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PhD math/applied math/theoretical physics

shmux · 2009-02-19 14:10:45

Is pure mathematics the only science subject which does not have a practical component at PhD level? I.e. would applied maths/theoretical physics have a practical component at PhD level (would there be labs associated with doing a PhD in a.m./t.p.)?

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19-02-2009 3:10pm

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shmux

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Is pure mathematics the only science subject which does not have a practical component at PhD level?
I.e. would applied maths/theoretical physics have a practical component at PhD level (would there be labs associated with doing a PhD in a.m./t.p.)?

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#2 19-02-2009 5:08pm
Darren1o1

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shmux wrote: »

Is pure mathematics the only science subject which does not have a practical component at PhD level?
I.e. would applied maths/theoretical physics have a practical component at PhD level (would there be labs associated with doing a PhD in a.m./t.p.)?

I would say it depends entirely on the subject matter you and your supervisor wish to focus on. I have seen engineering PhD's and others without practical components.

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#3 20-02-2009 12:56am
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For TP/applied maths, it'd be more of a computational component than a lab component, though that would really depend on what the area of your research was.

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