Hi, I'm looking for a mentor whom I can ask questions to while I self-study or ask for general advice. My school's physics teacher is too busy to help with material that is beyond the courses he teaches, unfortunately. Right now, I'm studying Kleppner and Kolenkow's Mechanics.
(Not looking for paid tutors)
Hi, I'm a high school junior who's strongly interested in pursuing condensed matter physics. And I know that it is probably too early to be worrying about this, but I'm torn between theory and experiement.
I'm doing a small project with a graduate student mentor, where I did some theoretical modelling on anharmonicity using a simple Morse potential and got some good predictions when compared to experimental data. I want to expand on this topic later on with more accurate many-body models after I learn more things in university and graduate school. In this sense, CMT would seem right for me.
However, though I'm even less familiar with this, I'm also very interested in quantum materials, specifically semiconductors/superconductors. Plus, I have seen that CME has way more flexible job opportunities, which isn't something I can overlook when deciding on my future.
I'd really appreciate it if anyone who works in either CMT or CME could share their experiences and offer me some advice. Thank you!
Edit: I should also mention that I would like to work a job where I can continue researching physics/using physics.