I know how subjective of a question this is, but I would like to get people’s opinions!
I’m majoring in math/computer science/economics, but one of my distribution requirements is a natural or physical sciences course. I’m wondering what kind of course you would recommend for someone who doesn’t necessarily want to have a career in the sciences, but would also be interesting (generally speaking) and perhaps useful knowledge to have in the future (whether a good conversation topic or just something that I would probably encounter in my every day life). Frankly I need help narrowing it down because there are just too many options (listed below), and I don’t really have too much a preference either way because I don’t think it will really impact me in my future career. Would still love some feedback!
I’m leaning towards astronomy because I have never taken such a course and lack knowledge in the field. What are some other interesting courses that you’ve found useful (assuming you don’t work in the subject)?
Background: I went to a STEM high school so I’ve taken all the introductory science courses at the (public) university level (biology, chemistry, physics). I now attend a liberal arts college, so even if I were to retake, say, bio, it would be much more rigorous.
Options:
-Astronomy
-biology (3 different classes: human, cellular, molecular)
-chemistry
-physics (3 different classes: mechanics, e&m, and I can also probably test into quantum mechanics (could be interesting but would probably be TOO challenging, and not sure if I want to put in so much time or effort if I’m not majoring in it… unless people HIGHLY recommend this option)
-environmental science
-neuroscience (again, weeder class for neuro majors, so not sure if I want to go through that unless people really advise taking this)
-geoscience (not really sure what this is about)