not sure about my major, CS vs Physics

lately ive been thinking about it and im not sure why i picked computer science, in high school i really enjoyed physics, and well im proud to say i got an 89 on the regents and im satisfied with it. but during school i also took a java class and i though it was cool, and then looked it up and ended up looking at computer science. then i compared the salaries, and well i picked CS. but lately im just not enjoying this programming class (visual basic), but also i haven't taken a physics class so i wouldn't know. physics is fun to learn but i dont see where i would end up, unlike CS, but CS seems more about programming =/

any opinions appriciated

Prepare to get your ass kicked by theory and enough math to almost get a math degree. CS is really nice if you are learning programming by yourself on the side because at some point during your career your curriculum is going to lean more toward the more boring stuff like algorithms and data structures and you are going to start questioning the whole thing because you wanted to learn to program and not all the theoretical non-immediate applicable stuff. Go for CS if you want to expand your opportunities for getting into a programmer job or if you want to get into research some time in the future.

I think going for a physics major and a computer science minor would be like having the best of both worlds. You should definitely check out MIT's opencourseware and UC's webcast to have a better idea of what to expect from the courses that you would be taking in the future.

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If you want to program (make programs) you do not need a CS degree. Go with the Physics major(if physics is what you like) and learn programing from a book.

This is true, blah

all the way to Cal 3, then Differential Equations, Vector Analysis and Physics 1, 2,3, and that's just undergraduate lol.

i picked CS because i thought it was going to be theoretical stuff, but right now it's just languages, next semester im taking a course on JAVA and Assembly language =/

haha, you are in the right place then, it's only a matter of time before you get to the theory and it shouldn't be that long. I would go to the CS department and ask for your major's flowchart, if you don't like the program maybe you could try switching to a different uni.

in that case i might take a minor in Physics or E.E

This seems like good advice. I always see video card manufacturers needing people with a combo physics/CS degree offering Phat pay.

Good luck!

Consider switching to Computer Engineering. That way you wont loose your CS credits and will be exposed to Electrical Engineering a good part of which is essentially physics. In EE you will probably also get a chance to take more advanced physics classes and get credit toward your degree. Computer Engineering is a mix between Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. YMMV depending on university.

Also, unless its Visual Basic .NET, DO NOT FOR A SECOND believe that what you are seeing in your Visual Basic class is ANYTHING like the programming that you will do at work. Plain Visual Basic is ancient history and nobody uses it anymore. Visual Basic .NET is an entirely different and modern language. Short of the name there is little in common. If the basic you are learning is in fact the plain old basic, I'm afraid your university's CS program is terrible.

In any case, if you want to learn programming, you have to do it on your own time and you have to like it. CS programs are failing students, because they teach little that you can use at work. I guarantee you that if the only programing that you do is part of your course work, when you graduate you wont know your head from your ass and nobody (good) will hire you.

this part is the one i'm constantly thinking of

im more interested in research, but i cant really find anything under computer science