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Here*, physics students usually take the same intro sequence of mathematics as the math majors--calc I, calc II, calc III, linear algebra, differential equations. Math and physics majors also take the intro to computer science course. Math majors then take their advanced math courses, and physics majors take their advanced physics courses.
Calc I was a 5 hour course, II was a 5 hour course, III was a 3 hour course, Diff EQ was a 3 hour course, and programming was a 3 hour course.. That's nineteen hours...and at my university, that's a math minor. You'd only need another twelve hours or so of math coursework to graduate with a major.
At some engineering institutions, the engineering department teaches their own engineering calculus courses, and sometimes the physics department directs students to take those courses instead. That might complicate things if someone decides on a double major later.
One friend of mine who was an undergrad when I was a grad student did a QUADRUPLE major. Physics, physical sciences, mathematics, and Earth science, and a minor in geospatial analysis. Lots of overlapping coursework, probably 10%-15% of each major overlapped.
(* Where "here" = United States)
Calc I was a 5 hour course, II was a 5 hour course, III was a 3 hour course, Diff EQ was a 3 hour course, and programming was a 3 hour course.. That's nineteen hours...and at my university, that's a math minor. You'd only need another twelve hours or so of math coursework to graduate with a major.
At some engineering institutions, the engineering department teaches their own engineering calculus courses, and sometimes the physics department directs students to take those courses instead. That might complicate things if someone decides on a double major later.
One friend of mine who was an undergrad when I was a grad student did a QUADRUPLE major. Physics, physical sciences, mathematics, and Earth science, and a minor in geospatial analysis. Lots of overlapping coursework, probably 10%-15% of each major overlapped.
(* Where "here" = United States)