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Ryker
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I'm going to be a second-year student next year, and since for the first semester I only have three courses I need to take, and there are no optional Physics modules other than the already prescribed core courses everyone needs to take anyway, I was thinking I'd pick another Maths course. Trouble is, I don't know which one, and a lot of them seem interesting, so it's hard to make a decision based upon that alone.
So here are the ones I'm choosing between:
- Introduction to Discrete Mathematics,
- Algebra: Introduction to Ring Theory,
- Geometry,
- Graph Theory,
- Elementary Number Theory,
- Algebra: Introduction to Group Theory,
- Set Theory,
- Numerical Methods I.
I didn't list the content of the courses, since I didn't want to make this post too long, but I can do that if it isn't clear what they cover.
So I guess my question is whether anyone of those stands out in terms of usefulness for a Physics major or even later on when looking for jobs. Are there any specific advantages to taking any of them?
And just to add, I will have taken the usual Calculus, Advanced Calculus, Linear Algebra, Complex variables, ODE and PDE by graduation, as they are required by default.
So here are the ones I'm choosing between:
- Introduction to Discrete Mathematics,
- Algebra: Introduction to Ring Theory,
- Geometry,
- Graph Theory,
- Elementary Number Theory,
- Algebra: Introduction to Group Theory,
- Set Theory,
- Numerical Methods I.
I didn't list the content of the courses, since I didn't want to make this post too long, but I can do that if it isn't clear what they cover.
So I guess my question is whether anyone of those stands out in terms of usefulness for a Physics major or even later on when looking for jobs. Are there any specific advantages to taking any of them?
And just to add, I will have taken the usual Calculus, Advanced Calculus, Linear Algebra, Complex variables, ODE and PDE by graduation, as they are required by default.