Is an Engineering Thermodynamics Class Beneficial for a Physics Major?

[coca-cola]

Hey Everyone,

As it turns out my institution offers a Thermodynamics class, but only from an engineering perspective. I am a physics major and was wondering if this class was worth taking. I already have a moderately rigorous course load and this was going to be my last class but now I am starting to think that I shouldn't take it. Has anyone been in a similar situation?

Any advice is appreciated. Thanks!

 

[retro10x]

Does the physics department not offer a thermal physics/intro to statistical mechanics course? If not, then yea the engineering course would be the next best thing, but note that it would be fairly different than a thermal physics course. The work load of the course would purely depend on the professor, but I don't think most students find thermodynamics to be their most difficult course.

A physics major should take some type of statistical mechanics/thermodynamics course before he/she graduates though.