So You Want To Be a Physics Major?

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I wanted to make a video showing what classes you must take in order to get a Bachelors Degree in Physics. I also give a brief description of those classes.

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"No one got into physics because they're fascinated by projectile motion"
Me: Well actually....

eranbroide

I get the sense that this music plays when you talk irl

bgbg

F=MA

But when applied to my grades, F=A

immts

Physics, the biggest ego killer in all major departments lol

ryandavid

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Vinay_Thakur_ML

remember one thing. math is used to supplement physics, not supplant it. no excuse is allowable for any teacher to throw a bunch of equations, formulas, proofs, etc., without a proper explanation of the underlying concepts that buttress the math. if you need to, meet with your classmates, and if they don't want to, then do it your self, understand fully well all physics concepts.

and go no further in your study until you know what the term 'all physics happens at the margin' means. i had profs say this time and again without ever attempting to explain what that meant. it was only when i heard it for the 100th time that i stopped a class and said that it was time for them to either explain what it meant, or admit they didn't know what the hell they were talking

ripperduck

First year as a physics major. It's absolutely the most challenging work Ive ever done, but I'm so excited for the future!

matthewzarate

I went into physics because I liked math and how it all fit together. Also out of curiosity about everyday silly little things, such as wondering at age 6 why my thumb and index finger appeared to merge together when I brought them close enough, in front of a bright background. I must have been a puzzle to my parents.

I teach intro physics and I try to make it as easy as possible, not as hard as possible. And I think that reflects what most physics professors strive for. The reason intro physics is so hard for students is that there is indeed a lot of material, but mainly because it is often their first introduction to a whole new way of looking at the world. It's like learning a new language and also an entirely new culture. All in the span of 2 semesters. We make it as easy as possible, but the rest is in the end of the motivated student. It is normal to have to spend a lot of time practicing before it starts making sense. Once one gets over that hurdle, many of the classes that follow get easier, even though they cover more advanced material.

But yes, we want our engineers to have a solid understanding of physics, because we don't want them to build bridges that crumble. And a solid of understanding of physics can only come with a lot of hard work.

Off_the_clock_astrophysicist

Faded being played in the background motivated me even more to take up this course

kab_gates

This video gets me so stoked to get my degree in Physics and entering the workforce and contributing in a small way to this incredible world we live in. I watch it maybe once or twice a semester. Thanks Andrew

HalfHotHalfCold

Excellent video. I’m a second year engineering major. Did all the calculus and differential equations and physics 1, 2, 3. Trying to decide if I want to switch to physics. This helped a lot.

josephkitchen

Seems like a Physics degree needs a lot of discipline. Not sure if I can have that much discipline for 3 years. I might get frustrated after a while. Sound bad I know. I want to do it but I am afraid that I might get frustrated.

RoyalDomi

For some reason this is the only video in which the dude looks...insanely attractive.

najifaanjum

To go into physics you need to have natural inclinations to think intuitively. I think physicists are in many ways discovered. In HS I took physics and it was one of the easiest classes. Everyone else had difficulties.
I went on to get a graduate degree. Still love it 25 years later.

christianbolt

“Can’t have engineering students who have bridges collapse” Michio Kaku also said that! In one of those videos

cobykenobii

Why am I watching this I'm studying economics

beckymckenna

My advice if you're interested in majoring in physics is to take the introductory physics and calc classes and if you do well in them do it, if you don't do well in those you should probably consider another major.

zansterling

I remember reading through the Course Catalog as a Freshman and coming across stuff like: Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Dynamics, the Schrödinger Equation, Quantum Statistics, etc. and wondering what I got myself into!

Don't let it freak you out.

douglasstrother

PDE = Partial Differential Equations. Great video, Andrew. Thanks!

purkeypilot

I've always wanted to study physics. After watching this, I'm definitely excited. I hope my results are good so that I can go to a good college next year.

AnuragXorma

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