Presumably, what might the hardest course be in my Physics degree?

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<p>Just curious.</p>

<p>PHYS 1321. University Physics I
PHYS 1121. Physics Laboratory I
MATH 2431. Linear Algebra<br>
MATH 2433. Calculus III
PHYS 1322 and 1122. University Physics II and Physics Laboratory II
MATH 3331. Differential Equations<br>
PHYS 3315. Modern Physics I
MATH 3335. Vector Analysis<br>
PHYS 3110. Advanced Laboratory Analysis
PHYS 3111. Advanced Laboratory<br>
PHYS 3316. Modern Physics II<br>
PHYS 3309. Intermediate Mechanics<br>
GEOL 4330. Introduction to Geophysics<br>
MATH 3363. Introduction to Partial Differential Equations<br>
PHYS 3111. Advanced Laboratory<br>
PHYS 3327. Thermal Physics<br>
GEOL 3334. Earthquakes.
GEOL 3383. Remote Sensing
GEOL 4340. The Geophysical Study of the Earth.
PHYS 4321. Intermediate Electromagnetic Theory<br>
PHYS 4421. Modern Optics and Modern Optics Laboratory or Electronic Devices and Their Applications<br>
PHYS 4337. Introduction to Solid State Physics.
PHYS 4322. Intermediate Electromagnetic Theory<br>
GEOL 4378. Introduction to Seismic Prospecting.
PHYS 4356. Introduction to Particle Physics.</p>

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<p>Thermal, Electromagnetic, Solid State, and Particle</p>

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<p>What is thermal physics?</p>

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<p>An advanced physics version of thermodynamics us lowly engineers take except they study it at the molecular level. So actually, it’s pretty different. It’s a tough subject.</p>

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<p>I see. It seems so…impractical…</p>

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<p>Well, this is a pure science degree. Some of the courses should be a prerequisites for advanced and theoretical physics.</p>

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<p>If a course along the lines of ‘intro to theoretical physics’ was offered at your school, I think that would be the hardest. I took that class, a 60% turned out to be an A. :D</p>

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<p>Haha. Wow. The UH graduate courses look fun!</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.uh.edu/grad_catalog/nsm/phys_courses.html[/url]”>http://www.uh.edu/grad_catalog/nsm/phys_courses.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>It depends on who you are and who your profs are.</p>

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<p>These make the physics program at my school look like a joke. Good thing I’m only going for a physics minor and not waisting my time with a weak curriculum. Particle physics is something I’d like to take but my university certainly doesn’t have that. Its been a struggle to get them to offer an intro to nuclear physics course. Anyways, I couldn’t tell you what the most difficult course is. It would depend much on the exact instructor and content.</p>

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<p>Physics grad students tell me the hardest topic (at the graduate level, at least) is electrodynamics.</p>

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<p>Some more valid points. It’s good to hear that the UH Physics undergraduate program appears to be decent.</p>