I'm at this moment in an apartment in the city where I'm doing an undergraduate internship in astronomy/astrophysics, the field I plan on going into. And I'm a physics major My school doesn't have a standard astronomy major, though I could set up an independent major if I wanted to. But I chose not to because the advice I've heard (from grad students and astronomers and professors) is that being a physics major is just as good or better than being an astronomy major as you need the physics background and will just have to learn it in grad school anyway.
2006-07-02 17:14:09
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answered by venus19000 2
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Physics would be fine as an undergrad. It would prepare you just as well for a Ph.D in Astronomy as an undergrad in astronomy. Both degrees are almost ALL math. Also, a degree in physics is usefull for many other fields if you wanted to move away from astronomy for some reason.
2006-07-03 00:05:56
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answered by GKIRK78 2
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have one as your majopr and theother as your minor. Or you could simply get degreed in all of them. the more you know the better you will be. It also doen't hurt to be able to think "outside" the box. Get all three of them. heck go for a PhD in everyone. you don't have to follow some set criteia. Research the differencein astrophysics and physics and then make an informed choice that way. you'll do much better
2006-07-03 00:05:20
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answered by Ryan B 2
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i am taking astrophysics right now. My friends that are in a physics degree program take the same courses (execpt for a few) for the first year, and after that they are completely different. For example, I have to take rotational mechanics, while they take fluid mechanics.
2006-07-03 00:04:24
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answered by darcy_t2e 3
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venus19000...how do i contact u?i really want to see u...can u leave ur mail?
2006-07-03 03:33:46
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answered by putera 2
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