r/PhysicsStudents is a subreddit with 147k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses physics, struggling, advice, math, and hard time, 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
: "I need help breaking up force vector components"
31 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "I need some solace, I wanted to study physics for years and it's getting more and more complicated"
5 posts
#3
Money Talk
: "What is the financial status of a physics phd student. How can he take care of his parents and family with no jobs in physics."
1 post
Popular Topics in r/PhysicsStudents
#1
Physics
88 posts
#2
Struggling
67 posts
#3
Advice
39 posts
#4
Math
17 posts
#5
Hard Time
16 posts
#6
Career
7 posts
#7
Hate
6 posts
#8
Study
5 posts
#9
Looking For A Book
4 posts
#10
Laptop
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 I do Zangwill right after completing Purcell? Or something intermediate like Griffiths is a must?"
107 posts
#2
Research
: "Makarov Physics Suite: blackhole visualization on macOS (Swift+Metal)"
21 posts
#3
HW Help
: "[Special Relativity] Derivation of the E/M stress-energy tensor."
20 posts
#4
Off Topic
: "Quantum Tunnelling in 1 dimension"
13 posts
#5
Rant/Vent
: "Jackson makes my life harder 😭"
9 posts
#6
Meme
: "The only physics class I wouldn't fall asleep in"
5 posts
#7
Update
: "From Sturm-Liouville Theory in Mathematical Physics to Quantum Mechanics"
1 post
#8
Meta
: "Check it out guys it might be released"
1 post
#9
Poll
: "Check it out guys it might be released"
1 post
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Last updated: September 20, 2026