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I'll be applying for graduate programs in physics and chemical physics in about 2 years, and I want to do research in statistical mechanics, particularly thermodynamics of fluids, non-equilibrium thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, nonlinear dynamics, and other fields related to this.
I have time to squeeze in a few more math classes, but not all of them. So far I have taken up to calc 3, ODE, linear algebra, statistics, and a course on Mathematica programming.
I have enough room to choose from 4 of the courses below. I will learn on my own whatever I miss.
Abstract vector spaces (a linear/abstract algebra course)
PDE I
PDE II
Real analysis I
Real analysis II
Numerical analysis
Complex analysis
Variational calculus
Nonlinear dynamics and chaos I
Nonlinear dynamics and chaos II
Probability theory
Abstract algebra
Mathematical methods in physics I
Mathematical methods in physics II
Out of all of these, which ones will be most useful for a career in physics research? I can only choose four.
I have time to squeeze in a few more math classes, but not all of them. So far I have taken up to calc 3, ODE, linear algebra, statistics, and a course on Mathematica programming.
I have enough room to choose from 4 of the courses below. I will learn on my own whatever I miss.
Abstract vector spaces (a linear/abstract algebra course)
PDE I
PDE II
Real analysis I
Real analysis II
Numerical analysis
Complex analysis
Variational calculus
Nonlinear dynamics and chaos I
Nonlinear dynamics and chaos II
Probability theory
Abstract algebra
Mathematical methods in physics I
Mathematical methods in physics II
Out of all of these, which ones will be most useful for a career in physics research? I can only choose four.