PHYS1121 Physics 1A (UNSW Sydney): rated 3.4/5 overall, difficulty 0.0/5 (higher is harder), would-recommend 0.0/5 across 40 reviews collected on UNSW Wall.
PHYS1121 is a UNSW Sydney course taught by the Faculty of Science in School of Physics. This page brings together its handbook details and what UNSW students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 物理1A
Type: Undergraduate course
Credit points: 6
Subject area: School of Physics
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Level: Undergraduate Level 1
Handbook year: 2026
This course provides an introduction to Physics. It is a calculus based course.
PHYS1121 has 40 scored reviews: overall 3.4/5 · usefulness 4.0 · difficulty 0.0 · would-recommend 0.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 review by UNSW students on UNSW Wall (5.0/5 overall); 9 StudentVIP reviews (average 3.9 stars); 30 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.3/5).
On Reddit: "In engineering? There is no such thing as "too many". ELEC1111 is literally a first year course with a consistently above 50% fail rate. You'd actually have a higher chance of surviving D-Day (excluding Omaha beach) than passing ELEC1111. My lab partner for PHYS1121 failed the c…"
On Reddit: "Phys1121 was literally just watching YouTube videos, not even exaggerating"
The course panel on UNSW Wall shows every review and discussion in full.
Q: Is PHYS1121 hard?
A: Students rate PHYS1121's difficulty 0.0/5 on average (higher is harder), which makes it on the easier side.
Q: Is PHYS1121 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 40 reviews: would-recommend 0.0/5, usefulness 4.0/5, overall 3.4/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches PHYS1121, and when is it offered?
A: PHYS1121 is taught by the Faculty of Science. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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