PHYS2113 Classical Mechanics and Special Relativity (UNSW Sydney): rated 4.0/5 overall across 8 reviews collected on UNSW Wall.
PHYS2113 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: 经典力学与狭义相对论
Type: Undergraduate course
Credit points: 6
Subject area: School of Physics
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Level: Undergraduate Level 2
Handbook year: 2026
Classical mechanics is the study of the motion of objects obeying Newton’s laws of motion, while Einstein’s special theory of relativity revises the Galilean notion of relativity between inertial frames. This course will provide students with strong grounding in the fundamentals of these concepts through a series of lectures, tutorials and hands-on laboratory work.
PHYS2113 has 8 scored reviews: overall 4.0/5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 8 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 4.0/5).
On Reddit: "Am doing physics minor (with oceanography major) and have done PHYS2801, I really enjoyed it and it wasn’t very hard compared to all the other physics electives. It’s a lot of cloud processes and atmospheric interactions. I enjoyed it as it explained physical processes that I ca…"
On Reddit: "I personally don’t think it’s the Maths that makes these courses hard. If anything, the Maths is relatively straightforward. Most people I know seem to struggle with setting up the equations/answer, using the right formulas and time pressure. I think if you’re not too worried ab…"
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Q: Is PHYS2113 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 8 reviews: overall 4.0/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches PHYS2113, and when is it offered?
A: PHYS2113 is taught by the Faculty of Science. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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