Hurricane Staal Posted April 24, 2016 Share Posted April 24, 2016 I will soon attend Boston University as a mathematics major and a physics minor. However, my goal is to pursue a graduate degree in atmospheric science. What math and physics skills are helpful to prepare for said degree? (Note: BU offers several environmental/atmospheric science classes, so I could and should take them.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellinwood Posted April 24, 2016 Share Posted April 24, 2016 Here's the required math+physics for a met undergrad/grad degree (in most schools, anyway) Math: Calculus I, II, III Ordinary Differential Equations Physics: Physics I, II, III Physics I lab Some of the more optional stuff: Linear Algebra Partial Differential Equations Statistics I Physics IV (waves) Course names differ from school to school, so what is listed isn't necessarily what your courses will be called. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max_vorticity Posted April 24, 2016 Share Posted April 24, 2016 Do you think that a physics major is sufficient to pursue an Atmospheric Science masters? Or a mathematics bachelors? Sent from my XT1031 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellinwood Posted April 24, 2016 Share Posted April 24, 2016 Do you think that a physics major is sufficient to pursue an Atmospheric Science masters? Or a mathematics bachelors? Sent from my XT1031 using Tapatalk I've seen a handful of physics/math undergrads do fine in a weather grad program. Most of the weather classes are calculus-based, anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max_vorticity Posted April 24, 2016 Share Posted April 24, 2016 I've seen a handful of physics/math undergrads do fine in a weather grad program. Most of the weather classes are calculus-based, anyway.That's what I suspected. I know calc factors more into the work than the physics. It's more applied calculus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurricane Staal Posted April 26, 2016 Author Share Posted April 26, 2016 Here's the required math+physics for a met undergrad/grad degree (in most schools, anyway) Math: Calculus I, II, III Ordinary Differential Equations Physics: Physics I, II, III Physics I lab Some of the more optional stuff: Linear Algebra Partial Differential Equations Statistics I Physics IV (waves) Course names differ from school to school, so what is listed isn't necessarily what your courses will be called. Thank you very much! I know that meteorologists should know some programming, so which course below sounds better? Introduction to Computer Science 1: The first course for computer science majors and anyone seeking a rigorous introduction. Develops computational problem-solving skills by programming in the Python language, and exposes students to variety of other topics from computer science and its applications. Introduction to Computational Physics: Undergraduate-level introduction to computer programming and methods used to formulate and solve physics problems on the computer. Also touches on more advanced topics such as parallel computing and graphical visualization. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max_vorticity Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 I heard somewhere meteorologists learn the basics using Python? I know there are courses free online that teach Python. Sent from my BNTV600 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenkins Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 I heard somewhere meteorologists learn the basics using Python? I know there are courses free online that teach Python. Sent from my BNTV600 using Tapatalk Python is a very easy language to pick up. Is this your first time programming? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max_vorticity Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 I've never programmed, but if it is anything like calculus, it can't be too impossible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightningjim Posted May 14, 2016 Share Posted May 14, 2016 For my degree, I did actually decide that knowning programing was going to be a useful skill. I almost completed a Minor in Computer Science (as defined by the Comp Sci dept). I ended up getting an Area of Concentration on Comp Sci as defined by the Meteorology dept, though. I heard somewhere meteorologists learn the basics using Python? I know there are courses free online that teach Python.Sent from my BNTV600 using Tapatalk I myself didn't experience it but it makes sense. Java was the thing when I was in college (Python wasn't a big deal yet). Python is a much easier language to begin in that Java was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenkins Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 I myself didn't experience it but it makes sense. Java was the thing when I was in college (Python wasn't a big deal yet). Python is a much easier language to begin in that Java was. Agreed, Python is far more approachable than Java. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohleary Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 Python yes. Be Unix/Linux proficient, shell scripting, perl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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