Physics (Hons) Ashoka University

Overview

The beauty and profundity of the phenomena studied by physicists offer romance and excite passion; the utility of its discoveries and the power of its methods arouse interest. These methods can be very intricate and demanding: theoretical physics requires a skillful combination of physical and mathematical thinking, and experimental physics requires some of this along with the ability to turn tentative ideas into physical devices that can put those ideas to the test. The successful practice of physics demands mathematical and mechanical adroitness, persistence, and great imagination. Fortunately, the physicist’s imagination is nourished not just by physics but also by other areas of human inquiry and thought, of the kind that an Ashoka undergraduate is expected to encounter.

With all of this in mind, the Physics (Hons) course offered at Ashoka University has been designed to:

• allow students wishing to major in physics to discover real physics and make a wise choice, in the first two semesters;

• provide a thorough training in fundamental physics, in the following three semesters; and

• bring together everything learnt earlier, and give students the option to pursue more advanced courses in physics or branch out into other areas, in the sixth semester.