Is taking complex analysis before graduate school apps a "make-or-break" deal if one is looking to apply for theory? I am currently deciding whether to take it junior spring or defer it to senior spring. As it has come up in my research, I have studied some of it, but I'm wondering if it must be...
I've been running some of my own simulations of a variation on a standard map using Verlet integration on Mathematica, and I would like to start generating maps of phase space using ~25,000 initial points. I'm currently at 1000 points using Mathematica, and each simulation takes about 15 minutes...
Thanks for the response radium. I usually take four courses a semester: two physics, one math, and a distribution requirement.
Courses Taken (and prereqs skipped)
Intro Mechanics (*skipped vector calc; taken the following semester)
Electrodynamics (upper-level undergrad, skipped Intro E&M and...
Thank you for the response Choppy. I recently took a position with a lab group, and I will keep your advice in mind over the next semester.
With respect to your inquiry about prerequisites, they are rarely enforced here, as the students who skip tend to self-study the material. I have been a...
Just finished sophomore year of undergrad at a severely grade-inflated institution, and have been receiving relatively "low" grades for all but one semester. Since I first discovered my intense interest in physics freshman year, I've really been pushing myself to take more challenging courses. I...
Wow the OP is pretty much my thoughts as I exited high school. Congrats for having the courage to ask such a prickly question. As someone not much older than you, my advice may not be as time-tested as others' on this forum but, I am currently "approaching this problem", so here goes. Before...
Perhaps it would be wiser to compare syllabi rather than anecdotes. Currently going through undergrad and noticing that professors often like to add a personal touch on top of the material contained in the texts. (One of my professor had us read about 3 chapters of Goldstein before deciding it...
Having just finished an introductory course on group theory (with some bits of ring and field theory), I am completely enthralled with this type of math. I initially planned on taking Complex Analysis next semester since so many people say it's "useful" for physics (this was also a compromise...