How much Chemistry should know a Physics undergrad ,who s interested in Astrophysics and Space technology?
I m a physics undergrad with a major interest in astrophysics and space technology and I m not found of Chemistry at all.The question is for those of you who are at least grad student or higher . I m quite F level in Chem.and the worst of it is that I can hardly force myself to dig deeper in Chem.Thanks!
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Um, look around here and see if you like this much chemistry.
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/hframe.html
Then this tutorial on Remote Sensing. Remember, astronomers never ever get to touch the objects they are viewing.
http://rst.gsfc.nasa.gov/Front/tofc.html
I did Chemistry at GCSE (age 16) but from then on I only did physics/astrophysics and maths. It never made any difference to me, so don’t worry!
Post 16, I got top marks in 3 A-Levels (Physics, Maths and Geography), a First class Honours degree BSc Physics with Astrophysics and a MSc in Astrophysics.
My major is Honours in Physics, Astrophysics specialization, and to tell you the truth, you only need level 1 chemistry to persue your studies, as long as you can pass that you’re good to go…I personally hate chemistry, but a big part of physics is related to it, they are all sciences and they interact in a way or another…so for example when studying electrons and atoms you need some understanding of how they work in a chemical sense in order to fully understand the physical sense…but again, all you need is level 1 chem, that’s it…