University physics program only requires up to Original Differential Equations

comfortablycurt
Sat, 11 Oct 2014 05:01:40 +0000

Just to point out…it’s Ordinary Differential Equations. Not original. ;)

This isn’t unusual. Most schools only require physics majors to take up to ODE. Most also require linear algebra. Many of them will have a course, or perhaps a two semester sequence on mathematics for physicists which covers the pertinent areas of a ton of different areas of mathematics as they pertain directly to physics. Many schools require this course for the major, and many others list it as a strongly suggested elective. I’m a physics major, and I can assure you that it would be wise to take such a course. Minoring in math is another good option, especially if you plan to go on to grad school for physics. That said, be aware that a great deal of upper level math is entirely irrelevant to physics. There’s a lot that is quite relevant though too.