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So You Want To Be A Physicist
(Last update: 03/17/2013)
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Table of Contents
Introduction: The motivation for creating the series
Part I: Early Physics Education in High schools
Part II: Surviving the First Year of College
Part III: Mathematical Preparations
Part IV: The Life of a Physics Major
Part V: Applying for Graduate School
Part VI: What to Expect from Graduate School Before You Get There
Part VII: The US Graduate School System
Part VIII: Alternative Careers for a Physics Grad
Part VIIIa: Entering Physics Graduate School From Another Major
Part IX: First years of Graduate School from Being a TA to the Graduate Exams
Part X: Choosing a Research area and an advisor
Part XI: Initiating Research Work
Part XII: Research work and The Lab Book
Part XIII: Publishing in a Physics Journal
Part XIV: Oral Presentations
Part XIII: Publishing in a Physics Journal (Addendum)
Part XIV: Oral Presentations - Addendum
Part XV - Writing Your Doctoral Thesis/Desertation
Part XVI - Your Thesis Defense
Part XVII - Getting a Job!
Part XVIII - Postdoctoral Position
Part XIX - Your Curriculum Vitae