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- | ====== The Traditional Roadmap====== | + | ====== Traditional Roadmap====== |
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+ | Most universities follow the traditional roadmap, which follows the historical "order" of the theories. | ||
- | Most universities follow the traditional roadmap, which is modeled after the historical developments of the different theories. | ||
+ | ===== Theoretical Physics ===== | ||
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</diagram> | </diagram> | ||
- | In addition, there are additional topics that are often covered in "experimental physics" courses. | + | ===== Mathematics ===== |
- | * Optics | ||
- | * Waves | ||
- | * Nuclear Physics | ||
- | Moreover, there are branches of mathematics that are usually learned parallel to the theories. | + | There are several math topics that are usually learned parallel to the theories: |
<diagram> | <diagram> | ||
- | | Classical Mechanics|~@2| trigonometric functions, differential calculus, integral calculus, differential equations, variational calculus| | + | | Classical Mechanics|~@8| trigonometric functions, differential calculus, integral calculus, differential equations, variational calculus, Legendre transforms| |
| |!@4| | | | | | | | |!@4| | | | | | | ||
- | | Electrodynamics |~@2 | vector calculus, complex numbers, systems of linear equations, linear algebra | | + | | Electrodynamics |~@8 | vector calculus, complex numbers, systems of linear equations, linear algebra, Fourier transforms | |
| |! |!@4 | | | |! |!@4 | | ||
- | | |!| Special Relativity | ~@2 | group theory| | + | | |!| Special Relativity | ~@8 | group theory| |
| |!@4| | | | | | | | |!@4| | | | | | | ||
- | | Quantum Mechanics|~@2 | Hilbert spaces, special functions | | + | | Quantum Mechanics|~@8 | Hilbert spaces, special functions | |
| |!@4| | | | | | | | |!@4| | | | | | | ||
- | | Quantum Field Theory|~@2 | Taylor approximations, Distributions, Greens Functions, Fourier Transforms | | + | | Quantum Field Theory|~@8 | Taylor approximations, distributions, Greens functions | |
| |!@4| | | | | | | | |!@4| | | | | | | ||
- | | General Relativity|~@2 |differential geometry| | + | | General Relativity|~@8 |differential geometry| |
</diagram> | </diagram> | ||
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+ | ===== Experimental Physics ===== | ||
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+ | In addition, there are other topics that are often covered in "experimental physics" courses: | ||
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+ | * Optics | ||
+ | * Waves | ||
+ | * Nuclear Physics | ||
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