Majoring in Physics vs. Math
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- Theoretical physics is mostly math and a math major would probably be useful if you want to work in a purely theoretical area. The physics major would set you up well for more experimental work or for work with elements of both theory and experiment.
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The average quality of the comments will decline with the increase in subscribers - there is an equation for this somewhere.
lesselp there's an equation which could probably be used. m=√n
Summarized, Price's law says the number of competent people in a company is the square root of the population of the company. So √1=1 but √10000=100. Notice that as a company's growth may be exponential, the competent people will have logarithmic growth.
We can just say m=number of quality comments and n=comments
@@m35926 And from that the average net quality of the comments could be described by sqrt(n) / n
@lesselp No, since we do not know the function f(x = sub count) = the average quality of the comments, we also do not know the extremum points. So the function may still be increasing. Maybe the extremum point is f(500000), and the average quality of a comment will start decreasing after Tibees hits 500k. We cannot tell unless we know the function. Unless you want to look at the older videos' comments and compare to the new ones.
@@m35926 thesqyare root of an exponential function is still exponential. The proportion of competent people will still be an exponential but with a smaller than 1 base.
@@m35926 you surely will be the gauss of 21 the century
I am an economics major and I still watch all of your videos... keep up the good work!!
E.E. major here and I really like economics too!
Econometrics is math
Economics = Stock Market Graphs = Mathematics (Math Major here 😁)
Holy crap, this was extremely useful. I'm deciding whether to Major in maths or physics next year. Very insightful!
It's been 4 years. What did you major in?
@@mustafashulqamy1844 Apparently they are still deciding.
Yoo what did u do??
Whatd you do?
I'm currently a second year and im stuck between math and physics. You're videos are everything I need right now, please keep it up and thank you!
I'm in the same boat and don't know what to major in, I always thought a person who does a maths major and then goes into physics is going to be better at physics than someone who just went into physics
Keep It up with the channel! I found it the other day and I think is awesome, more sandbox universe!
My next video will be universe sandbox :)
Thank you Tibees! I really like experimental physics. Maybe later down the line in my life, I can get more invested into it. Right now, I'm just glad to be watching Physic majors like you and Simon Clark (Dr. Clark). You guys are very inspiring and insightful in the topics pertaining to physics and other major sciences.
mathematics is necessary to formulate physics
I like your response about math and I agree with your statement. The reason I say that is because there are many physics majors who believe that math is useless unless it is applied to something and they look down upon math. That frustrates me because math is a broad subject that has many abstract concepts that are great. To me applied math or abstract are meaningful!
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@@democis9 sensible
YAY! Tibees! How's your Grad School going? Best of Luck with the channel and school!
I am a 4th year math student preparing for grad school and I find your channel to be very inspirational and motivating! I don't have many peers around me that are genuinely interested in learning, so I get pretty lonely in the "academic conquest". But it's nice to know that there are passionate, self motivated learners like you who post great content! Thanks for all the good vibes!!!
"I don't have many peers around me that are genuinely interested in learning" What? o:
Physics is fundamentally an experimental science dealing with the material world.
Math is much more of a free-for-all: one can just invent mathematical entities and work out the consequences.
Complex Numbers are my favorite: "Let's define i^2 = -1 and run with it!"
It's i-ronic how useful they are in Physics!
Thank youu so much! I have always liked maths and extremely theoretical physics and couldn't decide and I would have had to sign courses three days from now! Thank you so much for helping me decide, math major it will be!
Will a math undergrad be eligible for theoretical physics at a master's level?
@@RKhere97 In the UK it certainly is, in fact Oxford allows people to transfer from a maths degree to a theoretical physics masters in their fourth year of undergrad. I'd assume it's similar elsewhere.
My daughter has a phd in theoretical physics. i don't think she would agree with you with respect to mathematics. Her take is that math is too abstract and not applied enough wheras in physics, the math is a means to an end which provides the description for a a specific state or event in physics that may or may not point the way to an experimental consideration by others.
Basically, deep math contains the answers to anything, but those who practice it don't quite see the connections to the world (out they don't care enough to build that repartoire) whereas physicists see the grandour of nature but don't always have the best mathematical tools to make sense of things. Double major then?
Hey, first of all I want to say that you´re videos are very interesting to watch. I love physics but I also love maths and it´s driving me crazy. I actually want to study physics but the parts that i find most interisting are the theoretical ones. I´ve talked to physicist, mathmaticans and have watched you´re video. Now I think it doesn´t really matter, doesn´t it? So thank you for helping me doing important choices for my future. Greetings from Germany.
I would dispute the part about the math major being better for a theoretical physics path. It would be immensely useful indeed, but a math major at least as I have encountered it is very rigorous and abstract which theoretical physics isn't all that much by comparison. This is more so true for subjects like high energy theoretical physics or theoretical particle physics that can be very physics-heavy in their own right.
I believe that for someone interested in advanced theoretical fields of physics should instead complete a physics major first, perhaps with a math minor or just extra math courses and then pursue their graduate studies in either physics or math departments that offer their relevant theoretical fields.
There are also some "mathematically flimsy" things in physics that are quite standard even in top-notch theoretical domains, but would have mathematicians pulling their hair out. Feynman path integrals come to mind.
Wow smart and beautiful!.. I'm currently working on electrical engineering but thinking about switching to physics. I've talked to professionals who majored in math but work in IT with engineers and physicists so you're absolutely correct, these majors go hand in hand.
Your videos are amazingly good at breaking things down into practical, need to know, facts for all prospective learners, thank you so much Tibees!
Congrats on finishing a double major in physics and math :) I am proud of you Toby! 💗💓
Thank you so much! Your explanation about theoretical physics vs. experimental physics was very understandable to me, thank you! 👍
Is the 11207 a criminal number?
Yes.
Tibees knew it
Thank you for this! I'm deciding between a physics major, math major, or physics-math major at Reed college, and I only have a few days before I have to declare my major. Totally not a stressful time.
I know this is very old but I'm curious, what did you choose and how's it going? I'm facing the same decision too
Lovely video, Ms. Tibees! Aside from the topic of math/physics, however, I have an oblique point to share. The cadence, close calls from total silence, word choice, that sort of thing - your "real and not apparent" train of thought, so to speak, is available information for a discerning viewer.
As a fellow content-creating artist, I know how when you create these things, and start these projects, so much of what goes into it never gets reflected back from the audience's reactions. How much is appreciated, how much is missed? I'd rather have remained in the woodworks; I thought you'd welcome the rare candor, in the end.
I know I'm being vague, but I want to avoid saying more, for obvious reasons, if what I'm saying eventually clears itself up. But yeah, all the best with everything! No aspect of any of this isn't a challenge. :)
You should do a science podcast. Maybe you could talk with some lecturers on topics like relativity or quantum theory, I think it would be a success. Keep it up with the quality videos!
Overpointing is stressful? Challenge accepted :)
I'm not into numbers but I like to watch your videos because I admire how you explain things.
Thanks a lot! Its been a real struggle for me (currently studying physics as an undergrad) to figure out wether to swap to maths since I'm basically only interested in the very theoretical aspects of physics, mainly GR. I found your channel since I've been doing extra maths courses and considered doing the double major, but since I've found the experimental side of things less interesting and sometimes boring I haven't been sure if its the right thing for me.
Anyway long rant but the video really helped my though process!
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Thank you for your videos. They will help thousands of young people make an informed choice about their careers. I wish you were around when I did my maths degree!
Keep up the great content! You're almost 20k now! Best of luck with your channel
Thank you for this video. I am in first year of physics and chemistery in Paris but I really think that I'll take a physics major next year.
i wanna do math but get physics experimental classes too. I'm not sure what to do. If these experimental classes from physics need to many physics classes requirements, i may need to go physics route.
Hmm I also asked a guy with a Ph.D. in Theoretical Physics and he recommended to do a physics major and focus on computer science (I think double major is no option here). Damn now Im confused
I like math way more than computer science, Im afraid of the difficulty of a math major though
Thank you! I was looking everywhere for a source... You just helped me finish my ELA assignment.
proud to be one of the 20K subs...keep it up ;-). PS: you have a really sweet and friendly voice
always a pleasure to watch your videos - love the clarity of your mind.
your smile and learning physics both are awesome
In your opinion which do you think is harder to understand, physics or math?
Ms. Could be nice if i had a math teacher like you when i was in school.... Thanks for open the eyes for people...
If I want to be a theoretical physicist, should I do double majors in maths and physics for university?
Did you work out an answer? This is my goal too, I'm curious to see how it's worked out so far for you
@@uwuifyingransomware Hi, right now I'm in grade 11 so I still have some time to decide. I'm considering between math/physics and computer science/physics. I'm not sure which option should I go for though but I'm leaning towards doing a double majors in computer science/physics or a physics major with a minor in computer science.
Thank for videos 💖
How much physics does an electrical engineer major knows compared to a pure physics major? Im studying E. engineering and im wondering how deep my physics knowledge will be in the future.
Santos Michelena not much you only have to take sophomore level courses in physics
Not much since Electrical engineers do not go beyond the first 2 Newtonian physics courses, mechanics and electricity & magnetism, and those 2 courses are considered "beginner" level since physics majors take intermediate level physics courses for both the "beginner" courses after their freshman year or so depending on the university. E. Engineers need to have a very basic background on E & M since ~95% is just the engineering side...you can take other physics courses like intro to astrophysics and others like algebra based mechanics as a E. Engineer major, but not those intermediate+ courses unless you are double majoring or minoring which also doesn't go through the hell that physics majors go through.
Same here, and I have the same question. I’d like to see an answer from someone who’s done this. Let us know which country you studied in as well, please.
I also want to know this question
In my experience elec and phys diverge at the start of 2nd year of undergrad. I have no common phys subjects with my elec friends in 2nd year (compared to 2 in 1st year). We do still share a math subject however. It has been suggested to me that in the elec major a phys course on QM and semiconductors is recommend in second year (but not compulsory). However it is seldom taken by elec students to do its difficultly .
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Thanks for sharing your worthy thoughts. Can you please share here via comment or video what area of Philosophy, if any, are you interested in? I think Mathematics and Philosophy can also be a good major (as did Bertrand Russell; not his fan but I like him, he was a good philosopher).
Nice.
Can you recommend any book for quantum mechanics?
hii Tibees!! i wanted to ask you for your opinion. i have always wanted to create and to make new and better tech. i hate computers but i love physics. everybody tells me that scientists in physics are not hired to hi tech companies, and tell me I should study engineering instead of physics. Yet i wish to know physics with a deeper understanding than an engineering degree.
Do you think there is no a physics graduate wont be able to enter those kinds of jobs?
Thank you very much!
You just described me. I describe myself as a futurist: I want to help create monumental technologies (which sounds like engineering) but I crave a deeper understanding of how the natural world works (physics) and the language that describes it (math). So confused.
for research jobs, theoretical is more important and for industry jobs, experimental is more important.
Majoring in Physics AND Math
I want to overpoint but my university charges extra, it kills me. It really kills me. I also want to do both math and physics but the way the streams are set up makes the two majors mutually exclusive, at least in the order they are meant to be taken in.
Could you go over majoring in Engineering vs Physics (or maybe more specifically applied physics)?
I'm just ye ole English Major over here.....
As a math major , I could never do what you do . I barely passed my English courses...
@@Lnblackberry48 I've already noticed why that is. Lol.
OK, so what do you think of Sabine Hossenfelder? Do you agree that without at least the faint hope of empirical validation, mathematical physics is just extremely expensive hand waving?
Can you help me in physics II? Magnetic flux, dielectric fields, rc circuits, conductors. Please 😔
Accidentally majoring in anything must be the best accident ever. nice!
Do both. So did I, M. Sc. both in Math and Physics in Germany and now an IMPRS PhD student. With double qualification, you‘re complete. 😎 🤓
That's so cool to hear. I'm making this decision and leaning towards doing both, so it's nice to know it works.
Which university did you complete your double masters from?
I quite don't understand.
In your country Math university studies is not a "Degree" but a "Major" ?? 👀 What's the difference ?? 🤔
Both are interesting! i prefer physics though due to quantum mechanics.
dppid083 WK Quantum mechanics and classical mechanics as well as the theory of relativity interest me a lot as well as advanced math which is why when I go to uni I will major in physics ☺
Brilliantly said
As an electrical student , should I need to study math deep i.e pure mathematics , or rather memorizing the concepts without being known the first principle behind a theory. ?
Can you do a vid on choosing between pure and applied maths?
Please start making more videos or vlogs .We'll love to see your life.
May be the experiments can perform later when the technology ready.
About interesting, we should learn what we are interest because that we are applied to the University. They shouldn't judge about our registered class if it fullfill the cirliculum requirements or taking good advise from adviser.
For me as a worker level, most of the subjects we haven't use it often as socialize because technology is keep updating and we need to learn it or sometime we re-learn. It does not mean University courses is not important but it is the fundametal. The purpose of the education system is to teach how to learn even from experiences or socialize.
One problem I found is someone I met cannot start making a right question or understand the question but they doing good in school.
As work as IT admin, I heart some questions like why I run this file but result is the same. Learning a new language like from multiple database brands then they cannot use it just chage only some syntax. For higher level they cannot interprete data from graph into angle we are interesting. Most of the post they just showing certification about they are very expertise in a tool of the brands.
There is a rather significant fundamental difference though: physics studies real world and mathematics is an absolutely precise abstraction. I believe there are mathematicians who just really love the pure math and don't really care if there's any connection to reality. On the other hand there have been some famous physicians who don't really like math, although they have to use it as a tool.
I`ve heard people tossing the argument between which is the more challenging - Physics or Maths. Mathematics is as abstract as is possible. Ie, no matter how abstract a person can comprehend Maths, there will be more to abstract.
Toby, could you do a vid explaing Earth's Procession, as i'm having trouble getting it...x
very well done , l appreciate for your teaching thank so much to serve the knowledge
I double majored in Business Administration without planning to do so. MBA and BABA 1979.
It all depends and comes down to how you view the world and what your interests are. Is it limited to a physical system or world or are there n elements that don't apply to the real world. It all goes back to the schism between platonic or aristotliean worldview.
I’m just guessing and probably wrong, is your accent that of New Zealand?
Do you think that after taking a degree in math doing physics become a lot easier ?
What an accent!
EVIL JOE I think it’s Australian
It's a new Zealand accent
I think she's from Kentucky or something
No, she's from New Zealand, it's just a completely normal NZ accent.
no I think I read she was from Alabama or Kentucky or something like that. explains her accent
Can you do a video on the wave particle duality, I saw another channel(quantum fracture) say that that was old school that the better theory or idea is with the wave function, is that true
5 is the norm for mechanical engineering, most have labs as well. Those 3+2 credit courses.
Did you had time to do anything else beside school?
What all subjects you've taken during your bachelor and/or phd ?
I'm a math major / how difficult is it to self study physic ?!
Doing the problems is pretty easy, but it can be diffucult to understand all the inutition and motivation behind the physics that came before without some sort of external help outsided of a textbook.
I am currently doing a degree in physics in Spain at a distance university. I don't take any face-to-face classes, and everything I study is from books and notes that the university left me. I can say that is quite hard. Sometimes is difficult to keep motivation from studying a specific thing. You would have a lot of questions Asking them at distance to teachers would not be very comfortable. But I can say, if you really want to study physics, it can be done.
Ahmed Alshammeri Hard! At least if you think too much like a math student, trying to read a physics textbook is unbearable
Is it the the open university located in the UK ?
Exactly 💯
Hi. Can you please advise what camera and audio you use. Thanks !!
I think my audio production is generally terrible but I have a lav mic on here. Filmed with canon g7x mach2
I'm a high school student planning on going into college for a dual major in Physics and Computer science, with a minor in Mathematics. Would you see this as a good path for somebody who intends to carry on to a PhD and work in a theoretical area? Alternatively, do you see a dual major in Physics and Mathematics and a minor in Comp Sci as better?
EDIT: Sorry, watched further along in your video and saw essentially your take on it. Thanks!
Whatd you end up doing
When she speaks of majoring, is she refering to getting a master's degree?
So hard to get good grades if majoring in Physics…
I wouldn't say mathematics and physics are that similar.
First of all, mathematics mostly revolves around thinking up and doing proofs while physics revolves around modeling the world with the mathematical tools already made, mostly by solving equations.
I’m taking theoretical math next semester for my physics major :)
What is theoretical mathematics?
Future nobel prize winner
Why does this hot genius keep showing up in my recommended???
The thing I like most about math & physics is that they are part of the EXACT nature of our universe. They are absent of opinions. The closest they come to opinions is new theories and even then they are not classified as facts until they are proven without a scientific doubt. Fakers, liars & pretenders have a very short timespan in math & physics and I like this very much. The rules are clear, precise & logical in math & physics and I like this very much; I always know what the rules of the game are.
Every math major ive ever met hated science including physics and never wanted to take science classes.
You met the wrong people. ;-)
physics looks like maths but math doesn't look like any subject
U from new zaeland?
Why not both? #Engineering
I wanna die
JUAN GUTIERREZ Exactly
Are you implying that an engineering degree is like getting both a math and a physics degree? lmfao
ChrisLuigiTails I see some approximations in your comment.
Gettinq - No. Buy we learn most of their stuff. I've watched "This is what a pure mathematics exam looks like at university"; this is all 1st year (of 5) stuff... at least in my university.
Engineering doesnt mean anything... you have to say which. If you're a civil engineer, noway ur learning anything close to that. If you're a computer engineer or electrical engineer its something else..
Great!
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Math and physics are very different mindsets. Math is about rigorous explanations, physics is about hacking the numbers. Trying to be good at both you might end up being insufficiently good at either.
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I like your channel! Keep up the videos! You're gorgeous!
I love her videos. But i always watch them in 1.25 or 1.5x speed. I love people who talk slow. But i also love that you can speed up on youtube so i save a little time
I also watch all videos on 1.5x, I like to save time whilst procrastinating
Recently changed my major. I was in English Education Major, now I am pursuing a BS in Mathematics with a concentration in Teaching and Pure Mathematics. One thing I am really passionate about is thinking about mathematics in and of itself and the problems within this field, such as Poincare’s Conjecture that was solved in 2001 by Grigory Perelman.
Whatever has the public’s perception of being the hardest subject is what matters most. Physics music composition and rocket science are the hardest. 🤷🏻♂️🎸
I have some questions, since the next year I will enter university, hope you see my message.
God I love your voice.
Are you mathematician or physicist?
I am currently studying Computer science in college and I really want to study maths in university, but I don't know what kind of job I could get with that kind of degree...
Actuaries statistics teacher
Majoring in math gives you the most different job offers at least here in Germany. It is the no.1 study for job opportunities since 1971. Finance, economy, science etc..
Well there's a massive amount of jobs that you can get due to Maths, a good grade in Maths shows to employers you are a problem solver, which is exactly what companies look for in a candidate, so take your pick.
Many people would hire a mathematician because it shows your capacity to problem solve and learn new concepts. That being said computer science is a great field and there are many branches for people who want to do more mathematical work.
Stick to your computer science degree