Your complete guide to studying Physics

Everything you need to know about studying Physics

part of Natural Sciences & Mathematics

Physics studies the nature, properties and relationships between matter and energy. It focuses on analysing and understanding forces and phenomena like heat, light, sound, magnetism, mechanics, and the structure of atoms. Physics is one of the oldest disciplines in the history of humankind and because of the topics it studies it is very interdisciplinary

Physics is a broad discipline and includes branches such as Modern Physics, Atomic Physics, Nuclear Physics, Biophysics, Mechanics, Optics, Thermodynamics, Nonlinear Dynamics, etc.

From one university and country to another, the curriculum of a Physics degree can be quite different. Still, you can generally expect to take classes in Calculus, Mechanics, Waves, Probability and Statistics, Thermal and Quantum Physics, Advanced Nanomaterials, and so on.

Physics is one of the main building blocks of modern science. Humanity owes some of the greatest discoveries of modern society to breakthroughs in the field of Physics, which lead to the creation and development of lasers, TV and radio broadcast, computers, energy systems and facilities, as well as many other inventions that make our life safer and easier.

Physics is a field that brings inviting career prospects for those who wish to become lecturers, geophysicists, meteorologists, patent attorneys, researchers or even work for the government.

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