Like you said, a degree tells people what you know. Your last statement lacks validity, because it is a given that one must be able to know physics to do physics. I think you have diverged from the argument of what defines a physicist to be a physicist.
I guess you did miss all of our points. Never did I say having a degree in physics makes you a physicist, its what you do (you said it yourself), not your title.
My sources for the most part are professors, engineers and recent graduates, from several states of the U.S. (and a few international as well: the UK, New Zealand, and India). Those with B.S. degrees didn't have trouble finding jobs, and some of them are in fact doing research. In fact, one...
I'm in California.
The most common EP programs are usually physics/EE or physics/ME. But it's also important to note it is not a double major in physics and another engineering discipline. Rather, it is a physics degree with a concentration of a particular engineering discipline. I'm...
I'm currently debating between majoring in physics or engineering physics. First and foremost I'm interested in the concepts and theories of physical phenomena, which is why I decided to go into physics. However, I would like to study it from an applied perspective as well.
Looking at course...