What courses are you studying this semester?

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The discussion revolves around the courses participants are studying during the current semester, including both undergraduate and graduate level subjects. The scope includes personal course selections and related academic preparations.

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  • One participant lists their graduate courses, including Statistical Mechanics, Advanced Electricity & Magnetism, and Quantum Mechanics, among others.
  • Another participant mentions their upcoming semester starting later in January, with courses such as Number Theory and Advanced Calculus.
  • A third participant shares their current exams in Advanced Quantum Theory and plans for future courses like Quantum Field Theory and Black Holes.
  • One participant humorously comments on the rigorous course load of another, suggesting a light-hearted tone in the discussion.
  • A participant references a previous thread on the same topic, indicating ongoing interest in course discussions.

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Participants share their individual course selections without any apparent consensus or disagreement on the topic. The discussion remains focused on personal experiences and choices.

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Rach3
My school's semester started this morning. Here's my current (undergraduate) courseload, and textbooks.

(graduate) Statistical Mechanics 1 (Pathria)
(graduate) Adv. Electricity & Magnetism 2 (Jackson)
(graduate) Quantum Mechanics 2 (Sakurai)
(graduate) Matrices & Linear Operators 2 (Lax; Horn & Johnson)
(graduate) Analysis 4 (topics, geometry of Banach spaces; no text)
(graduate) Algebra 2 (Dummit & Foote)
 
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No responses yet. I'm guessing no one else starts school this early in January?
 
I thought you were a nerd, but damn! :-p

I recall there already being a thread on this subject for this semester. Anyway, here is what I am taking, and my semester starts on the 16th of January.

Number Theory
Advanced Calculus 2
Intro Differential Geometry
Russian 2

Also, I will be preparing for the GRE Math subject test.edit...

yep, here is the thread: https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=146086
 
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I've got exams for the current semester starting in a few weeks on:
Advanced Quantum Theory
Differential Geometry
Complex Analysis.

After that, I'll be taking:
Quantum Field Theory
Black Holes
Dissertation
 

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