PHYS1001 Physics for Scientists and Engineers (University of Western Australia): rated 3.2/5 overall across 46 reviews collected on UWA Wall.
PHYS1001 is a University of Western Australia course taught by the Physics, Mathematics and Computing in Natural and Physical Sciences. This page brings together its handbook details and what UWA students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 科学家与工程师物理
Type: Undergraduate unit
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Natural and Physical Sciences
Faculty: Physics, Mathematics and Computing
Level: Undergraduate Level 1
Handbook year: 2026
The content of this unit includes the physical principles underlying mechanics; heat and thermodynamics; waves and optics; electricity and the breakdown of classical physics. The content is explored with reference to a range of applications and physical contexts, and developed and applied through a series of laboratory tasks.
PHYS1001 has 46 scored reviews: overall 3.2/5 · usefulness 3.4 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 20 StudentVIP reviews (average 3.4 stars); 26 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.0/5).
On Reddit: "I think there is only one version of the exam (no version A,B etc) . Also the exam was relatively easy compared to the tests (like very easy to score high on). The exam is what carried most peoples average in the unit so i reckon its worth putting in the effort to study to incre…"
On Reddit: "Math1011 prac you just do practice questions from the content you learnt from last weeks lectures so it doesn’t matter when you do it. Phys1001 the prac is something you attend to do questions on the lecture and attendance is mandatory and the lab you just get a random lab exper…"
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Q: Is PHYS1001 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 46 reviews: usefulness 3.4/5, overall 3.2/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches PHYS1001, and when is it offered?
A: PHYS1001 is taught by the Physics, Mathematics and Computing. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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