frolov](https://www.maths.tcd.ie/people/frolovs/)
[MAU34405](https://www.maths.tcd.ie/undergraduate/modules/MAU34405.php "MAU34405 prerequisites:
MAU22402 or MAU33402 or MAU23402 Advanced classical mechanics II.")
Statistical physics I
[Tristan McLoughlin](https://www.maths.tcd.ie/people/tristan/)
[PYU33P03](https://www.tcd.ie/physics/study/current/undergraduate/handbook/)
Condensed matter I
### Semester 1 Open Modules
[MAU33203](https://www.maths.tcd.ie/undergraduate/modules/MAU33203.php "MAU33203 prerequisites:
MAU11100 Linear algebra,
MAU11202 Advanced calculus and
MAU11204 Analysis on the real line.")
Analysis in several real variables
[Adam Keilthy](https://www.maths.tcd.ie/people/akeilthy/)
[PYU33A03](https://www.tcd.ie/physics/study/current/undergraduate/handbook/)
Stellar and galactic structure
[PYU33C01](https://www.tcd.ie/physics/study/current/undergraduate/handbook/)
Computer simulation I
[STU23501](https://teaching.scss.tcd.ie/module/STU23501 "STU23501 prerequisites:
STU12502 Introduction to statistics II.")
Probability and theoretical statistics
[Simon Wilson](https://www.tcd.ie/scss/people/academic-staff/swilson)
Students take the compulsory modules listed above and 1 Open Module each
semester. STU23501 has a quota of 10 students and modules listed with an asterisk are
offered every other year.
### Semester 2 Compulsory Modules
[MAU34402](https://www.maths.tcd.ie/undergraduate/modules/MAU34402.php "MAU34402 prerequisites:
MAU34401 Classical field theory.")
Classical electrodynamics
[Stefan Sint](https://www.maths.tcd.ie/people/sint/)
[MAU34404](https://www.maths.tcd.ie/undergraduate/modules/MAU34404.php "MAU34404 prerequisites:
MAU34403 Quantum mechanics I.")
Quantum mechanics II
[Michael Peardon](https://www.maths.tcd.ie/people/mjp/)
[MAU34406](https://www.maths.tcd.ie/undergraduate/modules/MAU34406.php "MAU34406 prerequisites:
MAU34405 Statistical physics I.")
Statistical physics II
[Tristan McLoughlin](https://www.maths.tcd.ie/people/tristan/)
[PYU33P15](https://www.tcd.ie/physics/study/current/undergraduate/handbook/)
Atomic physics & Statistical thermodynamics
### Semester 2 Open Modules
[MAU34214](https://www.maths.tcd.ie/undergraduate/modules/MAU34214.php "MAU34214 prerequisites:
MAU22203 Analysis in several real variables.")
Calculus on manifolds
[Florian Naef](https://www.maths.tcd.ie/people/naeff/)
[MAU34604](https://www.maths.tcd.ie/undergraduate/modules/MAU34604.php)
Introduction to numerical analysis
[Kirk Soodhalter](https://www.maths.tcd.ie/people/ksoodha/)
[PYU33P04](https://www.tcd.ie/physics/study/current/undergraduate/handbook/)
Condensed Matter II: Semiconductor Physics
[STU22005](https://teaching.scss.tcd.ie/module/STU22005 "STU22005 prerequisites:
STU23501 Probability and theoretical statistics I.")
Applied probability II
[Caroline Brophy](https://www.tcd.ie/scss/people/academic-staff/brophyc1)
Students take the compulsory modules listed above and 1 Open Module each
semester. STU22005 has a quota of 10 students and modules listed with an asterisk are
offered every other year.
## General regulations for undergraduate students
The general regulations that apply to all undergraduate students are
outlined in the [College Calendar (Part II)](https://www.tcd.ie/calendar/undergraduate-studies). The following is only a brief summary of
some important points and it is not meant to either replace or override the
information in the College Calendar.
- All students must register for 60 ECTS credits and those must be divided
equally between the two terms.
- Students will only be assessed on their registered modules.
- Results for examinations are published according to the following
grades: I = 70 to 100, II.1 = 60 to 69, II.2 = 50 to 59, III = 40 to 49,
F1 = 30 to 39, F2 = 0 to 29.
- In order to pass an individual module, students must achieve
an overall score of 40% or higher.
- In order to pass the year, students must achieve an overall
credit-weighted average of 40% and EITHER
- pass each of their modules (by achieving 40% or higher in each
of their modules) OR
- pass by compensation (by achieving 40% or higher in modules that
are worth at least 50 ECTS credits and by achieving 35% or higher in
their remaining modules).
- Students who do not pass the year at the end of the Hilary term
are required to present for reassessment at the beginning of the next
Michaelmas term. These students will be reassessed in all failed
components of the modules for which they obtained a score below 40%.
- Students who do not manage to pass the year at the reassessment
session must repeat the year in full (i.e., they must repeat all their
modules and all their assessment components).
These regulations apply since the academic year 2018/19.
## Sources of Information
### The University of Dublin Calendar
All courses within Trinity College are administered in accordance with
the regulations set out in the [The
University of Dublin Calendar](https://www.tcd.ie/calendar/) which is published annually. The section
of the Calendar setting out the general regulations of the College is
published separately in the booklet
[General Regulations and Information](https://www.tcd.ie/calendar/undergraduate-studies/general-regulations-and-information.pdf) and
Board Statement on Safety which is distributed to all students
on admission to College.
### Important information
- All students should study the requirements of the university
with regard to
[avoiding plagiarism.](https://www.tcd.ie/teaching-learning/ug-regulations/Plagiarism.php) In particular all students are required
to certify, on submitting assignments etc., that they have read
and understood the plagiarism provisions in the General Regulations
of the University Calendar for the current year found at
[`https://www.tcd.ie/calendar`](https://www.tcd.ie/calendar),
and that they have also completed the Online Tutorial on avoiding
plagiarism ‘Ready Steady Write’ located at
[`https://www.tcd.ie/library/support/plagiarism/story_html5.html`](https://www.tcd.ie/library/support/plagiarism/story_html5.html).
- [Student
Guidelines concerning Examinations and Assessment](https://www.tcd.ie/academicregistry/exams/student-guide/)
are available on the College web site.
- For students with
special requirements resulting from
[disabilities,
there are special arrangements that can be made.](https://www.tcd.ie/academicregistry/exams/student-guide/#studentswithdisability)
- For dates of terms and other College dates consult the
[Academic Year Structure](https://www.tcd.ie/calendar/academic-year-structure/)
listed on the College website.
- For information on their academic progress, including information
on course and module registrations, lecture timetables, examination
timetables and examination results, students should log into
[My.tcd.ie](https://my.tcd.ie/urd/sits.urd/run/siw_lgn)
(the student administration portal) with their College username
and password.
- Some modules may require students to log into
[MyModule (Blackboard)](https://mymodule.tcd.ie/)
for lecture notes and slides, and for assessment purposes
(online completion of tests , submission of assignments, etc.).
- There is a [Student
Homepage](https://www.tcd.ie/students/) on the College website, which may be accessed via
a link from the
[TCD Local page](https://www.tcd.ie/local/).
---
Please note that
[The University of Dublin
Calendar](http://www.tcd.ie/calendar/)
should be consulted for definitive information about the rules,
regulations,
and activities of the University.
\
This course is funded by the Irish government under the National
Development
Plan 2007-2013 and aided by the European Social Fund (ESF) under the
Human
Capital Investment Operational Programme 2007-2013.