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    Programs Is a Double Degree in EE and Physics Worth the Extra Year?

    It depends on what you want to do. If you intend to get into optics or anything involving electromagnetism, or if you want to get into the semiconductor field, the additional physics courses will be helpful. I'm an EE major myself, and I wish I'd taken more physics, but money has been a problem...
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    Admissions PhD Applications with a low GPA (due to depression in my junior year)

    Before anything, controlling your depression is the most important thing. The problem with depression and similar conditions is that they never truly go away. After I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, I had to take three full years off from school before I felt ready to handle it again. And I...
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    Other Contemplating Dropping Out of School Due to Mental Health

    I've struggled with mental health for quite a while, and it was at its worst my first time in college. Back then, I kind of stumbled into a double major in Economics and Political Science. As my mental health grew worse, I dropped the Political Science to a minor. I was depressed to the point of...
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    Admissions One C in Classical Mechanics: Damnation?

    If you get an A in a more advanced Mechanics class, I doubt they'll care about the C. Generally, grad schools are more concerned with how you perform in advanced coursework.
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    Programs Double major in physics and EE or do a master's in EE

    If you can't double major in Physics and EE, you should at least find the time to do a minor in EE. That way, when you get to your masters, you won't have to spend up to another year in the program because you don't have the core EE classes already.
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    Which Advanced Math Courses Benefit Robotics and Propulsion Engineering?

    Have you taken anything that teaches Fourier series? They show up a lot in engineering coursework.
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    Courses Calc III and Solid State Physics courses in same semester?

    I'd be hesitant to take an upper level physics course with so little math, but it seems you've done okay so far.
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    Programs Vector calculus and E&M physics as a engineering major?

    In my experience, no. At least where I went to school, most of the Calculus in Physics 2 was relatively simple. It usually consisted of integrating dx, which wasn't exactly very hard. Some of the 3D stuff with vectors and dot products and cross products does help with Physics 2, but there's also...
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    Programs Physics Major, EE Minor: Making the Decision

    Actually, I'm currently an EE major. What I'm considering now is dropping that to a minor and pursuing the physics major instead. It's a tough decision. I know I can get through the rest of the EE curriculum, but I'm not sure how much I'll enjoy. It also seems like most of the job opportunities...
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    Programs Physics Major, EE Minor: Making the Decision

    Yeah, I am stuck. I have to be nearby so that I can take care of my aging parents. That makes me think that maybe I should just focus on finishing my EE degree and study physics and other topics on my own time. Intellectually, I keep coming back to the idea of majoring in physics, but I don't...
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    Programs Physics Major, EE Minor: Making the Decision

    The schools I'm looking at give financial assistance for the PhD, but not for the masters, and there's no way I could afford the tuition.
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    Programs Physics Major, EE Minor: Making the Decision

    At this point, I only need two more classes for the minor, so it's probably worth it to get those courses in. My biggest concern is money. Since I got a previous degree in Economics (which I ended up hating), I couldn't get any financial aid for my current degree (apart from loans). That has me...
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    Programs Physics Major, EE Minor: Making the Decision

    I've been struggling for a long time, trying to decide between Physics and Electrical Engineering. My practical side says I should major in EE, but I'm not sure anymore. I was browsing the catalog of my university the other day and noticed they'd added an option to minor in EE. This was never an...
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    Choose Physics or Engineering: Advice for Uni Students in Auckland

    Are you sure about being a meteorologist? If you are, you should focus on the academic path that leads to that. Otherwise, give it some time. Most Physics and Engineering programs have the same core courses at the beginning. You'll take intro level Calculus-based Mechanics and Electromagnetics...
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    Courses Switch from Physics to Engineering as a Junior -- Coursework?

    I'd probably finish up the Physics degree and then apply for a Masters in EE. You could get into something like semiconductors for the QM stuff.
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