PHYS1131 Higher Physics 1A (UNSW Sydney): rated 3.0/5 overall across 32 reviews collected on UNSW Wall.
PHYS1131 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: 高等物理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.
PHYS1131 has 32 scored reviews: overall 3.0/5 · usefulness 3.8 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 6 StudentVIP reviews (average 3.8 stars); 26 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 2.8/5).
On Reddit: "First year subject reviews incoming: **PHYS1131: Higher Physics - 6/10**: Joe is a very polarising lecturer; people either love him or hate him. I love the enthusiasm he brings to lectures and the high amount of demos but his teaching doesn't suit me and I probably wouldn't take…"
On Reddit: "PHYS1131’s course structure is not designed for you to actually learn anything - it’s a very poorly designed course in that respect. If you’re doing an engineering course that’s somewhat unrelated to the content (elec or chem or something), temporarily rote learning the content/…"
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Q: Is PHYS1131 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 32 reviews: usefulness 3.8/5, overall 3.0/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches PHYS1131, and when is it offered?
A: PHYS1131 is taught by the Faculty of Science. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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