PHY at University of Toronto Faculty of Arts & Science

Intro sequences

The shortest canonical route from each entry point to a gateway course.

• 1. PHY151H1Foundations of Physics I
  2. PHY131H1Introduction to Physics I
  3. PHY132H1Introduction to Physics II
• 1. PHY131H1Introduction to Physics I
  2. PHY151H1Foundations of Physics I
  3. PHY132H1Introduction to Physics II

Gateway courses

Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate PHY coursework.

• MAT159H1Analysis 1Bopens 26 courses (13 directly)
• MAT136H1Calculus IIopens 24 courses (11 directly)
• MAT149H1Calculus II with Proofsopens 24 courses (11 directly)
• PHY132H1Introduction to Physics IIopens 21 courses (8 directly)
• PHY152H1Foundations of Physics IIopens 21 courses (8 directly)
• PHY250H1Electricity and Magnetismopens 11 courses (8 directly)

The map

Intro tiers at the top, advanced work below; arrows point from a prerequisite to the course it unlocks. Courses from other departments appear where they gate PHY work. Click any course to see what it requires and unlocks without leaving this page; hovering lights up its neighbors. The lists on this page carry the same courses in text form.

Showing the 49 PHY and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 4 more PHY courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.

Tracks

Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.

The longest ladders

The deepest prerequisite chains in PHY. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.

• 8 courses deep, ending at PHY428H1

  1. MAT130H1Calculus I for Life Sciences
  2. MAT136H1Calculus II
  3. MAT235H1Vector Calculus I
  4. MAT236H1Vector Calculus II
  5. PHY350H1Electromagnetic Theory
  6. PHY424H1Advanced Physics Laboratory
  7. PHY426H1Advanced Practical Physics I
  8. PHY428H1Advanced Practical Physics II

• 6 courses deep, ending at PHY483H1

  1. MAT130H1Calculus I for Life Sciences
  2. MAT136H1Calculus II
  3. MAT235H1Vector Calculus I

• 4 courses deep, ending at PHY324H1

  1. MAT130H1Calculus I for Life Sciences
  2. MAT136H1Calculus II
  3. PHY224H1Practical Physics I

• 4 courses deep, ending at PHY331H1

  1. MAT130H1Calculus I for Life Sciences
  2. MAT136H1Calculus II
  3. CHM222H1Introduction to Physical Chemistry

Grade medians

Professors

No section schedule with instructor names for PHY yet.

Clubs & organizations

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