My Major

In this post I will be talking about my major and what goes on within the major. I will also be talking about what drew me to this field and the possibilities of careers I have after I graduate. To conclude this post I will talk about the most important people currently in the field and where they would go to have their work published..

Setaou, Hervé "Dying (plasma) Star" September 5, 2015 via Flickr. Creative commons license.

1) Being a physics major, the first thing people learn about is mechanics-pretty much what makes things move. After this basic understanding of how things move is understood then students usually learn various thing from quantum mechanics to astronomical bodies to thermodynamics and light.

2) With a degree in physics, the possibilities are endless in terms of careers. Many people continue to graduate school and become professors. Others have the possibility of being hired to teams of engineers and architects. While others, because of their ability to apply math to the real world go on to be accountants and actuaries.

3) Personal story time! I attended a middle school and high school where science and math were heavily emphasized.  So since 6th grade I have been doing tons and tons of physics and math. This eventually developed into a love for the two and in my freshman year of high school I had one of the best physics teachers ever.

It was his style of teaching and how enthusiastic about physics he was that really made me fall in love with physics.  Over the next three years I continued to take physics and came to the conclusion that it was something that I would like to do for the rest of my life.

4) Currently the biggest name in physics is CERN.  CERN is an organization in Europe dedicated to completing the standard model of the atom and much more.  Aside from this huge organization, other such names like Neil de gras Tyson and Michiu Kaku are big because along with their research, they also try to popularize physics and make it more interesting for kids to learn about.

5) Some of the most renowned journals in physics cross many fields. The most well known in physics is Nature Physics, which is headquartered in Great Britain. Another is Reviews of Modern Physics, which is established in the United States.  Another is Materials Today, which is published in France.

EDIT: After reading Nathan and Micheal's I realized how much we have in common. Micheal's passion for computer science is amazing because its exactly like my passion for physics.  It seems like we have both found something that we love doing.  With Micheal, his father was a huge inspiration to him and similar to me and the people who inspire me.  All in all I think after reading other people's blogs I am happy with my major.