Physics past papers
Dear University College London,
Can you release past exam papers of the listed modules taken by Physics undergraduates for the years 2017-2023. If possible could you also send the examiner's reports/model answers.
PHAS0061: Advanced Topics in Statistical Mechanics
PHAS0068: Physics of Exoplanets
PHAS0069: Advanced Quantum Theory
PHAS0070: Quantum Computation and Communication
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Shengxi Wang
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Can you release past exam papers of the listed modules taken by Physics
undergraduates for the years 2017-2023. If possible could you also send
the examiner's reports/model answers.
PHAS0061: Advanced Topics in Statistical Mechanics
PHAS0068: Physics of Exoplanets
PHAS0069: Advanced Quantum Theory
PHAS0070: Quantum Computation and Communication
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