Hello /sci/.
I am currently studying mathematics and at my university (I think at all universities in Germany) a subsidary subject is mandatory. So far I noticed that I am highly untalented in physics and computer science (the 'classical' ones).
Now to my question: How important are these subjects to mathematicians working at uni (i.e. the academic staff)?
>>8537047
How important are computer science and physics to mathematics? Well they aren't, at the most abstract edge of physics there's some interesting interplay, likewise (but to a lesser degree) with comp sci. But neither are important to mathematics.
Maybe I formulated my question in a bad way:
If my personal goal would be to become a researcher in mathematics, then how important is the choice of the subsidary subject? I mean surely the mathematical faculty works together with physicists and computer scientists, right?
>>8537047
CS, not at all. Combinatorics and Graph Theory appear in so many different problems that you can ignore the CS applications.
Physics, somewhat as a lot of math has been motivated by physics and knowing the basics will help you understand where it's coming from.
>>8537047
Dann nimm doch islamische Theologie du Schnubbel
>>8537047
In terms of physics I dont think it will matter much. As far as I'm concerned mathematicians hate physicists.
>>8537117
allah möge dich rechtleiten. außerdem trinke ich gerne bier
>>8537047
How can you be shit at physics and still think you have a chance at being a mathematician? Did you also fail microeconomics? Physics is fucking babby-tier. Git gud.
>>8537047
comp sci is a good choice because an enormous amount of the research going on (in all STEM fields) involves programming
physics is a good choice because a lot of physics researchers require mathematicians to do their work for them
the comp sci path would be the easier one and also more general purpose
>>8537295
>Physics is fucking babby tier
Yeah that's why we have higher IQs than you guys
Mathematicians are the brainlets
>>8537295
i have almost no intuition and i despise the way the professor uses mathematics.
>>8537362
Stop being autistic.
>>8537370
It is not autistic to be annoyed if a professor isn't rigorous