Hello! I am a junior in high school who’s thinking about majoring engineering physics. My question is that i don’t know what science and math classes to take in my senior year. I already took calculus BC and AP physics B in sophomore year, and i’m taking AP statistics and AP physics C in my junior year. I’m thinking about taking Calculus III, Linear Algebra, or differential equation in a university close to my home. I couldn’t decide which math courses to take between those three. Which one will be the best for majoring engineering physics? Also what physics course should i take during my senior year?
Calc 3 and Diff Eqs will almost certainly be required in college
MVC and AP Physics C.
For science, make sure to take AP Physics C. For math, start off with Calculus III and then Differential Equations (although you can interchange them if scheduling issues arise) and only take Linear Algebra if you have enough time left over.
Umm… I’m already taking AP Physics C. I want to know what physics course to take next year. But thanks for the advice for math courses.
You may not be able to take another physics course since AP Physics C is generally the highest level high schools offer. However, if your AP Physics C course only covers Mechanics and not E&M, you can study AP Physics C: E&M next year. There are many resources and classes online through which you could learn it.
If you’re already doing both Mechanics and E&M, then the next level course is a course that generally covers some or all of waves, optics, thermodynamics, and fluid mechanics. It should be similar to this: http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/physics/8-03-physics-iii-spring-2003/. See if your community college offers this course; if not, then, once again, there are many resources (such as MIT OCW) you can use to learn the subject matter.