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Re:Ask HN: How to self-study physics? by neutronicus on Thursday March 26, 2020 @03:33PM (#22697042)
It all depends on your background in PDEs. I think the undergrad physics curriculum is pretty weak relative to some engineering disciplines here and Jackson is what really exposes this.

Coming from Nuclear Engineering I thought it was fine.

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Re:Ask HN: How to self-study physics? by godelski on Thursday March 26, 2020 @09:47PM (#22699829)
I think PDEs are just weak in all undergrad curriculum. Most engineers I know could only do very basic PDEs. Physicists could do a little more because they learned it from Griffiths E&M. PDEs are typically more a grad school thing. The idea is to form a strong understanding first.
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