Grad School Schedule Questions

[chill_factor]

I wonder if this is a good schedule to take in the Spring for my M.S?

I've been taking 4 classes + doing research in the last 2 quarters of my undergrad, and even though it's pretty stressful, I've been surviving.

I am doing no research year 1. I may be TAing however. Spring would be this, after I hopefully pass Fall with great grades:

Graduate Quantum Mechanics 2 (3 hr lec) - covers scattering, rotation group and irreducible tensor operations, identical particles, semi-classical radiation theory, atoms and molecules, path integral formalism.

Graduate Statistical Physics (3 hr lec) - covers Maxwell-Boltzmann, Bose-Einstein, Fermi-Dirac statistics; ideal and imperfect gases; thermodynamic properties of solids; transport theory; phase transitions.

Undergraduate Electromagnetism I (3 hr lec)

Undergraduate Experimental Techniques (2 hr lec, 3 hr lab)

If this schedule is too hard, would switching Graduate Statistical Physics for Undergraduate Solid State Physics be a bit easier?

Undergraduate Solid State Physics - covers introduction to the quantum theory of solids. Crystal structure and thermal, electric and magnetic properties.

 

[R.Mesri]

It's possible that this schedule is too hard for you, depending on your previous coursework and experience. It's important to recognize what you can handle and take into account any other commitments you may have. If you feel like the original schedule is too much, then switching Graduate Statistical Physics for Undergraduate Solid State Physics may be a better option for you. Make sure to also talk to your advisor about it and get their opinion.