Physics?

[MrCoffee]

Hey folks,
Im taking physics and i thoroughly ENJOY it, but im wondering if its necessary, Im pretty ambitious and want to get a bachelor of technology. Is physics good thing to have? It says in the IT school i want to attend i just nneed to graduate and english and math :P

[Angrist]

If you like it and you want something technological, take physics! Even if you won't need the actual subjects, you learn a way of solving problems.

I finished school with English, Dutch, French, math, physics, chemics and biology.

[gekko]

Depends on the field you plan on going into. If you plan on being a network technician, physics won't help you in the least. If you plan on going the programming field, physics may be required, may not. Depends what type of application you plan on developing. Business and web won't require physics, but programming games or other simulations require physics.

[MrCoffee]

okay, well my ultimate goal would be a nice job working for a large game design company like EA or Ubisoft...maybe even Valve...I enjoy taking it...just wanted to know how useful it was, I plan on graduating with:
Math12 English12 ComputerInfoSystemsAP(right now I maintain the lab and am Rsyncing OS's to every computer in the lab) I also will be tkaing PsychologyAP and something else...dno yet

[Dylflon]

Pfff, nobody needs physics.

But we do need psychics. All seeing into the future and whatnot.

[Dyne]

Physics was my science in high school, and even though I sucked to high hell, I haven't regretted it so far.

[Neo]

Originally Posted by Dylflon

Pfff, nobody needs physics.

You must die now.

[Typhoid]

Physics only has one use, and one use only.

When I find out what that is, I'll get back to you.

[ZebraRampage]

I had to take Physics 1 and Physics 2 last year as a part of my freshman engineering curriculum. The tests were hard as hell, but it's definitely the best science. If you're getting a degree in technology it will probably be very helpful to learn about the electromagnetism stuff. So as I see it, it's probably a good thing for you to take.

[Dylflon]

Originally Posted by Neo

You must die now.

Bring it. I am prepared to throw down. Right here in the Murder Dome!

[gekko]

Originally Posted by MrCoffee

okay, well my ultimate goal would be a nice job working for a large game design company like EA or Ubisoft...maybe even Valve...I enjoy taking it...just wanted to know how useful it was, I plan on graduating with:
Math12 English12 ComputerInfoSystemsAP(right now I maintain the lab and am Rsyncing OS's to every computer in the lab) I also will be tkaing PsychologyAP and something else...dno yet

Working for a game developer means nothing. There's still a million jobs related to the development of a game. Actually, not quite a million.

1. Playability Testers
2. Compatibility Testers
3. Game Analysts
4. Interface Designers
5. Level Designers
6. Game Designers
7. Engine Programmers
8. Tools Programmers
9. Graphics Game Programmers
10. Networking Programmers
11. AI Programmers
12. Audio Programmers
13. Character Animator
14. Environmental Modeler
15. Skins Artists
16. Texture Artists
17. Cinematic Artists
18. Marketing Artists
19. Producers

Closer to 20

My point is, whether or not it will apply to you has to do with what specifically you want to do. If you want to be a programmer, physics may or may not apply to you. It would be incredibly helpful to know, but you may work as an AI programmer, tools programmer, or audio programmer. None of those require physics, however if you become an engine programmer you will need to know a lot of physics in order to make the physics engine.

Regardless, you're not landing a job out of high school. Your first concern is getting into college, and the more challenging classes you take, the better you will look. If you plan on getting into game development, you will need to take a ton of math, and some physics (mainly motion dynamics).

If you go looking for a job with a Computer Science major and Physics minor, with some solid demos under your belt, you would be looked highly upon for a job working on a physics engine. But if you're looking to get into design or something like that, it's useless.

[MrCoffee]

I was thinking about getting a bachelor of technology
Diploma of Technology - http://bcit.ca/study/programs/550adiplt
Bachelor of Technology - http://bcit.ca/study/programs/820cbtech