<p>I'm thinking about double majoring. Right now, I am doing a pure math major with a physics minor. My choices for a second major are applied physics, applied math, electrical engineering, and computer engineering. </p>
<p>I am leaning towards computer engineering, because it seems like the most versatile. I have already ruled out computer science, because I am most definitely interested in hardware. </p>
<p>However, I think I might want to go to grad school for math too, I'm not sure yet. So, doing applied math or applied physics would allow me to take more interesting upper level math classes, like partial differential equations, and even differential geometry. </p>
<p>The reason I've been thinking about this is because if I don't end up making it to grad school for math, I will always have something practical to fall back on. Also, if it matters I am going to be a junior in the fall.</p>
<p>No suggestions? </p>
<p>I think I might be down to applied math, applied physics, and computer engineering. EE is out, because I also want to have the option of going into software, plus I am really interested in microcontrollers.</p>
<p>why is EE out then? EE is all about microcontrollers, and software certainly isn’t precluded if you’re talking about communicating with hardware.</p>
<p>If you want a mix of hardware and software, CompEng is the right major for you. It doesn’t seem like you want to specialize anyway, so CS and EE aren’t appropriate. You already have a physics minor, so Applied Physics makes literally no sense. You’re a pure math major so a second major in applied math makes no sense either.</p>
<p>Computer engineering is the only reasonable choice.</p>
<p>I’ve also been thinking about engineering mechanics. I’ve been taking an intro to electrical engineering course over the summer and don’t really find it that interesting, so I’m not so sure if its right for me. I’m doing pretty well in the class, but I don’t know. I feel like I haven’t really learned any of the theory and am just counting on my math skills to get me through.</p>
<p>Maybe its just because its the summer and I don’t care as much. During the year I’m usually more interested in learning than in getting an A, but right now I find its the opposite. </p>
<p>I think engineering mechanics might be interesting, because I’m also taking a waves and oscillations course and it has a bunch of mechanics in it. I took mechanics my freshman year and did pretty bad, but I took e&m second semester of my freshmen year and got an A. I think I just did so bad in mechanics because it was first semester freshmen year, and was still figuring stuff out.</p>
<p>I am taking a junior level classical mechanics course in the fall, and the only prereq. for engineering mechanics is getting a B or better in classical mechanics. I think I can get an A if I relearn some basic mechanics and kinematics, especially now that I am good at calculus and math.</p>