<p>I just want to hear about experiences and course offered for physics at GMU. So, if you're physics (or engineer) major who have taken at least intro courses, or your friends are physics major, please advise me if GMU is worth going for physics study, especially in theoretical part and not much in research oriented.</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>not sure how you distinguish theoretical from research - do you mean theoretical from applied?</p>
<p>In any event, Mason has a great program, with greatest expertise in computational science and interdisciplinary use of physics, so astrophysics (we have an INCREDIBLE new observatory) fluid dynamics, etc. Examples are using the data modeling in micro-arrays to create systems to predict blood flow in the human body during surgery, in how to analyze earth observing satellite data to predict earthquakes, and and in how chemical and biological weapons would deploy in the atmosphere, and which counteragents would be most effective.
The Engineering program was the first in the world to be founded with a focus on information technology, and offered the first PhD in information technology (we also had the first PhD in computational sciences). We focus on electrical, computer, and systems engineering, and don't offer chemical or mechanical.</p>
<p>Hope that helps,</p>