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Major Overview for Theoretical and Mathematical Physics

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Overview for Theoretical and Mathematical Physics

A program that focuses on the scientific and mathematical formulation and evaluation of the physical laws governing, and models describing, matter-energy phenomena, and the analysis of related experimental designs and results. Includes instruction in classical and quantum theory, relativity theory, field theory, mathematics of infinite series, vector and coordinate analysis, wave and particle theory, advanced applied calculus and geometry, analyses of continuum, cosmology, and statistical theory and analysis.

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Colleges Offering a Major in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics

Top 6 U.S. Colleges with the most degrees awarded of Theoretical and Mathematical Physics among the 2006-2007 graduating class.

AddInfoCollege Name Degrees Awarded*/
Percentage
SelectivityCost*
Brown University
Providence, RI
7
(0.5%)
Most Selective$47,132
SUNY at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY
5
(0.1%)
Moderately Selective$15,664
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR
3
(0.1%)
Minimally Selective$14,962
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH
3
(0.3%)
Minimally Selective$44,551
Sweet Briar College
Sweet Briar, VA
1
(1.0%)
Minimally Selective$35,655
Southwestern Adventist University
Keene, TX
1
(0.8%)
Highly Selective$21,572
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* The number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2006-2007 graduating class.