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I am student who wants to do research in physics, and aims for a life in research.
Being in the final year of high school, I do not get a lot of time to devote to my passion - physics and related experiments. About 30mins in a day can be spared for extra studies, and I utilise this time fully.
Whenever I study these "extra" topics that I am so passionate about, I want to learn them in a way that will grow a mindset for research. For example, I do not always focus on problem solving after attending lectures on some topic, but I also formulate some problems (not numerical, but mainly theoretical), and try to find a solution by myself, or ask the concerned professor through an email. Through this, I seem to have a better grasp on the topics.
I have sometimes seen people struggle to find a topic for research. For example, if I want to do some work in quantum, then I have to know first what progress has been made till date, and only then can I think of something in the field where no progress has been made. I have heard that people take six or seven long months to find themselves a topic for PhD.
For a student wanting to do research in physics later on, how should he study from day one so that he prepares himself for a research career bit by bit?
Being in the final year of high school, I do not get a lot of time to devote to my passion - physics and related experiments. About 30mins in a day can be spared for extra studies, and I utilise this time fully.
Whenever I study these "extra" topics that I am so passionate about, I want to learn them in a way that will grow a mindset for research. For example, I do not always focus on problem solving after attending lectures on some topic, but I also formulate some problems (not numerical, but mainly theoretical), and try to find a solution by myself, or ask the concerned professor through an email. Through this, I seem to have a better grasp on the topics.
I have sometimes seen people struggle to find a topic for research. For example, if I want to do some work in quantum, then I have to know first what progress has been made till date, and only then can I think of something in the field where no progress has been made. I have heard that people take six or seven long months to find themselves a topic for PhD.
For a student wanting to do research in physics later on, how should he study from day one so that he prepares himself for a research career bit by bit?