<p>It would be a minor benefit in SOME cases.</p>
<p>Isn’t a minor in Physics achieved by adding Modern Physics plus 2 more Physics electives?</p>
<p>I mean you have to take Physics I, II & III anyway.</p>
<p>I depends on the school. I know at Illinois, a minor in physics entailed taking Mechanics and Relativity I and II, and then 3 or 4 more electives from among the core physics classes.</p>
<p>I’m intending on majoring EE/CS and minoring in math and physics. I figure taking technical classes is easier than courses that require extensive writing.</p>
<p>For my school to get a minor you take Physics I,II,III, 2 semesters Quantum Mechanics, Analytic Mechanics, Upper Division Electromagnetism and Optics, and 3 electives.</p>
<p>I think I probably going to take Statistical and Thermal Mechanics, Particle Physics, Quantum and Nonlinear Optics, Quantum Computing (Cross registered EE/CS).</p>
<p>So getting a minor is definitely not easy, but if you would be taking physics courses anyways you might as well.</p>
<p>Take standard physics unless you want to become a physicist, or your area of interest requires advance and complete knowledge of physics. Moreover, take standard physics if you want to study graduate physics.</p>
<p>Take applied physics if you want to concentrate in a specialize areas, such as optic. What concentration is offer varies from school to school. Applied physics is like a minor in my opinion, but more technical, which indeed applied physics is known as “technical physics”. </p>
<p>Take minor physics if you are interested in physics. Don’t do minor physics if you don’t like it. Similarity, requirement for minor physics varies from school to school, and your engineering program may has a say in the number of courses and electives you have to take. </p>
<p>Doing a minor is doable in 4 years. It is definitely doable. </p>
<p>Doing a double major (engineering and physics) is still doable, but probably not for most people because advance physics courses are seasonal - that is some courses are only offer in the Fall, which are prerequisite for the spring course. In my case I will have to spend two extra semesters (1 year) to complete my standard physics, my honors program, my math minor, and my computer engineering program altogether. In the case of math minor I just need two more math courses beyond what computer engineering and standard physics required.</p>
<p>What matter is your interest. Doing a physics major / minor is not cool when you start crying in front of your parents and advisor.</p>