Re: Why major in physics


<Jschroet@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Hi
> I am a high school juinor with a life long interest in physics
> I was wondering what are reasons to major in physics
> What jobs can you get with a physics degree?
> Is it too hard to get,like do people drop out?
> What are the typical requirments for the degree
> thanks
>

Why - because its "everything." At the end of the day all other sciences
boil down to physics :-) (to paraphrase Rutherford* its Physics or Stamp
Collecting )

Jobs - pretty much anything. Its a mathematical based degree so you can work
anywhere. Depends which branch of physics you go into. I came to study late
in life so its different for me.

Hard - depends. Only you can say for sure.

Requirements - open mind, fertile imagination and a bloody good
understanding of Mathematics...........


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* yes, he got the Nobel prize for Chemistry :-D


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