<p>I’m currently a pure math major and physics minor, but will be transferring to fu next year as a computer engineering major. I was wondering if engineering is going to be more or less difficult than what I’m currently doing. </p>
<p>I never found any of my math classes to be very difficult. I’ve taken a bunch too, the entire calc sequence, linear algebra, multivariate calc, real analysis, complex analysis, topology, differential topology, differential geometry, abstract algebra. The hardest was probably abstract algebra, because of how completely different it is from everything else. </p>
<p>The physics minor on the other hand, I found to be more challenging. The freshmen intro classes weren’t that difficult, but the upper level classes were much harder. I only had to take classical mechanics and e&m though. However, one thing that seems to be fairly common at my school is that once you get into the upper level courses, professors seem to put much less emphasis on turning assignments in on time. Its fairly common for kids in upper level physics classes to be one, two, or even three assignments behind. They can turn them in practically anytime before the end of the semester.</p>
<p>I’m assuming stuff like that doesn’t happen in upper level engineering courses at columbia. I think it might be so common at my school because the physics department is small, the classes are small, and the number of physics major per year is small.</p>
<p>I guess I’m just worried about continuing to be able to find time to do stuff besides school work. I wanna be able to enjoy the city and continue to do jazz band, or maybe take drum lessons. Maybe join some other clubs. I haven’t really had a problem doing that stuff my current school because I have very good time management skills, but then again my school isn’t really an academic powerhouse. My school can still be very challenging though.</p>