Are you allowed to apply for Math grad school if you are doing a double major in phys

[bignum]

I am just wondering this because I have not set on what to do for graduate school. Now if I go for theoretical physics and study Math and Physics, when it is time for me to apply to grad school, will I get to apply to a math grad school or will they not let me because my major is "theoretical physics (math and physics major)" and not "math major"

[VeeEight]

If you have a good understanding of math, you should get in. Ideally, you want to take courses in group/ring/field theory, general topology, and a couple of courses in analysis, such as complex variables, functional analysis, and measure theory. These will give you a good background to take grad courses in mathematics and should complement your physics as well.

[eof]

Well Edward Witten got into grad school in physics and he was an English major. It doesn't really matter as long as you have the prerequisites they expect.

[bignum]

Well Edward Witten got into grad school in physics and he was an English major. It doesn't really matter as long as you have the prerequisites they expect.

I thought he got a bachelor in history before he started physics

[novop]

^ with a minor in linguistics (according to Wikipedia).

[Landau]

I am just wondering this because I have not set on what to do for graduate school. You aren't even a first-year undergrad (says this post (http://www.physicsforums.com/showpost.php?p=2714614&postcount=13)), I don't think you should worry too much about this stuff. If you major in math and physics, then in particular you major in math. It's that simple.