<p>Hello all, I am a HS grad enrolling in a CS program in the fall. I was just wondering if a minor in physics would be useful, or would a minor in computational math be better? I really enjoy physics as a subject, but the computational math classes seem interesting to me as well, specifically neural networks and parallel computing. Any help? Thanks!</p>
<p>You should do the one that interests you the most and they are both useful</p>
<p>My philosophy is that you should only do a minor for personal satisfaction, not to improve your employment prospects. The word “useful”, in my opinion, shouldn’t enter into the equation. If you only want to maximize your utility, you should choose individual courses which you feel will have the highest payoff… if these happen to constitute a minor, that’s incidental.</p>
<p>Courses in computational mathematics are probably more generally useful for most students of computer science… but it depends on the specific courses you’re comparing, and what your employment goals are.</p>