The better you are at physics, the better you are at engineering The better you are at Math, the better you are at both

I agree with everything in this video. There's also a difference in approach that may be important to consider. As a Physics major, I usually had something like 6 homework problems per class in a given week. My friends in Engineering would frequently have 100+. But they were very different. Nearly all of those 100 problems were more difficult versions of what they learned in class and what was in their book. They'd often do 10 problems that were all, to the eyes of a Physics student, effectively the same problem but with different values or more calculation to reach the answer. Meanwhile there would be maybe one of the six Physics problems that seemed solvable just from the equations and derivations that had been covered in class. Combing through a couple textbook chapters helps you solve two more. A spark of insight makes you realize a fourth can be solved via a clever symmetry argument. You speak to a savant classmate who helps you with the fifth problem then tells you the sixth requires some knowledge of group theory, so you spend the weekend in the campus library learning about quotient rings for no good reason and eventually find a grad student's forty page thesis on the exact problem you've been given, so instead of plagiarizing you leave it blank and eventually discover it was a ruse anyway to see if any students were cheating. And when you take the exam, the problems aren't going to resemble the homework anyway. You're expected to do a lot of work on your own to patch up the gaps in your own understanding. The Physics student looks at an Engineer's workload and says "I wouldn't want to do that much work. I already know how to solve those problems, but they would take me so long I'm likely to make mistakes by the end anyway!" The Engineering student looks at the Physicist's work and says "I don't even know where to start." But this is the situation they both need. If someone's going to be trusted with designing a building, you want them to have done thousands of ever harder and more demanding problems in basic mechanics. And for a scientist who's going to be studying cutting-edge physics that no one could have dreamed about a few decades prior, it helps to have a long history of solving unique problems that at the time, they didn't even know were solvable.

My heart screams physics. But my rational mind screams engineering. I wish I could just clone myself. One half to become a researching physicst. The other half to become an aerospace engineer.

Engineering is the son of physics, it deals with all that surrounds us but physics deals more on a universal level. Here's a funny story Einstein being a physicist didn't want his son to go into engineering as he thought that was a rip-off of physics but he realized that engineering is just how you can exploit the world using physics. Physicists are the thinkers, the ones who lay down the foundation while engineers build from that foundation.

This is just my 2 cents, but as an engineer i've noticed that the brightest engineers I've worked with have an undergrad in physics with masters in engineering, or a double bachelors in math and engineering. These types of engineers seem to grasp hard concepts easier and apply them more methodically, and i've learned to be a better engineer through them.

I'm both at the same time sadly... 5 year Mechanical Engineering and Physics degree between two local universities. It's hard, but damn is it rewarding.

You missed a pros of physics: making fun of engineers.

This video just made me more Indecisive lol

I just want to take a moment and appreciate the time and effort you took to do the necessary research, contact various universities, and offer an unbiased view of the two disciplines. I'm currently a freshman Engineering Physics Major and was juggling these questions in my head. Your video definitely helped me make a decision about what career and education path I want to take in the future, and so I'm just here to let you know you're doing an amazing job. Thanks!

I hve a bachelor degree in engineering n was an engineer..now im planning for a second bachelor degree in physic n will further to phd..just discover my passion in physic n what i wanted to b at my 30s..hope its not late..wish me luck..

Imagine learning physics and never getting to apply it... This post was made by mechanical engineering gang.

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i’m a senior in high school about to apply to university ever since i was younger i’ve wanted to become and aerospace engineer but the more i learn about physics the more i want to major in it. so i’ve decided that i will be going into university for physics and eventually getting a degree in engineering as well

All the hate, without physics there wouldn’t be any engineering, without engineering there wouldn’t be any physics that could be develop to help people.Stop hating, we need both and they’re both imperative.

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I've always though of it as: Physics is applied math, and engineering is applied Physics. Posted by a Mechanical Engineer.

I'm majoring in physics, with the last two semesters being applied and engineering physics, minoring in mechanical engineering and then pursuing a master's degree in aerospace engineering. I think it's the perfect combination.

Those who disliked this video are history teacher.

I'll probably be a Particle Physicist or an Astrophysicist. But I'm more interested in research than application...

This is hands on one of the best informative videos i've ever seen that helped me make a decision on my future career! I feel like a lot of students that leave high school don't have proper insight on these professions and this was actually a very helpful guide.

I am a mechanical engineer but I love physics because it makes me enable to find out the solutions of every problems whether it's mechanical or electrical or any logical decision which is not even related to science and engineering

I did both, Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering and doing masters in Physics. But I do find this channel awesome. Update: I am now doing PhD in photonics which is a kind of intersection between physics and Electrical engineering.

As a physicist, comparing thermodynamics to thermal physics courses feels weird. While I'm sure the heat exchanger problems chem eng solve are challenging. All the thermodynamics and physics based computer modelling courses that we shared with engineers were _waaay_ easier. Statistical mechanics is typically considered the most challenging course that a physics undergrad will do.

I needed this so badly

This feels conflicting.. I'm studying a major called Engineering Physics

Physics squad, where are you? 🤓

If you love the science do physics/maths first, then do an Engineering Masters. In all honesty 17 or 18 years old is probably too young for a lot of people to make the decision about what engineer they want to be. I started Chemical Engineering the. Switched to Petroleum, but I was not ready for uni and got crap marks. Being totally unconfident when I actually graduated I gave up and didn’t try hard enough to find an engineering job. I ended up working as a fvcken accountant.

Very useful. I’m finishing my physics degree up this semester and transferring to Georgia tech to pursue electrical engineering. Very excited to see which direction I go for my masters in either machine learning or RF. Love your videos!

I did a triple major in Biology (Medical Technology track), Electrical Engineering (Biomedical Engineering Emphasis), and Physics (Physics track). It took 7 years with 1.5 years of medical leave. These majors helped prepare me for my PhD in Materials Science and Engineering. Physics is more theoretical while engineering is more applied.

I am currently a physics undergrad and I think how u managed to know so much about physics without studying physics

Biophysics is becoming much more popular for PhDs and it’s pretty employable for an applied physics discipline, if you ever wish to mention it in your videos it could be an interesting new topic

I was an engineering major at first, but then I switched out because I decided that I don't like to design stuff because I'm not good at using design software and because I don't have a creative imagination, which is needed when designing a new thing.

Can you do an Engineering Physics Major video next? Would be a nice compliment to this one. Thanks again MajorPrep!

Should I major in physics? It fascinates me. I want to learn more of how the world works

I decided to major in Physics because it truly had my heart like no other degree could (mathematics does get pretty close though), and it's imo a really good field to get into right now especially quantum computing, astrophysics, and biophysics. It's also one of those fields where getting advanced degrees like a M.S. or a PhD is actually a good investment. Ultimately, in my opinion, a Physics degree is a great decision if you truly want to know how the universe works and learn some of the most fascinating things. I also would highly suggest either minoring or double majoring in something like Mathematics, Computer Science, or even Economics these will give you a well-rounded education, and also give you more job prospects if you want!

This channel is very great I have learn a lot about engineering. I want to get my Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering, I’m still a freshman in community college because it would saved me a lot of money on tuition then I plan to transfer to a 4 year university to finish my bachelors.

I’m about to graduate high school and am currently looking at going for a physics bachelors and probably end up with an engineering minor (not necessarily, I just sort of expect a lot of my classes to just end up with it). I will say, this video is kind of pushing me further towards my physics dreams. I know that going for a phd or even a masters will be incredibly difficult, but I think I’m in love with physics. I’ve only just scratched the surface with my highschool class and it is fascinating to me to not just watch how the world works, but understand the minutia of it. Now, maybe my mind will change in college (obviously) but the way I see it right now, I can’t imagine that I will come to dislike physics. If I like it so much now with such a basic knowledge (AP physics 1), the thought of being able to do and learn more with even cooler tools makes me giddy. I’ve done orbital calculations, I’m ready to go to a telescope and see how they react. I would love to become a researcher on something awesome. Like I said, this could all change, but every time I hear about physics and what more there is to learn, I get so enthralled

The relationship between these two seems like a geometry class, one side of the class loves the practical applications, and the other side likes to prove and invent theorms

The best analogy - King - Physics Queen- Mathmatics And PRINCE- Engeneering

Currently in an Engineering Physics degree (focus on Chemical). The degree is essential a double major between Chemical Engineering and Physics as you cover all the classes required for each.

I'm a physics freshman at the university of illinois and I'm probably gonna switch into engineering physics next year. Thanks for this video

This channel is more practical than the most educational channels.

Theoretical physics excluded, physics deals with measurements and data processing (computation, graphic and mathematical modeling, etc.). In comparison, engineering is much into blueprints and you can also work as a research engineer in a physics lab. Engineering requires the basics of general physics to interact with the physical world that is governed the laws of nature. Both degrees are interchangeable at PhD level, for heat and transfer, solid state positions both engineering graduate degree or more and physics PhD are suitable for these fields.

7:08 the electron is not really spinning... the spin is an intrinsic characteristic

Thanks! This was extremely helpful! I cannot say how glad I am, that I've found this video. Keep it up! :D

software engineer: we are creating magic. Because we don't know how it work, but it's works. "Ah you are talking about last month code? Yeah I forgot how it works"

I am an engineering student who love physics and is watching this...

I plan on doing a bachelors in engineering with a minor in physics.

I was distracted a lot recently and I became overthinking about what I really wanted to be and there was nothing clear to me but after watching the video and after careful consideration I finally decided what I wanted..Thank you

In my final year of my physics major, one time I was doing homework with a friend in her final year of mechanical engineering. I looked at her homework and my first reaction was (in my head): "Your homework's so easy - it has numbers!" Generally, I think the highest level of physics learned by engineering majors is roughly equal to that of late 2nd or early 3rd-year physics majors.

I have always been interested in civil engineering. Also have an intuition for what needs to be done...what pieces are needed and how to put together I get excited putting together a new civil engineering design. Water management systems. Storm management systems. Shipping ports. Tunnels. Energy production and distribution. Designing these things is very intuitive to me. And each design project excites me. I also studied particle physics. Gravity. Radio waves. But I think civil engineering design may be my best ability.

If you want to be more academically and workforce relevant, choose Engineering Physics. Physics courses for the cool stuff, engineering courses for the applicable stuff. I chose mechanical engineering and materials science courses for my electives. Opened my job search vastly while many of my classmates had to pursue their PhD.

Ahhhhh I have a passion for so many different areas in physics and engineering, I really don’t know what I want to pursue

What a great video. I think what i want is to learn a lot of physics and think about problems on my spare time, but i don't want it as a career. It seems like a lot of pressure, both when it comes to studying and findng/doing work. I want to do that at my own pace. But whether engineering would suit me i don't really know.

11:20 That seems like a basic high school level problem. Min 11:30 Wut?

I love math and science. But I feel like maybe my problem solving skills aren't as good as they need to be.

As a Physicist/Engineer (B.Sc. and M.Sc.(Hons.) in Physics and Ph.D in Engineering.) for the vast majority of people it comes down to "You do Physics because you want to know how the Universe works and you do Engineering because you want to know what it is like to have money in your bank account." I have not met a physicist who has gone into physics expecting to make money out of it. But, if you want to do astronautics, there is no reason you cannot do a double major in physics and engineering.

Meanwhile, there's me, a media student watching this for no particular reason: 👁👄👁

Thank you! This was very helpful. I am currently in my junior year of a physics undergrad degree, and your video helped me understand my options a lot better!

On a side note, the Higgs Boson, is the one thought responsible for the mass of the matter. And the mass is responsible for the gravity. The missing link here, is to explain gravity in a more generalized way, along with the other forces, in what is called generalized field theory. But that's another story.

Hey I just want to thank you for these videos as they couldn't come at a better time. I'm really having trouble with deciding between physics and engineering and I think this helps me a lot. I would like to be a physicist but I was worried about what kind of jobs would open up for me and this helped with that for sure, I'm applying for colleges right now so again thank you this was a big help.

4-5 years for a bachelor's ? what the hell it's only 3 years where I study, 5 years for a master and 7 years for a PhD

Thank you very much for uploading this video. Gives a much better understanding of the two majors

I was really searching for this kind of a video. Thank you.😃

Why not both

And here I am...A physics student who wants a master degree in engineering:)

Thanks for the detailed explanation & research. It was worth the time. 👍

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The quandary of my life (currently): Can I do a Master's/PhD in Physics if I am electrical engineer? Excellent video btw

Thank you so much, Zach Star! You have shed some more light here

It was educating and entertaining. Thank you!

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I got 12 seconds worth and stopped. Every student could ask what lifestyle do I want my career to support. If pyhsics is your lean then you better prepare to be the best in the world. Tough competition as it should be. Engineers make the world happen. It's more of a biz sense than academic. In both cases somebody has to do it why not me. Follow your dreams.

Mate.. that was a really helpful video.. great job and thanks 🤙🤙

See. These type of videos make me feel like i should've been an electron. Present in physics as well as Engineering class

Why am i watching this, I’m studying mathematics (the true leader)

This is exactly what I was wondering. Thank you. And I'm also curious, what's the difference between getting your 200 classes done at a community college vs university? I'm worried the 100-200 classes aren't as goos at community and when I get to university I'll be in trouble.

Kudos man esp covering upcoming field and chunk of transfer quotas. Choice making matters after all..

Thank You! This has been very Helpful! I've been having a difficult time trying find out about this.

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oh man, wish i had passion and drive for learning

This is a really informative and great video. Thank you very much.

Thank you so much for the insight regarding the application for a master's degree! That's what I was hoping to find in google and unfortunately the ones on top are not as comprehensive as yours, so thank you!

It's a very simple system. Physicists lay the foundation and theoretical basis(both theoretical and experimental physicists) and Engineers build up from that and devise technology to make the greatest inventions accessible to the public. It's upto you which you wanna do. Both think a lot. It's a common thing among physicists to assume that engineers don't have to think, but they do. I, on the other hand will go for physics instead of engineering. Thanks for the video zach.

I am an incoming college student, and one of my reason why i chose engineering is because i want to innovate someday, but I'm not sure what engineering degree should i take :/

Thanks for the video, this will define my future!

Thank you for explaining the difference between engineering and Physics 👍👍👍

I didn't care about math until grade 7 and now my marks are below average which means I can only take applied. :( that's why you should get interested in math the moment schools start teaching it.

Do you like Ac/Dc or Metallica. Ac/dc = engineer, Metallica= physics. Done

I did physics at cal and worked at hp labs for 20 years. R&D. Devices, materials, some actual macro systems. It all mixes together.

U sir deserve an award Plz keep on going keep making videos like this ❤️❤️

I choose C, earn a degree in neither and just teach myself both and everything else just for fun

It is like Dr. Sheldon Cooper vs Mr. Howard Wolowitz all over again😂

so many things you need to know if you want to do them without ever having done them.

I really love your videos, I don't even know why anyone would dislike them 😂

U awesome Man!!!! Thanks a lot for this valuable info.

I wish I had seen this video during my highschool. I would not have ended up doing mechanical engineering which I despise right now.

Thanks for the video, this is exactly the topic of my decision I will have to make.

First time in college I did a 3+2 physics and engineering double major. So if your school offers it and you don’t mind taking a 5th year that’s an option

This vid made me realize how much i want to learn every cool thing about both, and how incredibly limited my life is