<p>Anybody majoring in Physics? I am.</p>
<p>I am as well</p>
<p>Yeah, me too! </p>
<p>...of course, my mom came into college as a physics major, switched to math, switched to chem, and came out bio. (her sister, on the other hand, went in and came out physics). So that major may end up being pretty flexible...</p>
<p>I'm considering it.</p>
<p>Considering Engineering Physics....</p>
<p>I'm really interested in doing research, is that difficult to get involved with in college for Physics?</p>
<p>What college are you going to? Some colleges have decent research even for undergrad, but others don't have much until grad school.</p>
<p>Sure am majoring in physics.</p>
<p>(apparently replying "sure am" is too short for the forum to handle)</p>
<p>i am majoring in physics too.....maybe a physics/mathematics double major</p>
<p>This is probably a pretty vague question but does anybody know about the job market for a physics major? After majoring in physics and going to grad school, is it easy to find job opportunities? And are the starting salaries decent?</p>
<p>It all depends what you want to do. If you just finish with a BS/BA then you're probably looking at more of a technical engineering type job or going on to teach HS with a few few people off to go make some money on Wall Street. An MS will usually land you a good technical job.</p>
<p>With a PhD you're probably looking at the academia route or off to the industry. There's a fair amount of money to be made in the industry doing research on more applied stuff. There is also money to be made in academia but that's all down the road. A lot of professors also supplement their income with consulting jobs.</p>
<p>I want to do Biophysics...</p>
<p>How is USC (California) for undergrad research?</p>
<p>This link has tons of career information about physics. <a href="http://www.aip.org/statistics/trends/phystrends.htm%5B/url%5D">http://www.aip.org/statistics/trends/phystrends.htm</a></p>
<p>nice link..thanks</p>
<p>If you do physics - doyou also double major with math since you pretty much have to take tons of math courses anyways?</p>
<p>I don't think so. Many math classes for math majors are usless in physics. Basically in physics all you need is calculus and basic algebra, with maybe some topology if you are going into string theory or something.</p>
<p>Physics also uses math classes like fourier analysis, differential equations, partial differential equations, numerical analysis, and complex variables, but these aren't necessary for every physics major.</p>
<p>is a BA is physics any different from a BS in physics?</p>
<p>There's no difference between a BA and a BS if the college only offers one of them. If you have a choice between them, the BS usually requires more technical classes.</p>