Hello all. I am wanting to major in physics, and plan on going to graduate school. I am just a freshman right now, and the math classes I am taking are really fun, hard, but fun. Are the graduate level math and physics classes any fun.

If math and physics are subjects you really enjoy now, they will be even more so in grad school. By that time you will probably have picked out a particular area you want to study in, at least to choosing between math and physics.

My experience was that graduate school was more relaxed and more fun than undergraduate. I had one professor who took me (and some other students) aside and informed us that he would NOT give any graduate student lower than a C and wished we would work harder! I had another class where the professor informed us that he would not be assigning any homework or giving any tests and would give everyone an A. Of course, what you LEARN in such a course depends on you!

First and second year university math are pretty interesting, but it wasn't unitl 3rd year and beyond that they got really exciting and fun for me. They hide the best math in graduate school. You can see the evidence for this in the textbooks- as you get more advanced, the books become smaller and more expensive, the material is that much more valuable.

It's definitely more relaxed like Halls mentioned. It's nearly impossible to get below an A- where I am, but the responsibility is on the student to do the learning. This works out great if you're motivated and like what you're working on, which you should or you wouldn't be there in the first place.

OK, graduate math is definitely on my agenda then...:D

welll i can speak from the physics perspective. i have never heard of a prof telling people they would have a guaranteed passing grade. a lot of the profs actually hate the teaching. they want to focus on the research. some profs are even looking to weed people out. i had one prof who on the first day of class actually said, "ive heard of some universities that never give any one less than B's. I wont do that here. if you dont do the work, i will fail you. i dont want this university to get a reputation of putting out physicists that dont know anything. i dont want this unveristy to be like the university of new mexico where your phd means nothing." so there are definitely different perspectives. but i will say graduate study is an awesome experience. it is unique and rewarding. it will definitely shape your life. something key though is to be sure to choose your research group wisely. that can make or break your experience. it can either make your experience great and fun or tortuous and unbearable. choose wisely, and if you sense your in the wrong group, dont hesitate to change. gettting a phd takes some time and effort so make sure you are some place you want to be