Is anyone a physicist or mathematician?

[Chaotic42]

I'm planning on going to school and getting a CS major with math minor, but I'd really like to go full physics and math. I like computers, but I'm more interested in mathematics and physics.

My question is, is it possible to earn a good living with a degree in either of these? Is it easy to get a job? If you don't mind, can you share your expiriences?

Thanks in advance

 

[gotsmack]

math and physics guys can end up on wall street.

they need guys to develop models and heard that only physics guys can do that.

 

[Zebo]

In any of the hard sciences it depends on the school you graduate from for you first job. UCLA CalPoly etc will have top companies looking for researchers and lab assists but hombolt state will not. All the energy labs hire BS physists at entry level from good schools. But for graduate studies it's a bit more egalitarian.

 

[gopunk]

<< math and physics guys can end up on wall street.

they need guys to develop models and heard that only physics guys can do that. >>




i think math and statistics would be more useful than physics.

 

[jaeger66]

Will they let you do a CS major/math minor? My school didn't since you pretty much much get the math minor by default with a CS degree.

 

[gopunk]

<< Will they let you do a CS major/math minor? My school didn't since you pretty much much get the math minor by default with a CS degree. >>



what?! that's lame... at my school, if you earn it, you earn it. they don't try to take away what you've earned.

 

[jaeger66]

Well I think you only needed 3 extra classes beyond CS for what the math minor required, so they felt it sort of defeated the purpose since you had the classes anyway.

 

[Kadarin]

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<< Will they let you do a CS major/math minor? My school didn't since you pretty much much get the math minor by default with a CS degree. >>



what?! that's lame... at my school, if you earn it, you earn it. they don't try to take away what you've earned. >>



UCDavis used to (and probably still do) have a "Computer Science and Math" degree..

 

[gopunk]

<< Well I think you only needed 3 extra classes beyond CS for what the math minor required, so they felt it sort of defeated the purpose since you had the classes anyway. >>



eh, that's irrelevant, if you ask me... if you fulfill the reqs, you should get it. i mean think about it, a degree is basically a statement that says "this person is knowledgeable in this area". if you fulfill the major reqs, then they can say that, right? it's not supposed to be some game where you try and keep people limited to one degree.

 

[jaeger66]

They wanted minors to be something different, like CS and Writing or something. I guess they felt that a CS degree would carry with it the assumption of math skills.

 

[Orsorum]

<< They wanted minors to be something different, like CS and Writing or something. I guess they felt that a CS degree would carry with it the assumption of math skills. >>



That's still messed up...