Riba Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 Hi there folks, I'm supposed to start uni soon, new chapter of life. I don't wanna take much of your time so long story short I'm interested in a research career as a theoretical physicist and until recently was interested in studying astronomy (getting bachelor's degree in it). Now I am rethinking that and I'm starting to believe that I won't learn as much mathematics as I would truly love to during astronomy degree, so I started thinking about doing a bachelor's in mathematics. I am interested if one can do bachelor's in mathematics and then proceed to do master in physics or something like that? The other choice is also physics but I'm not sure about that either... Any advice about this is welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studiot Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 12 minutes ago, Riba said: Hi there folks, I'm supposed to start uni soon, new chapter of life. I don't wanna take much of your time so long story short I'm interested in a research career as a theoretical physicist and until recently was interested in studying astronomy (getting bachelor's degree in it). Now I am rethinking that and I'm starting to believe that I won't learn as much mathematics as I would truly love to during astronomy degree, so I started thinking about doing a bachelor's in mathematics. I am interested if one can do bachelor's in mathematics and then proceed to do master in physics or something like that? The other choice is also physics but I'm not sure about that either... Any advice about this is welcome! Yes a Batchelors in Mathematics will certainly give you better grounding than one in Astronomy, so long as you are careful with your choice of syllabus. This should include a modern foundations of maths course, followed by lots of applied maths. But even then you would have a long way to add to that to get up to advanced theoretical Physics level. Good luck and I hope others will add useful comments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genady Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 As nobody can predict the future, IMHO the way to go is to pick subjects that you like and are good in. In any case, you will have to learn a lot of other things after getting the degree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mordred Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 (edited) A strong foundation in mathematics is essential for theoretical physics. QFT for example uses integrals and canonical operators. So you want a good understanding of variations calculus. Conformal methods such a relativity, string theory etc make good use of differential geometry and partial derivatives. Anything involving probability makes good use of statistical mechanics. So a strong math background is essential in any physics theory. A solid good textbook to give you a general idea is Mathematical methods for Physicists by Arfgen https://shop.elsevier.com/books/mathematical-methods-for-physicists/arfken/978-0-12-384654-9?country=CA&format=print&utm_source=google_ads&utm_medium=paid_search&utm_campaign=capmax&gclid=Cj0KCQjw4NujBhC5ARIsAF4Iv6fpYklEnPTD1vVayu0_DYREjaF-Bl7abZopsJTJdLBdnklws7g5NTIaAhTqEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds Edited May 31, 2023 by Mordred 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studiot Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 1 hour ago, Mordred said: A solid good textbook to give you a general idea is Mathematical methods for Physicists by Arfgen I wasn't going to recommend any books without further discussion at this stage, but I will second Arfgen as a good choice. +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genady Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 It also might help to be familiar with this theoretical physicist's advice: How to become a GOOD Theoretical Physicist (goodtheorist.science) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharonY Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 While I cannot really comment on the physicist part, I would like to add that one should have realistic expectations regarding potential research positions, especially if one is interested in a particular field. There are not a lot of permanent research focused positions out there (and those that are are disproportionately competitive). So it is good to keep that in mind and look for career paths early on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnathanSpike Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 (edited) Hey, yeah, mathematic is a great start. But, did you ever think about going into IT, even temporarily? You can choose a position as data scientist, Computer Vision or NLP. Linear algebra there is a must-have. After some time in junior position, you can go into middle, and enroll in some talent management services. Edited June 23, 2023 by Phi for All removed advertising link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genady Posted August 15, 2023 Share Posted August 15, 2023 38 minutes ago, abdullahrana3089 said: Help us understand what information you feel is lacking here. You seem to have established that life began in seawater, so where would you expect to find seawater? Are you trying to narrow it down from "the sea"? Are there cellular contents that would point towards a particular They have already posted it here: which was plagiarized from here: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVat Posted August 15, 2023 Share Posted August 15, 2023 Wondered why I was getting a notification on this thread. So there's a trend now in bots, with echoing old posts. Weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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