This is excellent advice, thank you. Although she has always enjoyed astronomy, I didn't hear about astrophysics as a career choice from my daughter until after she and her partner came in 6th in the nation at the middle school Science Olympiad national tournament in 2009, in an event about the...
I should probably clarify--my daughter has already taken algebra I and II, has tutored other students in it, and will be coaching a middle school Science Olympiad team in math/algebra this year. My main concern with her on math is that she solves problems intuitively. Her gripe with algebra is...
I have a 15-year-old who wants to go into astrophysics, applying either quantum, or atomic/molecular/optics disciplines. My understanding, from reading Zapper's thread, is that she should get a BA degree in physics then specialize at the graduate level in astrophysics. Is that correct...