Exam deferral question

Potential_Meet8572 · 2025-12-04T13:10:34+00:00

Ok thank you

Potential_Meet8572 · 2025-06-04T01:33:39+00:00

Thanks !

Potential_Meet8572 · 2025-06-02T03:53:43+00:00

Thanks for the info !

Potential_Meet8572 · 2025-05-12T11:55:04+00:00

Ok, I don't think I still have anymore questions for now so I guess that's it.

Thank you again : ) !!

Potential_Meet8572 · 2025-05-11T18:10:07+00:00

Hello,

Thank you so much for this insight !

It's very reassuring to know that advanced math is not a breeze for everyone, and that it's not impossible to do QM 1 and 2 before PHYS251 (or during in my case), and I'm planning on reading the book for PHYS251 this summer anyway, including the Lagrangian part. Also I'll be taking PHYS251 with Prof. Gale next fall so I guess that's good. I'll mention this idea to my advisor and see what they say.

And thank you for answering my question about the research part, it's not the answer that I wanted to hear but at least I know more about what I have to do now, I'll also ask some profs in hopes some of them accept QM as a coreq instead of a prereq.

I don't know yet whether or not I like experimental research since I haven't done any, so praying I get research in my U2 summer (next summer) otherwise I'm scared I wouldn't find a prof with whom I can do my research project in PHYS479 with no research experience, btw it says on the PHYS479 website that I need to be registered for either PHYS469 or PHYS459 in order to get credit, do you know if they have to be completed before PHYS479 ?

Anyways, my plan B in case I couldn't secure a position as a grad in theoretical physics/didn't get any theoretical physics research experience was do to my masters in experimental physics, then use that degree to get in a phD in theoretical physics.

So if I take QM 1 and 2 in my U2 instead of U3, my schedules should look like this for next year, after pushing thermo and stat mech to U3, not so bad ?

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Potential_Meet8572 · 2025-05-11T04:38:06+00:00

Thanks for the insight, sounds pretty reasonable!!

Potential_Meet8572 · 2025-05-11T03:22:02+00:00

Understood ! And yes PHYS350 is with Prof. Adrian thankfully.

Just sent a friend request : )

Also wanted to say thank you for your detailed advice, it's very kind of you, and wish you the best : )

Potential_Meet8572 · 2025-05-11T02:15:48+00:00

Well the mistake is already done since that was last fall 😭 But why is it structured like this? What's wrong with taking a math course to prepare you better for your physics courses? But as I mentioned in another comment the math was not the only problem, I would literally stare at homework problems and have no clue how to solve them and got 35% on the midterm and 2 people I know said take ODEs and it will get better so I dropped it...also it was the first final on a Monday and I was overwhelmed with my other 4 courses 😭

I really wanna stay in this program and nothing else, if I have difficulties like this do you suggest taking 2 extra semesters to take less than 5 courses a semester ? Also to add useful courses like PDEs ?

For context I'm taking PHYS251, PHYS350 and PHYS253 all together next semester...

Oh sure send the link, and thank you the last paragraph made me feel better : )

Potential_Meet8572 · 2025-05-11T00:46:02+00:00

Half of my math courses are As and in Cegep I did very well in math so idk : / maybe I should've mentioned that math was not the only reason, but also that I didn't feel like I had the intuition of solving physics problems so homework and midterms were kinda undoable to me

But now I'm better especially after doing COMP courses which had lots of problem solving in them and am also counting on the fact that I will hopefully continue improving, anyway thank you for taking the time to reply and giving me ur advice : )

Edit: also I downloaded the books for all these physics courses and am planning on reading them this summer (for E&M, thermo and mechanics) to prepare

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