Who Should Major in Physics?

If you are curious about the basic nature of the physical universe, you should consider majoring in physics.

Concerned with matter and energy, physics is a science based on precise measurements and broad generalizations. Freely translated, this means that physics is the study of what makes the universe tick - a study encompassing the largest and smallest scales of the universe; a study that attempts to explain all observed phenomena in terms of the least number of rules. The discoveries and laws that have resulted from experimental and theoretical research in physics are basic to many of the other sciences - and to our way of life in the age of high technology. Physicists are employed by major industries to apply the recent advances and technology developed by basic research in physics. Few careers offer as much stimulation and challenge as a career in physics!

This page maintained by D. Mark Manley. Last updated on March 12, 2001.