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My Bachelor program works in the following way: A subject like electrodynamics will first be treated in an "experimental" course, and then a "theoretical" course. The first spin with the subject will have some math and a couple of derivations, but the focus will be on handwaving and cramming...

I’ve been looking through the curricula of several European theoretical/mathematical physics MSc programs (ETH, Oxford, Cambridge, LMU, ENS Paris, etc), and I’m struck by how little emphasis they place on advanced fundamental courses. Nearly everything seems to be research-adjacent: string...

I am about to finish my physics Bachelor’s degree at 19 years old, and I am looking for master’s programs in mathematical physics / theoretical physics (not sure which exactly yet). A bit of personal context. I feel that it would be premature for me to specialize at this stage given that I...

Hello to all. I am a physics student about to complete his Bachelor at a German-speaking university. I speak English, Italian and German fluently. I plan on using this forum for some academic advice since I am thinking of doing a Masters degree in physics.