I get the feeling that the people that are further advanced in their careers look at many undergrads as hopelessly naive in many respects, and I think that is with good reason. What are the most common things that you see undergrads regretting? I mean specifically when it comes to professional...
I see. I am aware that I need more experience. Would you say that they go more to experiment because it is harder to find jobs? Or because they found that they like experimental more?
Thank you for your response. It is actually very helpful. What I am very unclear about is if the CS courses are more geared towards experimental or theoretical applications. That is I have the idea of theoretical physicists just needing pen and paper although I could be very wrong and now CS is...
Hello,
My university offers degrees in the following: Physics with mathematics, Physics with theoretical physics, and physics with computer science.
I am interested in fluid dynamics and plasma physics and lean more to the theoretical side. I would like to build a versatile toolkit in order...
I am about to start a physics with theoretical physics major, I've taken calculus before but I've not been satisfied with the "memorization of formulas" type books.
I started to read Spivak and found it enjoyable, but since it's a major undertaking I am also concerned for the practical value...