Physics career Definition and 57 Threads

Hi all, I'm 21 years old and I will be graduating in May 2008 with a math/physics double degree. In fall 2008 I plan to go to graduate school and pursue a PhD in physics. My problem is that my dominant hand became stricken with pain, 6 months ago. I can't really use it for anything other...

Sorry if this post appears twice; I couldn't figure out if it actually posted the first time. I'd really like some career advice about medical physics. I've just finished an M.S. (with thesis) in accelerator physics, my research was about radiation and superconducting magnets. I'm very...

I am considering medical physics for a career. I got a two year degree in business about 10 years ago, and I have looked around at programs on the internet. Some masters programs recommend taking organic chemistry as an undergrad student. Others just say you have to take a certain number of...

I have a strong computer science background, and I'm contemplating applying to graduate school in physics in the coming year or two. However, other than a general love of the subject, I don't really feel that I currently have the focus that I would need to have my application taken seriously...

wats a good reason to embark on a physics career

Hi there, i am new to this forum, two questions... 1) what is the difference between physics areas: applied, classical, theortetical, quantum et al. 2) what role plays chemistry in a physics career, is it necessary to be really skilled in chemistry? sometimes thery overlapp Thanks for...

Maybe this is a non-answerable topic... but here goes: I'm a fourth-year undergrad student at M.Sc. Engineering Physics and pondering the riddle, so to speak, of what I should do after graduation. I really think physics is cool, and am interested in a broad sense of the topic (thus the...