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ahsanxr
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So I'm still in the process of deciding my schedule for this semester. So far I know I'm taking:
Introductory E&M
Classical Mechanics (junior level)
Advanced Linear Algebra
Introductory Differential Geometry.
I need a fifth course but can't decide which one to do this semester. I'm deciding between Quantum Physics I (Griffiths), Introduction to Real Analysis (Rudin), and an Elementary Physics Lab course. Eventually I'm going to have to go through all of these, but I need to decide which one to do now. The two I don't do, I'll do together in my fifth semester (in my third right now) The thing is I don't have the recommended prerequisites for Quantum (haven't had a modern physics class yet, but I do know the math) and neither for RA (don't have substantial proof experience), and lab in general is time consuming, so whichever I take, it's going to require me to work very hard and hence I can't take more than one out of these three. So which one would you recommend for someone with the following plans in mind:
- grad school in theoretical physics, or math
- wants to do an REU, preferably in math, in summer 2012.
- might graduate early
- might apply to programs such as Part III (Cambridge) or QFFF (Imperial) in the UK when I'm done.
My personal feeling is that lab seems the least interesting to me, while Analysis and Quantum seem extremely interesting but I'm afraid of the challenge they will pose in terms of hard work and that I might have to end up withdrawing or with a bad grade if it turns out to be too much.
(PS I'm sorry if you think I've been making too many threads lately, it's just that I'm in my second year now and I'm trying to set out a concrete plan, hence the need for advice)
Introductory E&M
Classical Mechanics (junior level)
Advanced Linear Algebra
Introductory Differential Geometry.
I need a fifth course but can't decide which one to do this semester. I'm deciding between Quantum Physics I (Griffiths), Introduction to Real Analysis (Rudin), and an Elementary Physics Lab course. Eventually I'm going to have to go through all of these, but I need to decide which one to do now. The two I don't do, I'll do together in my fifth semester (in my third right now) The thing is I don't have the recommended prerequisites for Quantum (haven't had a modern physics class yet, but I do know the math) and neither for RA (don't have substantial proof experience), and lab in general is time consuming, so whichever I take, it's going to require me to work very hard and hence I can't take more than one out of these three. So which one would you recommend for someone with the following plans in mind:
- grad school in theoretical physics, or math
- wants to do an REU, preferably in math, in summer 2012.
- might graduate early
- might apply to programs such as Part III (Cambridge) or QFFF (Imperial) in the UK when I'm done.
My personal feeling is that lab seems the least interesting to me, while Analysis and Quantum seem extremely interesting but I'm afraid of the challenge they will pose in terms of hard work and that I might have to end up withdrawing or with a bad grade if it turns out to be too much.
(PS I'm sorry if you think I've been making too many threads lately, it's just that I'm in my second year now and I'm trying to set out a concrete plan, hence the need for advice)