Honours Definition and 31 Threads

I recently passed high school, and have applied to a number of colleges for B.Sc. I will study Physics Hons. Now, I have a problem with choosing electives. Obviously, Maths is compulsory with physics, so I don't have a choice there. But for the second elective, I may have a choice. "May"...

Hi, I'm currently a freshman and I need to choose my program next year! My goal is to pursue physics and go to graduate school for theoretical physics (experimental is still an option). I firstly planned to do a joint honours in mathematics and physics which is offered by the Math department in...

Hello, I am currently in 2nd year of my 3 year course B.Sc. honours (India) course in physics. I was looking forward to studying the university which is apt for me in masters...what are my options of studying abroad like UK or other universities good for physics? Also I would like to know about...

Hello, I am currently in my third year of study in the honors bachelor of applied physics program at my university. At the beginning of this semester I was placed on academic warming. I need to get my GPA up in a few key physics courses to solve this problem. I have a few question however. I...

Hello! So I've recently been accepted to the University of Ottawa in the program of: Honours Bachelor's of Science in Physics/Bachelor's of Applied Science in Electrical Engineering. It's a double degree program for 5-6 years. I'm basically wondering if I should go to this university and this...

Hi, I need help from anyone to give me nuclear physics theoretical project and supervise me. I have a reason. Any help please.

Hello everyone, After long deliberation I decided that my major isn't for me, I would rather do Chemical Engineering. I have taken Algebra Physics I and II and gotten A's in both. I have the option of taking General Physics I or Honors Physics I. General Physics I is a calculus-based...

Hello Physics Forums. So I haven't been on here for a very long time, so hello again. I am currently a first year at a university in Canada and am to declare my specialization in the coming months. I came into university expecting I'd want to do a degree in physics and astronomy, but over the...

So I'm in an honours mathematics and physics BSc program. This degree is focused at those wanting to do research/graduate studies in physics and or mathematics. I'm enjoying it, but not getting 1st class... If my GPA doesn't turn out above a 3.3 or 3.5 by the end of my degree, what can I...

Hi guys I'm new here, looking for advice on what Honours degree to do next year. I left High School at 16 (I am now 23) and have been working in IT for the past 4-5 years, boring IT support kind of jobs. I've been an avid user of Linux(Fedora) for quite some years and have self-taught a little...

Hi, I'm a Grade 12 student and I'm very interested in physics. I would like to apply to Waterloo University becasue of their renowned Co-op program, but they have the three types on Physics Undergraduate Degrees; Mathematical Physics...

Hey everyone, I am based in the UK and am deliberating whether I should go for a dual honours CS/Maths degree or jump for an Engineering one. I'm aware that in a dual honours while you do more than half of each degree, at the later stages some of the modules are picked so that they go...

Hello guys! Which do you guys think is better, an honours degree (an additional year at the end of my undergrad degree usually involving a mixture of research and coursework) or a masters degree? I'll be starting my BSc (intending in Maths and Physics or Computer Science) at the Australian...

Hi guys, I'm just about to start university however because of some weird thing with advanced credits because I did IB, I have to declare what I want to take this year. I did a bunch of deliberation and finally settled on an Honours Physics degree. I'm wondering: what kind of job...

Hey guys, I'm doing a four year degree course in theoretical physics (British/Irish). I got a 1.1 (first class honours) in last year's examinations (74.75%), which was in second year and counted for 10% of the marks. This year I only managed 58%, which is a 2.2 (second class honours, grade 2)...

NOTE: This is a very long post! Hello, I will be attending the University of Calgary next year and intend to graduate after 5 years with honours majors in Astrophysics and Applied Mathematics. I designed what my schedule would look like over the next 5 years after some painstaking effort (with...

So in January i averaged 70% in my exams which is borderline first class (in uk). So I am just wondering what the trick is for you people who get really high grades? I just come out of an exam, studied really hard for it but know I only just about passed. How do you brain boxes manage to...

I was wondering what the practical implications of choosing a Major vs. Honours programme in Physics are. At UBC second degree students are namely normally not allowed to pursue the Honours programme, so before accepting the offer I would of course like to know more of what only doing a Major...

Hello everyone, On most university websites, the admission into a masters program requires a honours in BSc. Does this mean you have to graduate with honours or just a degree will do? I have been getting answers from both sides so I am not really sure. Thanks DoubleMint

Hi Everyone, I passed out of high school this year,as a Science student and so I had to make a decision between taking up an engineering course and a general degree. I was always interested in Physics and so I left myself only two options- Physics Honours and Engineering. When I was in...

I'm a science freshman (U0) at McGill and I can't seem to find the answer to this question on any website. I've sent it by email to my advisor, but have not got a response back yet. My question to anyone that goes or has gone to McGill is: What exactly are the requirements for entry into the...

http://www.maths.adelaide.edu.au/michael.murray/dg_hons/ Contents Co-ordinate independent calculus. Introduction Smooth functions Derivatives as linear operators. The chain rule. Diffeomorphisms and the inverse function theorem. Differentiable manifolds Co-ordinate charts...

I'm considering taking honours next year in statistics with a project in financial mathematics. I'm really looking forward to taking more classes in this area, but I have a couple of worries I'd like to air... 1. How smart do you really have to be? I think I'm above the curve, I can get high...

This is the program I'm thinking about doing. What do does everyone here think? anyone do anything similar? any idea what kind of job opportunities would be available to me? thanks! Dylan

what on Earth is honours degree. Like bachelor of science vs. bachelor of science honours. Thankyou b/c nobody is telling me the difference although it sounds like a big deal

Hi all, I just finished the first semester of my second year. I'm doing a physics & astronomy combined degree (and probably a math minor), and I'm trying to decide if I should enter the honours program or not. My hesitation is this: to be/stay in the honours program, I have to take 5...

Is it better to do a joint honours degree in physics and math or a honours degree in math and a minor in physics? Joint Honours Course Schedule: http://www.math.mcmaster.ca/prospective/Prospective%20Students/mathphysics.pdf Applied Mathematics Specialization Course Schedule...

What does it mean to have a double honours in mathematics? I'm going to the University of Manitoba next year and that's one direction of study, but what does it mean to have a double honour? And please don't just say A LOT of math :p.

Which of the two would you recommend? I'm thinking that a joint degree in Math and Physics would be better for graduate studies, but the courses for a simple physics degree sound "more fun": http://www.physics.mcgill.ca/ugrads/math.html http://www.physics.mcgill.ca/ugrads/honours.html...

my question is what it means to get a first class honours in britain? is it that your average will stand above 95 percent, above 90 percent? what does it mean?

Just Graduated last week with a 1st Class Honours in Physics. I also got awarded a prize with my laboratory partner for best laboratory project for that year in the School of Physics... so I'm pretty happy. Now I've got to get a job, hopefully in something with some relation to Physics...