Recent content by jaio

I'm starting a physics PhD program in the fall. I asked a current student what textbooks are used, and was surprised that the textbook for electrodynamics was not Jackson. I got the impression that Jackson was the standard. E.g., My undergraduate institution (a top physics school) uses Jackson...

Thank you for the responses. I want to note that I only applied to work with advisors that I heard were good or that I met in person and connected with, so it's not a choice of good vs. bad advisor necessarily but rather which advisor is a better fit. (I think I'm extremely lucky that I was able...

I’m at the point in my career where I’ve been accepted to a few grad schools and am currently deciding where to go. My top priority is advisor fit, since I plan to stay in my field. Talking to multiple professors/scientists at different institutions, it seems that my success in grad school is...