Recent content by fissifizz

Precisely this. Web development focuses on just that -- development of the web infrastructure and design to support a web application. I've done physics-y web projects in my spare time just to practice my dev skills, and the vast majority of it is just figuring out the software development part...

By full stack engineer, I assume you are talking about full stack web developers at a technology company. With the exception of niche companies that specifically focus on physics applications, I can say that you will find positively no physics whatsoever in full stack engineering. With math, it...

Definitely a great question. The answer is yes. With what little room I had after switching into CS late, I had a little bit of room for cool electives in the social sciences that I'd definitely have to sacrifice for physics. Luckily, the academic opportunities I'm giving up are things I tell...

Hello physics forums! I'm currently a 3rd year student in college studying Computer Science. I first declared Physics as my major and stuck with the course sequence until I finished the Quantum Mechanics series (so I effectively have a minor), but after that I had some doubts about my future in...

10+. 10-20 is probably ideal (that's what I did in the past and it netted me 2 acceptances, lol). 20+ is a lot and I wouldn't wish that work upon your recommendation letter writers since there isn't a centralized system of recommendation submissions. I personally wouldn't go over 30. But make...

I see. I would be actively working in STEM (software engineering), but atrophy of physics skills is a serious concern. I could always study in my free time, but that's easier said than done, especially without the added pressure of tight deadlines that you get in school. I'm sure grad schools...

Greetings everyone. I am an undergrad currently majoring in Computer Science with a minor in Physics. I entered college as a physics student because I wanted to pursue astrophysics as a career. After my first 1.5 years of courses and a summer research experience, I concluded that a career in...

Sure thing. I have looked inside the textbooks. The one used for both physics courses is Morin's Classical Mechanics. The book for the harder math class is Spivak Calculus and Axler Linear Algebra Done right, while the one for the easier class is Vector Calculus, Linear Algebra and Differential...

Hey, thanks for the reply. I have talked to my advisor repeatedly about this, as well as members of the physics department. My advisor is a classics person and told me I'd be fine choosing either option, and it was up to me depending on my personal interests. The physics faculty responded in the...

Perhaps I should have been more specific. When I wrote standard, I meant that most physics majors at our school start with this course, so it is intended for physics majors. There are many more mechanics courses beneath it geared for premed or just the general science community. The extremely...

Hello physics forums. I'm a freshman at a top school for physics and have two general options for my track this semester. (1) I can take the standard multivariable and linear algebra class that provides an introduction to proofs and an extremely rigorous first year mechanics course. The average...

Go right ahead with K&K. I was in a similar position as you during junior year, and now I am an incoming freshman at Harvard. I'm perfecting my basic mechanics and E&M this summer with K&K and Purcell, respectively. Also, since you seem to have deep interest in physics, I think you could also...

You strike me as an individual with unrestrained curiosity and much potential. For that reason, I honestly think you should go ahead and indulge yourself in physics and math as much as possible. If I were you, I'd work on sharpening algebra, geometry and precalc skills to ensure you have a...

Stanford was honestly my top choice, but now that I've also gotten into Harvard, I'm torn between the two. The cross registering thing is interesting, but as radium said, I'm afraid it would be inconvenient to have to go across the two campuses. Thank you guys so far for your input! I think...

Finances are negligible for my decision because both are giving me an almost equivalent amount of aid. So fortunately, in my experience, Stanford was very generous with their financial aid. As for where I'd want to live? IDK man... Hopefully visiting the two locations will give me a better sense...