<p>i applied to CC because i'm undecided in my major and don't really like engineering, so committing that completely to something i'm not too interested doesn't make any sense. however, i am quite interested in pursuing physics or math or both, with a more theoretical focus. my question: are columbia college's math and physics departments somehow lesser because most of the university's resources related to those areas of study are devoted to seas, or because the more distinguished/higher quality faculty teach there rather than the college? i am not that familiar with how extensively cc students are able to take classes at seas and vice versa, so this whole topic could be kind of meaningless, but i appreciate your help. i hope i'm not betraying any fundamental misunderstanding of the relationship between seas and cc...i never really considered seas at all and don't know much about it. thanks!</p>
<p>This question is pretty ridiculous. Columbia Physics is world-renowned. The Manhattan Project work was done at Columbia. Columbia has a couple dozen Physics Nobels to its credit – including a few current faculty members. Columbia Math is solid, but it’s no MIT/Caltech/etc. in terms of research and fame.</p>
<p>As a CC student, you wouldn’t really be taking that many engineering courses. You can take whatever you want if you meet the prereqs. Though you may be taking some applied math and applied physics courses if you’re doing math or physics in CC.</p>
<p>wow, this is embarrassing. sorry, you’re absolutely right, that question is totally ridiculous. ugh, i’m really sorry, i knew about the manhattan project but not specifically the nobel’s and wasn’t thinking at all and thought that perhaps the quality of the department has changed over the years. again, sorry. as an ED applicant i really should know all this information…</p>