The foundation year lays the groundwork: the mathematical methods every physicist needs, a rigorous rebuild of classical mechanics, the physics of waves, the electric and magnetic fields, thermal physics, and the whole of special relativity.

Every module below is grouped by its lecture course. The lessons are still being written — each is shown as a placeholder so you can see the shape of the whole year.

Mathematical Methods I

1. Dimensional Analysis
2. Orders of Magnitude and Estimation
3. Measurement and Uncertainty
4. Vectors in Physics
5. Complex Numbers in Physics
6. Coordinate Systems in Physics

Classical Mechanics I

1. The Newtonian Framework: A Review
2. Constrained and Projectile Motion
3. Work, Energy and Line Integrals
4. Conservative Forces and Potential Energy
5. Momentum, Impulse and the Centre of Mass
6. Variable Mass and the Rocket Equation
7. The Damped, Driven Oscillator
8. Coupled Oscillators and Normal Modes
9. Central Forces and Orbits

Waves & Vibrations I

1. The Wave Equation
2. Travelling and Standing Waves
3. Wave Energy and Intensity
4. The Doppler Effect
5. Fourier Synthesis of Waves
6. Interference and Coherence
7. Diffraction

Electricity & Magnetism I

1. Electrostatics and Coulomb's Law
2. The Electric Field
3. Gauss's Law (Integral Form)
4. Electric Potential
5. Conductors, Capacitance and Dielectrics
6. Current Density and Resistivity
7. Magnetic Force and Fields
8. The Biot–Savart and Ampère's Laws
9. Electromagnetic Induction, Quantitatively

Thermal Physics I

1. Temperature and the Zeroth Law
2. Heat, Work and the First Law
3. Kinetic Theory and Equipartition
4. Heat Engines and Efficiency
5. The Second Law and Entropy

Special Relativity

1. Postulates and Simultaneity
2. Time Dilation
3. Length Contraction
4. The Lorentz Transformation
5. Relativistic Velocity Addition
6. Spacetime and Minkowski Diagrams
7. Relativistic Momentum and Energy
8. Four-Vectors and Invariants
9. The Relativistic Doppler Effect