PHYC20012 Quantum and Thermal Physics (University of Melbourne): rated 3.6/5 overall across 11 reviews collected on UniMelb Wall.
PHYC20012 is a University of Melbourne course taught by the Faculty of Science in Physics. This page brings together its handbook details and what UniMelb students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 量子物理与热物理
Type: Undergraduate subject
Subject area: Physics
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Level: Undergraduate Level 2
Handbook year: 2026
This subject surveys the foundations of Thermal Physics and Classical Mechanics and develops the fundamental principles of Quantum Mechanics. Topics in Thermal Physics include the kinetic theory of gases, the classical laws of thermodynamics, temperature, work, heat, chemical thermodynamics and c.
PHYC20012 has 11 scored reviews: overall 3.6/5 · usefulness 3.2 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 5 StudentVIP reviews (average 3.2 stars); 6 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 4.0/5).
On Reddit: "This is coming from a third year mathematical physics major, quantum and thermal was a really enjoyable subject for me. It goes into more depth with statistical physics like Lagrangians etc, and the quantum part is really just an intro with the Schrödinger equation and basic app…"
On Reddit: "As a regular physics major, I agree with the above mostly. The statistical approach in thermal was interesting but I found the actual thermal physics super dull. The Lagrangian and quantum physics however was much better, and fortunately took up 2/3 of the subject. You also get …"
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Q: Is PHYC20012 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 11 reviews: usefulness 3.2/5, overall 3.6/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches PHYC20012, and when is it offered?
A: PHYC20012 is taught by the Faculty of Science. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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