r/PhysicsStudents is a subreddit with 141k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses physics, struggling, advice, hard time, and math, and they frequently recommend/review physics books, textbooks, and math books.
A place for physics students of any level to discuss the intricate profoundness of the universe.
Popular Themes in r/PhysicsStudents
#1
Advice Requests
: "BS Physics students/graduatesvwhat career paths actually worked for you?"
32 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "I'm deep into my PhD and I realized I don't enjoy my field"
4 posts
#3
Opportunities
: "Is there anyone who pursued a master's degree in economics after a bachelor's degree in physics?"
3 posts
#4
Solution Requests
: "Anyone found a way to search across handwritten math notes (formulas, diagrams)?"
2 posts
#5
Ideas
: "I've recently passed out my high school and I'm about to pursue physics in undergrad, I'm thinking of making a CERN-Datalab-Python project using their root files any tips or ideas?"
1 post
#6
Self-Promotion
: "I built a desktop equation editor — what features should I add next?"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/PhysicsStudents
#1
Physics
: "Advice on dealing with failure in Physics?"
145 posts
#2
Struggling
: "Any other MSc grad's Struggling to find their first job?"
70 posts
#3
Advice
40 posts
#4
Hard Time
19 posts
#5
Math
18 posts
#6
Career
: "Any other MSc grad's struggling to find their first job?"
7 posts
#7
Physics Major
: "How "normal" is it for a Physics Major to skip a Master's for a PhD?"
7 posts
#8
Study
: "Any other MSc grad's struggling to find their first job?"
6 posts
#9
Hate
6 posts
#10
Looking For A Book
4 posts
Products Discussed in r/PhysicsStudents
Physics Books
48 reviews
#1
Richard Feynman
4.3★ from 3 reviews
#2
HC Verma
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
Young and Freedman
4.0★ from 2 reviews
Textbooks
9 reviews
#1
Purcell
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
Purcell, Feynman, Griffiths
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
Berkeley
4.0★ from 1 review
Math Books
6 reviews
#1
Dover
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
Hassani
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
Mary L Boa
5.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/PhysicsStudents
#1
Need Advice
: "Can someone explain how this works?? unopened sparkling water seems to roll back-and-forth on a flat surface"
143 posts
#2
Off Topic
: "My physics and mathematics textbook shelf"
13 posts
#3
HW Help
: "[grade 11 physics] Newton's laws of motion"
13 posts
#4
Rant/Vent
: "I understand physics is difficult but this is crazy"
9 posts
#5
Research
: "My first peer reviewed physics paper publication"
9 posts
#6
Meme
: "Guys Is this the physics textbook used in Pakistan?"
6 posts
#7
Update
: "Planck's Mathematical Derivation Dismantling Classical Mechanics: Energy Quantization"
4 posts
#8
Poll
: "If you had to do a PhD in Physics which branch/research area would you do it in?"
3 posts
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Last updated: August 1, 2026