I know we covered a lot - from intro physics to quantum to the atom bomb - but I really hope this video gave you an idea about what a Physics major entails and I wish you the best on your ~physics~ journey! Thank you so much for watching and don't forget to drop a hi or any questions you may have down below 😊 (timestamps in the description box!)
This is Ankit reaching to you after attending the session! I hope you remember me, thanks for sharing your incredible journey. If you have no problem, could you give us your email id I will drop my questions there?
I got off of work from a 13 hour shift being a meat cutter and watching this video made me wake up a few months back after that day and go to school. Now I’m going to school for Physics thx to you. You saved my life from poverty thank you
Hey, I'm a PhD in particle physics (neutrino) and recently switched to data science. Your story is so much relatable to mine and made me believe that yes I did a right choice. Leaving physics after completing a PhD was defined difficult to accept but then it's better for future. All your experiences are so relatable. Nice video and great that you shared your thoughts and experiences so explicitly.
I'm so glad that you made the right decision for yourself! And I'm sure you learned SO MUCH getting your PhD in particle physics - I'm sure that all of that work feeds into your work in data science since, at the end of the day, data science is problem solving. Good luck!!
I had the same experience 30 years ago when I went to college as a physics major. I have been teaching physics for the last 14 years and one of the things that I make sure that my students get an appreciation for is the achievements of the Greeks and Newton. I want them to make sure that they are not scratching the surface of the depths of Newton’s discoveries and methods in Mechanics. Now I absolutely love E&M, if I were to start college now knowing what I know, there is no doubt I would be an Electrical Engineer with a Physics and pure Math major background.
It's so great that young people can aspire successfully to their dreams. Once upon a time I had an astronomer's dream. Here now, years later, I sit amazed by your enthusiasm and success. I am comforted by the thought that there still are those minds who can and will carry the torch and light our path to knowledge.. thank you...
18:57 As someone who has taken high school physics, data science, calculus I - III and machine learning, I think that you can convert your senior presentation into a very cool video game! I lvoe your astrophysics recap!
I thoroughly enjoyed this informative video. I am very jealous that you were able to accomplish this. I unfortunately am on disability and cannot afford the tuition necessary to attend a program like this. But from I have been able to teach myself, Quantum Mechanics is definitely my preferred field of research
My physics major friend got utterly wrecked by physics. He graduated with 2nd lower honours and struggled with getting a proper perm full-time job for a few years after graduation, then he did a masters in data science and is now working in a hospital.
I know this is two years later, but so excited to show this video to my rising senior son. You are going to get him so hyped to be focusing on this course of study.
Well Uchicago seems great for many majors, so happy to see you got to go there. I will return to school at a community college and get into the best Physics or Engineering Physics programs I can. But I have heard physics majors say how it also helped them with getting Data Science or Finance jobs. Physics and math forces one to imagine things in many classes which has carryover to many jobs and hobbies I think.
My son is about to start a university studying astrophysics. Great preview of what he has ahead of him. I hope it goes well. Thanks for doing this video.
Reposting and slight editing of recent mathematical ideas into one post: Split-complex numbers relate to the diagonality (like how it's expressed on Anakin's lightsaber) of ring/cylindrical singularities and to why the 6 corner/cusp singularities in dark matter must alternate. The so-called triplex numbers deal with how energy is transferred between particles and bodies and how an increase in energy also increases the apparent mass. Dual numbers relate to Euler's Identity, where the thin mass is cancelling most of the attractive and repulsive forces. The imaginary number is mass in stable particles of any conformation. In Big Bounce physics, dual numbers relate to how the attractive and repulsive forces work together to turn the matter that we normally think of into dark matter. The natural logarithm of the imaginary number is pi divided by 2 radians times i. This means that, at whatever point of stable matter other than at a singularity, the attractive or repulsive force being emitted is perpendicular to the "plane" of mass. In Big Bounce physics, this corresponds to how particles "crystalize" into stacks where a central particle is greatly pressured to break/degenerate by another particle that is in front, another behind, another to the left, another to the right, another on top, and another below. Dark matter is formed quickly afterwards. Mediants are important to understanding the Big Crunch side of a Big Bounce event. Matter has locked up, with particles surrounding and pressuring each other. The matter gets broken up into fractions of what it was and then gets added together to form the dark matter known from our Inflationary Epoch. Sectrices are inversely related, as they deal with all stable conformations of matter being broken up, not added like the implosive "shrapnel" of mediants. Ford circles relate to mediants. Tangential circles, tethered to a line. Sectrices: the families of curves deal with black holes. (The Fibonacci spiral deals with how dark matter is degenerated/broken up and with supernovae. The Golden spiral deals with how the normal matter, that we usually think of, degenerates, forming black holes.) The Archimedean spiral deals with dark matter spinning too fast and breaking into primordial black holes, smaller dark matter, and regular matter. The Dinostratus quadratrix deals with the laminar flow of dark matter being broken up by lingering black holes. Delanges sectrices (family of curves): black holes have locked up during a Big Crunch and break each other up. Ceva sectrices (family of curves): spun up dark matter breaks into primordial black holes and smaller, galactic-sized dark matter and other, typically thought of matter. Maclaurin sectrices (family of curves): older, lingering black holes, late to the party, impact and break up dark matter into galaxies. Dark matter, on the stellar scale, are broken up by supernovae. Our solar system was seeded with the heavier elements from a supernova. I'm happily surprised to figure out sectrices. Trisectrices are another thing. More complex and I don't know if I have all the curves available to use in analyzing them. But, I can see Fibonacci and Golden spirals relating to the trisectrices. The Clausen function of order 2: dark matter flakes off, impacting the Big Bang mass directly and shocking the opposite side, somewhat like concussions happen. While a spin on that central mass is exerted, all the spins from all the flaking dark matter largely cancel out. I suspect that primordial black holes are formed by this, as well. Those black holes and older black holes, that came late to the Big Bounce, work together to break up dark matter. Belows method (similar to Sylvester's Link Fan) relates to Big Crunch breaking of black holes and for how dark matter uses its repulsive area to unstack, to flake off. Repetitious bisection relates to dark matter spinning so violently that it breaks, leaving smaller dark matter, primordial black holes, and other matter. Neusis construction relates to how dark matter is broken up near one of its singularities by an older black hole and to how black holes have their singularites sheared off during a Big Crunch. General relativity: 8 shapes, as dictated by the equation? 4 general shapes, but with a variation of membranous or a filament? Dark matter mostly flat, with its 6 alternating corner/cusp edge singularities. Neutrons like if a balloon had two ends, for blowing it up. Protons with aligned singularities, and electrons with just a lone cylindrical singularity? Prime numbers in polar coordinates: note the missing arms and the missing radials. Matter spiraling in, degenerating? Matter radiating out - the laminar flow of dark matter in an Inflationary Epoch? Connection to Big Bounce theory? "Operation -- Annihilate!", from the first season of the original Star Trek: was that all about dark matter and the cosmic microwave background radiation? Anakin Skywalker connection?
Hi Priya! Thank you so much for your videos - they are simpy sooo awesome and crazily comprehensive :P (btw I've just been admitted to UChicago and I plan to major in physics)
Thank you for this video, very clear and love your personality on it. I believe we could be good friends 🙈. While you were talking I felt jealous about your background, I’m also a data scientist but I have a computer science degree. I really love Astronomy, but I feel I have a huge gap, now I’m finishing my masters degree and my research is on the gravitational waves field, I really feel behind to understand everything. Thank you again! New subscriber
Thanks so much for watching!! I'm 100% you learned SO much in your CS degree - I regret not taking more CS classes! I might've even double majored if I knew how much I liked the data science space. That's so cool that you're working on gravitational wave research - I wish I knew more about that! I feel like whatever I knew about physics just waned over the years since I've graduated haha. Good luck with your masters degree and research!!
Thanks for this video! I’m really interested in astrophysics, and I discovered that I’m pretty good at math and science in general. I’m also interested in going to UChicago, but I don’t think I’m smart enough to get in… I’m in my sophomore year, and my first choice is the Illinois institute of technology since it’s in Chicago, and it isn’t as selective.
I don't think you should ever discount yourself as not being 'smart' enough, that isn't a thing! And regardless of where you go, you should absolutely study what you're interested in and it's awesome that you already have a strong skillset with math/science in general. Good luck! :)
I agree with her, never discredit yourself! One of my favorite quotes is something like "Hardwork beats talent until talent works hard." That is basically saying that as long as you work really hard towards your passion, you will be better than someone born with talent, unless that person works just as hard as you. Work hard and you can do it! Having a back-up is smart and even if you are smart and hard-working enough, things aren't always because of you, so if you do ever get a rejection letter from a college don't take it personally, there are so many factors beyond your control and it isn't your fault. The important thing is trying, that takes determination and discipline, something many people don't have and very important traits!
im in my senior year and i just figured out that i may like to major in physics, but the problem is that math and science are my worst subjects, but now im really starting to get interested. what can i do now ( in school and outside of school) to get better/understand physics before college/what can i do to prepare? if that makes any sense haha
I'd recommend just taking the highest level math and physics classes possible your last semester of senior year! They're going to be indicative of what the degree'll be like, and physics is mostly math lol so always good to stay ahead of the curve and practice. Maybe reading some fun physics books by Stephen Hawking (the grand design is a favorite of mine, as is a brief history of time), Neal deGrasse Tyson, Richard Feynman, etc. just to learn more abstractly about the content and figure out what interests you!
Were you in your senior year of highschool or your senior year of college? I am going to assume the former and give some advice. Though word of warning, I am a math and computer science double major, not a physics major. However, I have had to take some intro physics courses so I can at least maybe help you take your first steps. Though it is on you to make sure you get there and suceed! If you just finished your senior year of highschool: You probably already know what college you are going to by now. If you want to go into physics, or really any STEM field, I would recommend practicing a bit over the summer before college starts if you can. You'll likely take a math placement test. If you can get into Calculus 1 your first semester that would be ideal, however, you'll have plenty of time even if you have to take pre-calc your first semester! I would recommend buying a math book or two. One on pre-calc concepts and one on calc concepts. If you need help finding recommendations for books, look up the math sorcerer on UA-cam, he does a ton of book reviews on mathematical literature and can really help you find a good math book to guide you. He is a math professor and he helps people find books that'll assist them in things ranging from pre-algebra to high level math you won't even see in your physics degree, so if you end up becoming addicted to math like me he is someone you'll keep revisiting for recommendations! You can't really take your intro physics courses until you are in calculus 1, so your first semester I'd recommend trying out some things. You're probably gonna need computer science, math, one other lab science, and then of course your English and other gen eds. I'd recommend enrolling into an intro computer science course your first semester (it'll really help you later in college! Intro to comp sci can be challenging, but you'll get through it!) Your math course, and your lab science your first semester just so you have an idea of what science and math is like in college. And if you take chemistry or something for your other lab science, maybe you'll find a love for chemistry and decide to pursue that instead. Though you will meet an advisor who will also give advice, but it is always a good idea to approach your advisor with a plan instead of having them do everything! They'll appreciate it and if you know what your goals are before speaking with your advisor then you'll have a more productive conversation. A degree is hard to do in anything, especially physics, remember that motivation isn't what is going to carry you to the end. You need to develop discipline. It doesn't matter how much you love what you do, there will be days you'll fight your alarm tooth and nail. You need to develop discipline and force yourself to study, force yourself to go to class, but of course make sure to enjoy college. If you end up finding out you really don't like your major, it is okay! You can always change it, you shouldn't feel ashamed. Most people change their major 2 or 3 times during their time in college! However, I would take her advice and say maybe read some fun books about physics in your freetime, all of the authors she recommended do a really good job in making physics fun! It'll also break up the mundane writing in most textbooks. You can watch documentaries, watch physics youtubers (Andrew Dotson being my favorite) etc to keep your interest and passion bright! The physics youtubers can also give a good idea of how you should study and prepare. They've done it before, they can help you! If you just finished your senior year of college (though I don't think that is what you meant): I would recommend applying to a master's in physics instead of doing another bachelor's. If you took some basic physics courses in under-grad and have completed the calculus sequence and differential equations, you do have a good chance of getting into physics grad-school for a master's (though not likely a Ph.D. until you finish your masters). A master's is 2 years, a bachelor's is 4 years, it'll save a lot of time. If you don't have the pre-req courses met for a physics masters, I would recommend enrolling into a couple courses for a semester or two, non-degree seeking, while working to get the pre-reqs you need to apply for a master's degree program. Either way, good luck! I wish you the best! :)
I just finished my physics undergrad and was in the same boat (never took physics in high school, didn’t do great in math). I took the introduction to calculus course on coursera from the university of sydney (it’s free if u don’t get the certificate) the summer before going into it, and honestly I credit that with my success. really all you need is a super strong, solid background in calculus (particularly a grasp of the concepts, not just memorization of when to do what) and curiosity/willingness to learn to succeed in early physics. I personally found university-level physics was much more interesting than high school science. This response may be too late, but I’m just leaving it for anyone who might have the same question
you need to list out all the textbooks for the particular courses that I took. That would help people get some sense of the difficulty level and how it's increasing over period. Thanks
I love to watch physics videos and you showed up on my algorithm! You are awesome. I have a degree in Applied physics and double major in Electrical Engineering. I’m going to watch all your videos!!!
I'm taking O levels Additional Maths next year. Then spend the next 2 years after studying H2 Maths. All these to train my mind in being to understand abstract/theoretical stuff.
I went to school for physics too. Dropped out in my second year. Major waste of time and money. I learned way more and advanced my career further by self teaching myself the rest.
@@hlumaxako6086 Not on a college level, after I graduate I likely will be taking classes with physics in them. Seeing how many degrees have some physics in them.
I didnt do good in highschool and math was never my thing but outer space has always been something that I find absolutly enthralling I love learning about it. I want to test the waters on how difficult Astronomy and Astrophysics is. What do you reccomend?
would it be enough to only major in physics? maybe i could add a compsci minor or something, but i love physics and continue to come back to it but im unsure of the job prospects once graduating. great video btw, it truly sent me back into my passion for physics
I majored in only astrophysics but I did take a decent amount of compsci classes within it! So I think minoring or just taking specific classes is a GREAT idea! I understand being worried about the job prospects side of it if you don't want to go into academia or research, and I think physics/compsci is a killer combo!
I didn’t take physics in high school and went back for my bachelors at 26. My major is physics and seeing it for the first time is 🤯. I feel like I know nothing, I’m taking my time but I’m definitely failing physics 1 right now. I do want to do astrophysics but my college doesn’t offer that… that’s why I’m majoring in just physics. I took astronomy my first year and it was awesome!! I loved learning about the stars and everything about it. Any advice for taking it the first time?
Hi I might need some help... I'll give a little context. I've always been good (not genius but good) in math and physics (always loved it) then I chose to start a Bachelors in Physics (at EPFL if you want to know)... I had to stop eventually because of the main 2 courses for first year which are "Analysis" and "Linear Algebra" (both advanced) and I cannot seem to understand anything. I can't understand what to do with all the big texts written only to help you write a little line of "calculus" and all the little details about what are groups etc.... Can someone please enlighten me beacuse I would love to do Physics but I really do not understand a single thing in those 2 courses ["Analysis" and "Linear Algebra" (both advanced)]
I love astrophysics. I just wanna say my study of archeology combines with my study of both quantum and astrophysics on my own has lead me to believe that extraterrestrial certainly does exist (intelligence more advanced than ours) and second - I don’t believe they are carbon based life forms like all life on earth tends to be. I believe they are silicon based and breathe nitrogen and their form of water might be sulfuric acid based.
Newtonian physics wasn't wrong, it just encapsulated low gravity and low velocity, hence why you can derive general relativity into newton's laws.. right? saw a video that explained something along those lines
stem degrees are underwhelming because of how long it takes for you to get to "research" and you only applying like 30% of what you learned out of your stem degree. Not surprised people are forfeiting degrees for self learning.
Hi Priya! Im starting university soon and I'm having a difficulty deciding if I should go for physics because I really doubt myself even though I've always wanted to major in physics-astronomy. Do you think I should just go for it, am I overthinking it?
Hi! So you usually don't have to declare a final major in most schools until the end of your second year, so I'd say take the intro courses your first year and trust your gut about how it feels. If you think the intro courses are too difficult, the latter ones will only get harder so it just depends on what makes you happy. :) Everyone can certainly major in physics and do well if you're dedicated and love it!! But also I never got a phd because I knew it wasn't for me, so being honest with yourself's the most important thing. :)
Oh my gosh! I’m applying to UChicago this year for Early Decision and I hope to be an Astrophysicist! I’m from Marion Indiana and I have a passion for space and science and I want nothing more than to study the inner workings of the universe. If you don’t mind, can we get in touch maybe? I would be eternally grateful for any ounce of detail you could give me in my personal situation. Thank you so much. :)
Hi Priya, great videos, thanks a lot. I am a mother of a 14 year old in Mumbai who has been passionate about Physics, Quantum mechanics, theoretical Physics for the last 3 years, has read Stephen Hawking, Neil deGrass Tyson and Feynman over and over. What kind of portfolio building would help him to go to best universities for Physics major in US or UK. He really doesn’t have interest in any sport or not much in music either. Does MUN at middle school level. What can he do starting grade 9 to develop his portfolio for Physics Major in US, UK or Canada?
Hi! Thanks so much for keeping up with the channel! I think it's all about just exploring your interests - something fun for him could be to learn how to code/take computer science classes at school and create coding projects with physics data (telescope data is publicly available online)! If he doesn't enjoy coding, maybe summer camps for physics or joining different clubs in the community? I think it's really just about him exploring his passion and that coming across through his activities and education - universities really love students who explore their intellectual creativity inside and outside the classroom!
Most bachelors degrees are just physics, and some schools offer specializations (like mine offered astrophysics)! You can always get more specialized degrees after your undergrad - like a Masters or Ph.D. that's tailored to nanotechnology/physics!
I remember last year there was news about Google’s quantum computer creating an Einstein Rosen bridge/wormhole. Would you know of anyone else working on this? And is there anyone trying to use wormholes to explain the delayed choice experiment, particle entanglement, or superposition in general? I’m just a layman, and am tossing around the idea of pursuing a BS in physics. I don’t know if I’m saying anything substantive or not.
That sounds super cool! I knew 1-2 people who did a physics undergrad with the pre-med track - I think most people stray away from it because your GPA's really important and physics (at least at my college) was notorious for curving to a B- so it isn't the best GPA booster haha.
If you love physics go for it! However, GPA is extremely important for pre-med, even more so than otehrs who just want their bachelors. Med-school is very competitive and you're gonna want a competitive GPA to maximize your chances. Physics is one of the most challenging degrees you can get. I don't want to scare you off though! Follow what you are passionate about, just be careful and work hard! Don't slack off too much and rely solely on passion to get you through your degree, you'll need discipline. But good luck to you! There are a few physics courses required for a pre-med degree anyways so some courses will overlap both! You'll of course also have to take many biology and chemistry courses and maybe even a psychology course or two. Work hard and you can do it! Nothing worthwhile is easy, classes will be challenging but you'll be so proud of yourself at the end :)
@@soulsofwar8985 Thank you so much, I have decided to do Biology as my major due to the overlaps but I deeply appreciate your support! This was very helpful, really I truly admire your honesty and this video was super helpful as well. :))
@@TheAlmostAstrophysicist Thank you so much, I have decided to do Biology as my major due to the overlaps but I deeply appreciate your support! This was very helpful, really I truly admire your honesty and this video was super helpful as well. :))
@@spaisalaymateen6881 Well I hope you enjoy your degree and best of luck to you with your future career in medicine! You know, if you want to take more physics classes for fun because you enjoy the subject you could always minor in physics. This would essentially put the majority of your "elective" classes as physics classes. You won't take as many physics classes as a physics major, but a minor is more flexible so you can also just take the physics classes you are interested in!
Astrophysics measurements are astronomical while quantum physics are miniscule. But they both have formulas that have slow growth formulas or division of wave particles, jk.
Im planning to get bachelor's in physics. But people keep telling me not to take it. But i just cant imagine myself doing anything else. Im so confused. I hope i will not regret it
Hey, so I watched your videos for the first time today. It's absolutely great learning all these new things from you. Most of what you said were things I never knew. Thanks for the eye-opener. Now, I have a few concerns. All the different courses you talked about, are they just available in a few specific universities? I live in India, hence I might be a little concerned when it comes to coding and data science. Coding isn't taught in Indian colleges very often. I have been interested in Astrophysics for a long time, but lately, I have been thinking about the pay I would get from this field. Could you guide me along as to how I could use both fields? And the use of both fields of astrophysics/physics and data science is only in progressed countries like USA or UK? Just so you know, I'm 16 😅
Hey. I'm from India, too. And I'm studying Astrophysics in Canada rn. I'm not sure you have a lot of scope for Astrophysics in India. First off, just getting a seat in the course would require that you score high in IIT-JEE. Astrophysics is only offered in IISc Bangalore, IIA Bangalore and IUT Indore. Further, the professors who teach the course are few in number because they all mostly work for ISRO; a majority of the students end up dropping out by the end of the year. If you want to pursue Astrophysics, you either need to get out of India or get a normal degree before doing a master's or Ph.D in astronomy. Let me know if you have any more questions!
Great video! Can you talk about the top ten undergrad universities for physics. Like which undergrad sets you up for getting to best graduate programs thx
The best preparation that would increase your chances to get into the best grad programs is undergraduate research. The curriculum for physics majors is pretty similar everywhere. The research opportunities at the school is what matters
How a physics major didn’t take electrodynamics course also nuclear physics , quantum field theory , the standard model and GR i think you went Gruad school l
Nice video. I wish I would have went that route in school. I am actually just beginning to self study my way through physics and astronomy. I'm always trying to learn.
Hellow sister.... I am from Nepal.....Here the education systems of teaching science is worse. It there any scholarship program for international students in USA... Could you please guide me??
Hey :) Really liked your video, great job! I've become interested in astrophysics just recently and am doing some looking around more into it before I decide what to do. I come from a heavily religious background, but am no longer religious. I've had an interest in science before, but have mainly been discouraged by it for obvious reasons. So now, my mind is more open and I have a growing desire to learn more about the science side of life. Only problem is, math and science have always been my worst subjects 😩 So I'm wondering, would it be helpful for me to study subjects like calculus, physics, etc on my own to see if I can even handle it before taking the leap towards getting a degree? Or do you think I should just go for it and try my best while I'm in the process?
That's awesome that you've gained an interest in science over the years. What's really interesting is that science and religion (until about Copernicus' time in the 1600s) were one of the same - philosophers were physicists and vice versa. :) I think that learning the basics of calculus and conceptually learning physics will undoubtably help you! I think the best option is to take classes and declare your major after you take a few classes, which'll really help you realize if it's for you or not. A lot of universities don't expect you to declare your major until the end of your second year (that's what my university was like)! There's a lot of great UA-cam videos that teach you calculus, recommend textbooks, and same for physics. :)
Can u provide a list of the books u used to study all those courses,also can u recommend some really good online physics courses ..like mit open course etc
I am quite surprised about the elementary level of the subjects that you mention, I thought the level at UChicago would be much higher. Most of the things you mention are pretty basic for a physics degree in the European Union and they would be covered essentially during the first two years of the degree. I am particularly surprised by how poor the mathematical level and bacground is. By the way, Hamiltonian and Lagrangian mechanics is not "crazy advanced", it is again basic fundamental stuff that every physics student should know thoroughly. If you don't know that (and you don't care about that according to your own words) then I don't think you can understand even the basic aspects of Quantum Mechanics.
Hi mam I am pursuing bs in physics from iiser after that I want to do a ms in data science will this be helpful for me to become a data scientist or data analyst?
Astrophysics seems so interesting to me! But I’d hate to go through all the physics and maths and statistics stuff which I guess are the foundation for the “cooler things”. I take advanced maths and am good/okay at it, but the only joy I ever got from maths was being being better than anyone else, which would be a bad basis for any university course, right? Idk. I’ll just read Stephen Hawkins hahhahaha-
Love your story... I started out as an undergrad in physics, then switched to astrophysics my second year, then added math as a minor my third year, and went on to major in math for graduate school. RJ
I know we covered a lot - from intro physics to quantum to the atom bomb - but I really hope this video gave you an idea about what a Physics major entails and I wish you the best on your ~physics~ journey! Thank you so much for watching and don't forget to drop a hi or any questions you may have down below 😊 (timestamps in the description box!)
This is Ankit reaching to you after attending the session! I hope you remember me, thanks for sharing your incredible journey.
If you have no problem, could you give us your email id I will drop my questions there?
You could shoot over questions via LinkedIn or thealmostastrophysicist@gmail.com and I'll do my best to get back to you😊
@@TheAlmostAstrophysicist Thank you so much what best works for you please, let me know I will drop there questions
I don't even know what neutron stars are?
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I got off of work from a 13 hour shift being a meat cutter and watching this video made me wake up a few months back after that day and go to school. Now I’m going to school for Physics thx to you. You saved my life from poverty thank you
Mad respect to you , how’s it going now ?
@@LutoBam I’ve learned a lot about myself and I’m invigorated to finish the course
@@jaychat4985 that’s great to hear ❤️
@@jaychat4985go get it! I was a chef but after Covid I said the hell with it now starting school for data science.
@@jaychat4985that’s real💯
Hey, I'm a PhD in particle physics (neutrino) and recently switched to data science. Your story is so much relatable to mine and made me believe that yes I did a right choice. Leaving physics after completing a PhD was defined difficult to accept but then it's better for future. All your experiences are so relatable. Nice video and great that you shared your thoughts and experiences so explicitly.
I'm so glad that you made the right decision for yourself! And I'm sure you learned SO MUCH getting your PhD in particle physics - I'm sure that all of that work feeds into your work in data science since, at the end of the day, data science is problem solving. Good luck!!
@@TheAlmostAstrophysicist Thanks a lot! Research skills, coding that I did during my PhD, everything is useful in my data science project! Thanks.
Waooo!. PHD in physics!. I think the skills from Physics can be ported to data science.
Yep my friend did his undergrad in physics, then said "never again" and switched to data science also.
Sad reality in today's world is 8 out of 10 physics grads do Software development which is nothing to do with Physics.
Quantum mechanics will make you doubt your own existence. Stuff is there and not there until you observe it....poor cat.
Completely agree! After I took my first quantum class, I realized that I knew nothing and accepted it 😂
Like Einstein, instead of doubt my existence, I dount the physicists' understanding of the world instead.
@@TheAlmostAstrophysicist Now Caltech had to go an make it even weirder....
More like stuff is always there. It's just hard to measure
The stuff is definitely there, It's just you don't know in which state it is.
I had the same experience 30 years ago when I went to college as a physics major. I have been teaching physics for the last 14 years and one of the things that I make sure that my students get an appreciation for is the achievements of the Greeks and Newton. I want them to make sure that they are not scratching the surface of the depths of Newton’s discoveries and methods in Mechanics. Now I absolutely love E&M, if I were to start college now knowing what I know, there is no doubt I would be an Electrical Engineer with a Physics and pure Math major background.
🥺🥺🥺 listening to you made me sooo inspired studying physics and astrophysics in the coming years❤️
I'm so glad 😁 There is so much to learn within the realm of physics, I'm sure you're going to have a great time!
It's so great that young people can aspire successfully to their dreams. Once upon a time I had an astronomer's dream. Here now, years later, I sit amazed by your enthusiasm and success. I am comforted by the thought that there still are those minds who can and will carry the torch and light our path to knowledge.. thank you...
Thank you so much for your comment, it means a lot to me! :)
18:57 As someone who has taken high school physics, data science, calculus I - III and machine learning, I think that you can convert your senior presentation into a very cool video game! I lvoe your astrophysics recap!
Aw thank you!!
It is not only the courses. What physics give you is a comprehension of the world that surrounds you. With this basis you can go on anywhere
"Go anywhere" = Getting stuck in a boring 9-5, saving forever for a tiny house
I thoroughly enjoyed this informative video. I am very jealous that you were able to accomplish this. I unfortunately am on disability and cannot afford the tuition necessary to attend a program like this. But from I have been able to teach myself, Quantum Mechanics is definitely my preferred field of research
My physics major friend got utterly wrecked by physics. He graduated with 2nd lower honours and struggled with getting a proper perm full-time job for a few years after graduation, then he did a masters in data science and is now working in a hospital.
I know this is two years later, but so excited to show this video to my rising senior son. You are going to get him so hyped to be focusing on this course of study.
Well Uchicago seems great for many majors, so happy to see you got to go there.
I will return to school at a community college and get into the best Physics or Engineering Physics programs I can.
But I have heard physics majors say how it also helped them with getting Data Science or Finance jobs. Physics and math forces one to imagine things in many classes which has carryover to many jobs and hobbies I think.
My son is about to start a university studying astrophysics. Great preview of what he has ahead of him. I hope it goes well. Thanks for doing this video.
A useless degree. He'll either become a coder or need to get a PhD
@@deleted01Bur maybe hell enjoy it too
as a physics lover im so happy watching this video!! i cannot wait to study physics in college 😭🙏🏾
Can I find otakus in physics??
Reposting and slight editing of recent mathematical ideas into one post:
Split-complex numbers relate to the diagonality (like how it's expressed on Anakin's lightsaber) of ring/cylindrical singularities and to why the 6 corner/cusp singularities in dark matter must alternate.
The so-called triplex numbers deal with how energy is transferred between particles and bodies and how an increase in energy also increases the apparent mass.
Dual numbers relate to Euler's Identity, where the thin mass is cancelling most of the attractive and repulsive forces. The imaginary number is mass in stable particles of any conformation. In Big Bounce physics, dual numbers relate to how the attractive and repulsive forces work together to turn the matter that we normally think of into dark matter.
The natural logarithm of the imaginary number is pi divided by 2 radians times i. This means that, at whatever point of stable matter other than at a singularity, the attractive or repulsive force being emitted is perpendicular to the "plane" of mass.
In Big Bounce physics, this corresponds to how particles "crystalize" into stacks where a central particle is greatly pressured to break/degenerate by another particle that is in front, another behind, another to the left, another to the right, another on top, and another below. Dark matter is formed quickly afterwards.
Mediants are important to understanding the Big Crunch side of a Big Bounce event. Matter has locked up, with particles surrounding and pressuring each other. The matter gets broken up into fractions of what it was and then gets added together to form the dark matter known from our Inflationary Epoch. Sectrices are inversely related, as they deal with all stable conformations of matter being broken up, not added like the implosive "shrapnel" of mediants.
Ford circles relate to mediants. Tangential circles, tethered to a line.
Sectrices: the families of curves deal with black holes. (The Fibonacci spiral deals with how dark matter is degenerated/broken up and with supernovae. The Golden spiral deals with how the normal matter, that we usually think of, degenerates, forming black holes.) The Archimedean spiral deals with dark matter spinning too fast and breaking into primordial black holes, smaller dark matter, and regular matter. The Dinostratus quadratrix deals with the laminar flow of dark matter being broken up by lingering black holes.
Delanges sectrices (family of curves): black holes have locked up during a Big Crunch and break each other up.
Ceva sectrices (family of curves): spun up dark matter breaks into primordial black holes and smaller, galactic-sized dark matter and other, typically thought of matter.
Maclaurin sectrices (family of curves): older, lingering black holes, late to the party, impact and break up dark matter into galaxies.
Dark matter, on the stellar scale, are broken up by supernovae. Our solar system was seeded with the heavier elements from a supernova.
I'm happily surprised to figure out sectrices. Trisectrices are another thing. More complex and I don't know if I have all the curves available to use in analyzing them. But, I can see Fibonacci and Golden spirals relating to the trisectrices.
The Clausen function of order 2: dark matter flakes off, impacting the Big Bang mass directly and shocking the opposite side, somewhat like concussions happen. While a spin on that central mass is exerted, all the spins from all the flaking dark matter largely cancel out. I suspect that primordial black holes are formed by this, as well. Those black holes and older black holes, that came late to the Big Bounce, work together to break up dark matter.
Belows method (similar to Sylvester's Link Fan) relates to Big Crunch breaking of black holes and for how dark matter uses its repulsive area to unstack, to flake off. Repetitious bisection relates to dark matter spinning so violently that it breaks, leaving smaller dark matter, primordial black holes, and other matter. Neusis construction relates to how dark matter is broken up near one of its singularities by an older black hole and to how black holes have their singularites sheared off during a Big Crunch.
General relativity: 8 shapes, as dictated by the equation? 4 general shapes, but with a variation of membranous or a filament? Dark matter mostly flat, with its 6 alternating corner/cusp edge singularities. Neutrons like if a balloon had two ends, for blowing it up. Protons with aligned singularities, and electrons with just a lone cylindrical singularity?
Prime numbers in polar coordinates: note the missing arms and the missing radials. Matter spiraling in, degenerating? Matter radiating out - the laminar flow of dark matter in an Inflationary Epoch? Connection to Big Bounce theory?
"Operation -- Annihilate!", from the first season of the original Star Trek: was that all about dark matter and the cosmic microwave background radiation? Anakin Skywalker connection?
I'm majoring in Astrophysics rn and am a junior and am taking computational astrophysics. OMG I LOVE THAT CLASS SO MUCH TOO
Hi Priya! Thank you so much for your videos - they are simpy sooo awesome and crazily comprehensive :P (btw I've just been admitted to UChicago and I plan to major in physics)
Hi!! I'm SO glad you find them useful 😁 You're going to have such a great 4 years ahead of you! Good luck starting at UChicago this year!
Very helpful Info Priya !!
Thanks, as always!!
Thank you for this video, very clear and love your personality on it. I believe we could be good friends 🙈.
While you were talking I felt jealous about your background, I’m also a data scientist but I have a computer science degree. I really love Astronomy, but I feel I have a huge gap, now I’m finishing my masters degree and my research is on the gravitational waves field, I really feel behind to understand everything.
Thank you again! New subscriber
Thanks so much for watching!! I'm 100% you learned SO much in your CS degree - I regret not taking more CS classes! I might've even double majored if I knew how much I liked the data science space. That's so cool that you're working on gravitational wave research - I wish I knew more about that! I feel like whatever I knew about physics just waned over the years since I've graduated haha. Good luck with your masters degree and research!!
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Thanks for this video! I’m really interested in astrophysics, and I discovered that I’m pretty good at math and science in general. I’m also interested in going to UChicago, but I don’t think I’m smart enough to get in… I’m in my sophomore year, and my first choice is the Illinois institute of technology since it’s in Chicago, and it isn’t as selective.
I don't think you should ever discount yourself as not being 'smart' enough, that isn't a thing! And regardless of where you go, you should absolutely study what you're interested in and it's awesome that you already have a strong skillset with math/science in general. Good luck! :)
I agree with her, never discredit yourself! One of my favorite quotes is something like "Hardwork beats talent until talent works hard." That is basically saying that as long as you work really hard towards your passion, you will be better than someone born with talent, unless that person works just as hard as you. Work hard and you can do it! Having a back-up is smart and even if you are smart and hard-working enough, things aren't always because of you, so if you do ever get a rejection letter from a college don't take it personally, there are so many factors beyond your control and it isn't your fault. The important thing is trying, that takes determination and discipline, something many people don't have and very important traits!
im in my senior year and i just figured out that i may like to major in physics, but the problem is that math and science are my worst subjects, but now im really starting to get interested. what can i do now ( in school and outside of school) to get better/understand physics before college/what can i do to prepare? if that makes any sense haha
I'd recommend just taking the highest level math and physics classes possible your last semester of senior year! They're going to be indicative of what the degree'll be like, and physics is mostly math lol so always good to stay ahead of the curve and practice.
Maybe reading some fun physics books by Stephen Hawking (the grand design is a favorite of mine, as is a brief history of time), Neal deGrasse Tyson, Richard Feynman, etc. just to learn more abstractly about the content and figure out what interests you!
Were you in your senior year of highschool or your senior year of college? I am going to assume the former and give some advice. Though word of warning, I am a math and computer science double major, not a physics major. However, I have had to take some intro physics courses so I can at least maybe help you take your first steps. Though it is on you to make sure you get there and suceed!
If you just finished your senior year of highschool: You probably already know what college you are going to by now. If you want to go into physics, or really any STEM field, I would recommend practicing a bit over the summer before college starts if you can. You'll likely take a math placement test. If you can get into Calculus 1 your first semester that would be ideal, however, you'll have plenty of time even if you have to take pre-calc your first semester! I would recommend buying a math book or two. One on pre-calc concepts and one on calc concepts. If you need help finding recommendations for books, look up the math sorcerer on UA-cam, he does a ton of book reviews on mathematical literature and can really help you find a good math book to guide you. He is a math professor and he helps people find books that'll assist them in things ranging from pre-algebra to high level math you won't even see in your physics degree, so if you end up becoming addicted to math like me he is someone you'll keep revisiting for recommendations!
You can't really take your intro physics courses until you are in calculus 1, so your first semester I'd recommend trying out some things. You're probably gonna need computer science, math, one other lab science, and then of course your English and other gen eds. I'd recommend enrolling into an intro computer science course your first semester (it'll really help you later in college! Intro to comp sci can be challenging, but you'll get through it!) Your math course, and your lab science your first semester just so you have an idea of what science and math is like in college. And if you take chemistry or something for your other lab science, maybe you'll find a love for chemistry and decide to pursue that instead. Though you will meet an advisor who will also give advice, but it is always a good idea to approach your advisor with a plan instead of having them do everything! They'll appreciate it and if you know what your goals are before speaking with your advisor then you'll have a more productive conversation.
A degree is hard to do in anything, especially physics, remember that motivation isn't what is going to carry you to the end. You need to develop discipline. It doesn't matter how much you love what you do, there will be days you'll fight your alarm tooth and nail. You need to develop discipline and force yourself to study, force yourself to go to class, but of course make sure to enjoy college. If you end up finding out you really don't like your major, it is okay! You can always change it, you shouldn't feel ashamed. Most people change their major 2 or 3 times during their time in college! However, I would take her advice and say maybe read some fun books about physics in your freetime, all of the authors she recommended do a really good job in making physics fun! It'll also break up the mundane writing in most textbooks. You can watch documentaries, watch physics youtubers (Andrew Dotson being my favorite) etc to keep your interest and passion bright! The physics youtubers can also give a good idea of how you should study and prepare. They've done it before, they can help you!
If you just finished your senior year of college (though I don't think that is what you meant): I would recommend applying to a master's in physics instead of doing another bachelor's. If you took some basic physics courses in under-grad and have completed the calculus sequence and differential equations, you do have a good chance of getting into physics grad-school for a master's (though not likely a Ph.D. until you finish your masters). A master's is 2 years, a bachelor's is 4 years, it'll save a lot of time. If you don't have the pre-req courses met for a physics masters, I would recommend enrolling into a couple courses for a semester or two, non-degree seeking, while working to get the pre-reqs you need to apply for a master's degree program.
Either way, good luck! I wish you the best! :)
I just finished my physics undergrad and was in the same boat (never took physics in high school, didn’t do great in math). I took the introduction to calculus course on coursera from the university of sydney (it’s free if u don’t get the certificate) the summer before going into it, and honestly I credit that with my success. really all you need is a super strong, solid background in calculus (particularly a grasp of the concepts, not just memorization of when to do what) and curiosity/willingness to learn to succeed in early physics. I personally found university-level physics was much more interesting than high school science. This response may be too late, but I’m just leaving it for anyone who might have the same question
Make a video about the books you studied for all these 19 courses. It would be extremely useful.
Really interesting video and so well presented!
This was so informative! Thank you! 🙂
You are an academically intelligent person this video is informative and great
Even though you left the subject, your enthusiasm is still shown. Hope to see you go back grad school for physics (:
Thanks Priya for this excellent post. Enjoyed listening about the physics courses. Best wishes.
You went to a great school. That Astrophysics degree will come in handy soon with full disclosure of the UAP.
as a current physics major at uchicago this is super interesting!
Thank you for making this video. This helps me a lot.⚛🌠
I love your energy! ✨ new subbed!!
Absolute cinema
you need to list out all the textbooks for the particular courses that I took. That would help people get some sense of the difficulty level and how it's increasing over period. Thanks
her beauty and intelligence is life.
Great video!
I love to watch physics videos and you showed up on my algorithm! You are awesome. I have a degree in Applied physics and double major in Electrical Engineering. I’m going to watch all your videos!!!
That's awesome - thank you so much!! 😁😁 Also wow your double major is so practical!
@@TheAlmostAstrophysicist sometimes to much! Hahahah I miss the theory!!!
I'm taking O levels Additional Maths next year. Then spend the next 2 years after studying H2 Maths. All these to train my mind in being to understand abstract/theoretical stuff.
Physics is love ❤️
As a freshman intended Physics major, I am not sure if I should watch this video. I still have hope.
I went to school for physics too. Dropped out in my second year. Major waste of time and money. I learned way more and advanced my career further by self teaching myself the rest.
Aspiring Astrophysicists assemble!
My interests in physics is around the more philosophical ends.
are you currently studying physics?
@@hlumaxako6086 Not on a college level, after I graduate I likely will be taking classes with physics in them. Seeing how many degrees have some physics in them.
Can you please tell me how you became a data scientist or what you learned to become a data scientist?
I didnt do good in highschool and math was never my thing but outer space has always been something that I find absolutly enthralling I love learning about it. I want to test the waters on how difficult Astronomy and Astrophysics is. What do you reccomend?
Omg sameee
would it be enough to only major in physics? maybe i could add a compsci minor or something, but i love physics and continue to come back to it but im unsure of the job prospects once graduating. great video btw, it truly sent me back into my passion for physics
I majored in only astrophysics but I did take a decent amount of compsci classes within it! So I think minoring or just taking specific classes is a GREAT idea! I understand being worried about the job prospects side of it if you don't want to go into academia or research, and I think physics/compsci is a killer combo!
I sweated blood to get my Physics degree. Few get this.
I didn’t take physics in high school and went back for my bachelors at 26. My major is physics and seeing it for the first time is 🤯. I feel like I know nothing, I’m taking my time but I’m definitely failing physics 1 right now. I do want to do astrophysics but my college doesn’t offer that… that’s why I’m majoring in just physics. I took astronomy my first year and it was awesome!! I loved learning about the stars and everything about it. Any advice for taking it the first time?
Hi I might need some help... I'll give a little context. I've always been good (not genius but good) in math and physics (always loved it) then I chose to start a Bachelors in Physics (at EPFL if you want to know)... I had to stop eventually because of the main 2 courses for first year which are "Analysis" and "Linear Algebra" (both advanced) and I cannot seem to understand anything. I can't understand what to do with all the big texts written only to help you write a little line of "calculus" and all the little details about what are groups etc.... Can someone please enlighten me beacuse I would love to do Physics but I really do not understand a single thing in those 2 courses ["Analysis" and "Linear Algebra" (both advanced)]
I love astrophysics. I just wanna say my study of archeology combines with my study of both quantum and astrophysics on my own has lead me to believe that extraterrestrial certainly does exist (intelligence more advanced than ours) and second - I don’t believe they are carbon based life forms like all life on earth tends to be. I believe they are silicon based and breathe nitrogen and their form of water might be sulfuric acid based.
I just read the Pope of Physics about Enrico Fermi... brilliant dude!
Newtonian physics wasn't wrong, it just encapsulated low gravity and low velocity, hence why you can derive general relativity into newton's laws.. right? saw a video that explained something along those lines
stem degrees are underwhelming because of how long it takes for you to get to "research" and you only applying like 30% of what you learned out of your stem degree. Not surprised people are forfeiting degrees for self learning.
What it likes in physics calculus based mechanics class like?
Hi Priya! Im starting university soon and I'm having a difficulty deciding if I should go for physics because I really doubt myself even though I've always wanted to major in physics-astronomy. Do you think I should just go for it, am I overthinking it?
You can always change your major so I say go for it
Hi! So you usually don't have to declare a final major in most schools until the end of your second year, so I'd say take the intro courses your first year and trust your gut about how it feels. If you think the intro courses are too difficult, the latter ones will only get harder so it just depends on what makes you happy. :) Everyone can certainly major in physics and do well if you're dedicated and love it!! But also I never got a phd because I knew it wasn't for me, so being honest with yourself's the most important thing. :)
@@TheAlmostAstrophysicist thank you! This means a lot
Oh my gosh! I’m applying to UChicago this year for Early Decision and I hope to be an Astrophysicist! I’m from Marion Indiana and I have a passion for space and science and I want nothing more than to study the inner workings of the universe.
If you don’t mind, can we get in touch maybe? I would be eternally grateful for any ounce of detail you could give me in my personal situation. Thank you so much. :)
Hi Priya, great videos, thanks a lot. I am a mother of a 14 year old in Mumbai who has been passionate about Physics, Quantum mechanics, theoretical Physics for the last 3 years, has read Stephen Hawking, Neil deGrass Tyson and Feynman over and over. What kind of portfolio building would help him to go to best universities for Physics major in US or UK. He really doesn’t have interest in any sport or not much in music either. Does MUN at middle school level. What can he do starting grade 9 to develop his portfolio for Physics Major in US, UK or Canada?
Hi! Thanks so much for keeping up with the channel! I think it's all about just exploring your interests - something fun for him could be to learn how to code/take computer science classes at school and create coding projects with physics data (telescope data is publicly available online)! If he doesn't enjoy coding, maybe summer camps for physics or joining different clubs in the community? I think it's really just about him exploring his passion and that coming across through his activities and education - universities really love students who explore their intellectual creativity inside and outside the classroom!
@@TheAlmostAstrophysicist What sounds harder to your "ears"? 1. Masters Degree in Economics or 2. Masters Degree in Statistics?
I love nanoscience and physics so which physics major will be beneficial for me ??
Most bachelors degrees are just physics, and some schools offer specializations (like mine offered astrophysics)! You can always get more specialized degrees after your undergrad - like a Masters or Ph.D. that's tailored to nanotechnology/physics!
I love physics… because my power is overthinking on steroids
I remember last year there was news about Google’s quantum computer creating an Einstein Rosen bridge/wormhole. Would you know of anyone else working on this? And is there anyone trying to use wormholes to explain the delayed choice experiment, particle entanglement, or superposition in general?
I’m just a layman, and am tossing around the idea of pursuing a BS in physics. I don’t know if I’m saying anything substantive or not.
I love physics and I am thinking of taking the pre-med route along with getting an undergrad in Physics and Biology. What’s your take on that?
That sounds super cool! I knew 1-2 people who did a physics undergrad with the pre-med track - I think most people stray away from it because your GPA's really important and physics (at least at my college) was notorious for curving to a B- so it isn't the best GPA booster haha.
If you love physics go for it! However, GPA is extremely important for pre-med, even more so than otehrs who just want their bachelors. Med-school is very competitive and you're gonna want a competitive GPA to maximize your chances. Physics is one of the most challenging degrees you can get. I don't want to scare you off though! Follow what you are passionate about, just be careful and work hard! Don't slack off too much and rely solely on passion to get you through your degree, you'll need discipline. But good luck to you! There are a few physics courses required for a pre-med degree anyways so some courses will overlap both! You'll of course also have to take many biology and chemistry courses and maybe even a psychology course or two. Work hard and you can do it! Nothing worthwhile is easy, classes will be challenging but you'll be so proud of yourself at the end :)
@@soulsofwar8985 Thank you so much, I have decided to do Biology as my major due to the overlaps but I deeply appreciate your support! This was very helpful, really I truly admire your honesty and this video was super helpful as well. :))
@@TheAlmostAstrophysicist Thank you so much, I have decided to do Biology as my major due to the overlaps but I deeply appreciate your support! This was very helpful, really I truly admire your honesty and this video was super helpful as well. :))
@@spaisalaymateen6881 Well I hope you enjoy your degree and best of luck to you with your future career in medicine! You know, if you want to take more physics classes for fun because you enjoy the subject you could always minor in physics. This would essentially put the majority of your "elective" classes as physics classes. You won't take as many physics classes as a physics major, but a minor is more flexible so you can also just take the physics classes you are interested in!
Astrophysics measurements are astronomical while quantum physics are miniscule. But they both have formulas that have slow growth formulas or division of wave particles, jk.
Im planning to get bachelor's in physics. But people keep telling me not to take it. But i just cant imagine myself doing anything else. Im so confused. I hope i will not regret it
Just go with the flow :) Someday, you'll be happy with the experience and the knowledge you gained!
what was the sci-fi recommended reading by the way? :3
Childhood's End by Arthur Clarke!! :)
@@TheAlmostAstrophysicist Damn, ok so you're hot but also G enough to actually respond haha. Thanks
Hey, so I watched your videos for the first time today. It's absolutely great learning all these new things from you. Most of what you said were things I never knew. Thanks for the eye-opener.
Now, I have a few concerns. All the different courses you talked about, are they just available in a few specific universities? I live in India, hence I might be a little concerned when it comes to coding and data science. Coding isn't taught in Indian colleges very often.
I have been interested in Astrophysics for a long time, but lately, I have been thinking about the pay I would get from this field. Could you guide me along as to how I could use both fields? And the use of both fields of astrophysics/physics and data science is only in progressed countries like USA or UK?
Just so you know, I'm 16 😅
Hey.
I'm from India, too. And I'm studying Astrophysics in Canada rn. I'm not sure you have a lot of scope for Astrophysics in India. First off, just getting a seat in the course would require that you score high in IIT-JEE. Astrophysics is only offered in IISc Bangalore, IIA Bangalore and IUT Indore. Further, the professors who teach the course are few in number because they all mostly work for ISRO; a majority of the students end up dropping out by the end of the year. If you want to pursue Astrophysics, you either need to get out of India or get a normal degree before doing a master's or Ph.D in astronomy. Let me know if you have any more questions!
IIT* Indore
Can you please please please make a video about how or from where someone can learn all these subjects without having to go to uni ?
Great video! Can you talk about the top ten undergrad universities for physics. Like which undergrad sets you up for getting to best graduate programs thx
The best preparation that would increase your chances to get into the best grad programs is undergraduate research. The curriculum for physics majors is pretty similar everywhere. The research opportunities at the school is what matters
Kinda surprised they didn't let you take honours maths when you took Maths HL in IB...
It would be great if you could provide all the stuff you had like textbooks , pdf and stuff. I wanna learn online but can't find enough resources!
How a physics major didn’t take electrodynamics course also nuclear physics , quantum field theory , the standard model and GR i think you went Gruad school l
Nice video. I wish I would have went that route in school. I am actually just beginning to self study my way through physics and astronomy. I'm always trying to learn.
Hellow sister.... I am from Nepal.....Here the education systems of teaching science is worse.
It there any scholarship program for international students in USA...
Could you please guide me??
I always wanted to be an Astrophysicist but ended up becoming a Computer Scientist. haha
Hey :) Really liked your video, great job! I've become interested in astrophysics just recently and am doing some looking around more into it before I decide what to do. I come from a heavily religious background, but am no longer religious. I've had an interest in science before, but have mainly been discouraged by it for obvious reasons. So now, my mind is more open and I have a growing desire to learn more about the science side of life. Only problem is, math and science have always been my worst subjects 😩 So I'm wondering, would it be helpful for me to study subjects like calculus, physics, etc on my own to see if I can even handle it before taking the leap towards getting a degree? Or do you think I should just go for it and try my best while I'm in the process?
That's awesome that you've gained an interest in science over the years. What's really interesting is that science and religion (until about Copernicus' time in the 1600s) were one of the same - philosophers were physicists and vice versa. :)
I think that learning the basics of calculus and conceptually learning physics will undoubtably help you! I think the best option is to take classes and declare your major after you take a few classes, which'll really help you realize if it's for you or not. A lot of universities don't expect you to declare your major until the end of your second year (that's what my university was like)! There's a lot of great UA-cam videos that teach you calculus, recommend textbooks, and same for physics. :)
@@TheAlmostAstrophysicist That is interesting (about science and religion)! I want to learn more about that.
Thanks for the advice! I appreciate it :)
All of the things that you said, "I'm sure you've heard of" were things that I had never heard of. 🤦♂
Can u provide a list of the books u used to study all those courses,also can u recommend some really good online physics courses ..like mit open course etc
UC Berkeley courses refer to An Introduction to Modern Astrophysics for astro and the David J. Griffiths textbooks for physics
I am quite surprised about the elementary level of the subjects that you mention, I thought the level at UChicago would be much higher. Most of the things you mention are pretty basic for a physics degree in the European Union and they would be covered essentially during the first two years of the degree. I am particularly surprised by how poor the mathematical level and bacground is. By the way, Hamiltonian and Lagrangian mechanics is not "crazy advanced", it is again basic fundamental stuff that every physics student should know thoroughly. If you don't know that (and you don't care about that according to your own words) then I don't think you can understand even the basic aspects of Quantum Mechanics.
Hello didn't you have to study General Reletivity?
Hi mam I am pursuing bs in physics from iiser after that I want to do a ms in data science will this be helpful for me to become a data scientist or data analyst?
Please can anyone help me with the appropriate programming language to learn as a student studying physics...
Astrophysics seems so interesting to me!
But I’d hate to go through all the physics and maths and statistics stuff which I guess are the foundation for the “cooler things”. I take advanced maths and am good/okay at it, but the only joy I ever got from maths was being being better than anyone else, which would be a bad basis for any university course, right? Idk. I’ll just read Stephen Hawkins hahhahaha-
Love your story... I started out as an undergrad in physics, then switched to astrophysics my second year, then added math as a minor my third year, and went on to major in math for graduate school.
RJ
~Interesting video.
Is there any chance I could take a degree abroad
Mostly engine constructions. Google sells PhD like Ted. With AI.
Tell your path to transitioning to data science - courses you took.
Very nice
5:33 yeah, that essentially was me
E&M is my favorite class 😢
Okay but no matter what happens pizza is awesome
I feel dumb and ignorant just by watching this video.
What's wrong with Florida? It's a great place to live!
Hold on,.... THE HISTORY OF EXTRATERRESTRIAL LIFE? Lol what?
👏👏👏
Wait what you're Indian ???
Have been watching your videos for a few days
I never realised
the name Priya kind of gave it away
Lol! I don't even understand how levers work.
You are obviously bright but Nikola Tesla disapproves
Circutes😮
Your degree is... BS
Astrophysics