PHYS 437AResearch Project
- Units
- 0.50
- Faculty
- Science
- Subject
- Physics
When it runs
- F24
- W25
- S25
- F25
- W26
- S26
- F26
- W27
- S27
Ran in 7 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.
A research project in any area of physics approved by the course co-ordinator(s).
Prerequisites
- Complete all of the following
- Earned a minimum cumulative overall average of 70
- Students must be in level 4A or higher
- Complete 1 of the following
- Enrolled in H-Biological & Medical Physics, H-Materials & Nanosciences, H-Mathematical Physics (BSc), H-Physics, JH-Physics, or H-Physics & Astronomy
- Enrolled in Chemical Physics, or Life Physics
Antirequisites
None listed.
Leads to
Fall 2026 sections
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Meets |
|---|---|---|---|
| PRJ 001 | 7271 | 38 / 54 | Oct 20 16:30–20:50 Oct 21 16:30–20:50 Oct 22 16:30–20:50 |
Winter 2027 sections
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Meets |
|---|---|---|---|
| PRJ 001 | 6616 | 0 / 25 | Feb 23 17:30–21:50 Feb 24 17:30–21:50 |
| PRJ 701 | 2529 | 0 / 9999 | Online or by arrangement |
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How this course experience is for you depends a lot on what prof you work with and what project you work on. Make sure to keep up with the research and meet with your prof regularly. The end of the term can get busy, as you will have to write a report and give a presentation to all the other students in the course ans their supervisors. I'm really glad I took this course.
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9 posts and comments in 9 threads mention PHYS 437A, February 2015 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.
Winter 2024
PHYS 437B four months after PHYS 437A (research project) 2 points, 1 comment
PHYS 437B 4 months apart from PHYS 437A (research project) 1 point, 0 comments
PHYS 437A and 437B split apart with co-op 1 point, 0 comments
Spring 2020
Fuck this bird course bullshit: what is the theoretical hardest term you could do? 49 points, 27 comments
“You're limited to a maximum of 5 classes, you're only allowed to do courses that would be allowed for the program/major you pick. …”
u/cabbagemeister: “My upcoming year will be pretty tough: Fall: PHYS442 (Electricity and Magnetism 3), PHYS437A (Honours Research Project), PHYS475 (Cosmology), PMATH945 (Clifford Algebras, Spinors, and Calibrations), AMATH473 (Quantum Theory 2) Winter: PHYS444 (Intro Particle Physics) PHYS476 …”
Winter 2018
AMATH/PHYS/PMATH courses with no final exam, or that are project/assignment oriented? 2 points, 4 comments
u/maractite: “… into the special topics/readings courses (AMATH 495 or PHYS 490), or the research projects (PHYS 437A and 437B), though I've never taken any of them so can't give any thoughts on the content.”
Fall 2017
Any way to disable UWCourseLinker from posting? 16 points, 26 comments
“posting a reply to my comment I find the bot annoying.”
u/Jackhofmann: “PSYCH 483 PSYCH 484 PSYCH 485 PSYCH 486 PSYCH 490R PSYCH 499A PSYCH 499B PSYCH 499C PSYCH 621 PSYCH 630 PSYCH 677A PSYCH 704A PSYCH 704B PSYCH 707 PSYCH 710 PSYCH 714 PSYCH 717 PSYCH 720A PSYCH 721A …”
u/Jackhofmann: “… 256L PHYS 275 PHYS 342 PHYS 358 PHYS 360A PHYS 360B PHYS 363 PHYS 364 PHYS 380 PHYS 434 PHYS 437A PHYS 437B PHYS 442 PHYS 454 PHYS 460A PHYS 460B PHYS 461 PHYS 474 PHYS 475 PHYS 490 PHYS 491 PHYS 601 PHYS 602 PHYS 603 PHYS 604 PHYS 605 PHYS 611 PHYS 701 PHYS 704 PHYS 709 PHYS …”
Spring 2016
[Discussion] What courses are you taking next semester? 4 points, 32 comments
u/CaptainShmiggles: “PHYS 442, PHYS 434, PHYS 256, and PHYS 437A. I wish I passed 256 in second year...”
Winter 2015
What is your favourite course you've taken at UW? 18 points, 63 comments
“I'd rather not stick to the exact beaten path of my major. I'd like to add in a few cool courses in my four years here. What's your favourite course?”
u/Lithium7: “PHYS 437A/B”
Undergraduate Research Assistantships (URA) worth taking? 11 points, 5 comments
“Im currently on a work term heading into 2B ECE. I wanted to know what kind of research they would make a student at my level work on. …”
u/Lithium7: “I'm not sure about a URA but I took PHYS 437A/B 'Research Project' which is basically the same thing as a URA from what I can tell. This was the best course I've ever taken in my UG career and as Jodo mentioned it's very similar to Masters work though less intense. …”
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