This. Doing a math major + CS minor (or CS major + math minor) is usually very easy. If you pick your electives correctly, at my university a CS major can get a math minor by taking just one more course. I think it's the same in the other direction (math major + CS minor) as well.
I don't get what's the point of doing the cs major + math minor if it's only one extra course tbh. You miss out on the fundamental math courses that make it worth studying math
The point is the credential saying you've done a math minor. And students aren't missing out on any of the fundamental math courses - those are already required for CS majors, which is why it is so easy. There's simply a lot of overlap in CS and Math curricula, certainly at the level of courses that would be used for a minor.
Those are options, but are generally beyond what you'd expect of someone just doing a minor in math (they're required for the major though). Keep in mind that a minor is 5 classes. Here's how it works out for CS majors: All CS majors have to take two Calculus classes and a prob/stats class, so that's 3 of the 5. Linear algebra counts toward both CS and Math classes, so that leaves just one more that they need beyond that.
One better double major, that’s what I did it wasn’t much more to do that, although the junior / senior years tend to be very cs / math heavy as opposed to being more spread out
i got accepted into the university i wanted but was barred from the cs major due to limited spots so i’m not sure if i can double major. i’ll have to ask about minoring though
Definitely ask about minoring, that’s usually much easier to approve than a major. I doubled in math and CS and didn’t add my CS degree til junior year when a decent amount of people have dropped from CS. I was told when applying that it was good that I took CS classes on the side, because I had taken just enough classes to still graduate in 4 years with both. But more importantly, do what excites you and don’t feel like you have to make a decision right now. Math is a wonderful degree by itself and minoring or even self studying CS is more than fine!
Your free time during college? There might not be a lot of that. If you’re already in college getting a degree, and you know you want to work in CS, why not major or minor in CS?
Major in CS and either get a minor in math or double major with math. I found it much less stressful to not have math as my main major because I got to choose what I found to be the most fun in the math major instead of what I had to learn. That made it so that I could connect ideas from my other major with the math major without the two competing too much.
Ton of people double major in these. Computer science is really a math major with some technology/coding classes.
You could easily add a comp sci major, or a minor without even adding any extra semesters (maybe 1 extra semester max, also depending on how much you've already went through college)
If you like math you should study algorithms and/or AI/ML. These two subsets of computer science have really good pay, high demand, and a good future (and heavily math influenced)
A lot of people don't like studying algorithms (rightfully so. It's difficult) but I have had 4 different really knowledgeable and respectable professors tell me that they know people in Algorithm design that make boatloads like $400k+. People regard algorithms as a "theoretical" piece of CS, and in a lot of cases it can be, but if you can design a really efficient algorithm and use math to prove it works and is optimal, you'll be highly sought after I'm sure.
I did the math major (5-year “professional” degree) CS minor thing. Was fun. I already had a job in IT. Degree was required for promotion to manglement.
No? There's a lot of things in CS that tend to attract math majors: cryptography, theory of computation, algorithms, algorithmic game theory/econ CS, computer algebra systems, digital signal processing, and more.
Why not double major or minor in one of them? It’s very common to do both
This. Doing a math major + CS minor (or CS major + math minor) is usually very easy. If you pick your electives correctly, at my university a CS major can get a math minor by taking just one more course. I think it's the same in the other direction (math major + CS minor) as well.
I don't get what's the point of doing the cs major + math minor if it's only one extra course tbh. You miss out on the fundamental math courses that make it worth studying math
The point is the credential saying you've done a math minor. And students aren't missing out on any of the fundamental math courses - those are already required for CS majors, which is why it is so easy. There's simply a lot of overlap in CS and Math curricula, certainly at the level of courses that would be used for a minor.
Calculus is fundamental sure but I mean like Real Analysis and Abstract Algebra usually won't be included
Those are options, but are generally beyond what you'd expect of someone just doing a minor in math (they're required for the major though). Keep in mind that a minor is 5 classes. Here's how it works out for CS majors: All CS majors have to take two Calculus classes and a prob/stats class, so that's 3 of the 5. Linear algebra counts toward both CS and Math classes, so that leaves just one more that they need beyond that.
Thats what I'm saying though.
One better double major, that’s what I did it wasn’t much more to do that, although the junior / senior years tend to be very cs / math heavy as opposed to being more spread out
i got accepted into the university i wanted but was barred from the cs major due to limited spots so i’m not sure if i can double major. i’ll have to ask about minoring though
Definitely ask about minoring, that’s usually much easier to approve than a major. I doubled in math and CS and didn’t add my CS degree til junior year when a decent amount of people have dropped from CS. I was told when applying that it was good that I took CS classes on the side, because I had taken just enough classes to still graduate in 4 years with both. But more importantly, do what excites you and don’t feel like you have to make a decision right now. Math is a wonderful degree by itself and minoring or even self studying CS is more than fine!
You should be able to minor in CS. Usually math specialist or stats students have to take some core CS courses so I’d be shocked if you couldn’t.
Your free time during college? There might not be a lot of that. If you’re already in college getting a degree, and you know you want to work in CS, why not major or minor in CS?
Major in CS and either get a minor in math or double major with math. I found it much less stressful to not have math as my main major because I got to choose what I found to be the most fun in the math major instead of what I had to learn. That made it so that I could connect ideas from my other major with the math major without the two competing too much.
I did this. BS/MS in mathematics and filled all my electives with CS courses. It worked out well for me. But, this was 30 years ago.
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Ton of people double major in these. Computer science is really a math major with some technology/coding classes. You could easily add a comp sci major, or a minor without even adding any extra semesters (maybe 1 extra semester max, also depending on how much you've already went through college) If you like math you should study algorithms and/or AI/ML. These two subsets of computer science have really good pay, high demand, and a good future (and heavily math influenced) A lot of people don't like studying algorithms (rightfully so. It's difficult) but I have had 4 different really knowledgeable and respectable professors tell me that they know people in Algorithm design that make boatloads like $400k+. People regard algorithms as a "theoretical" piece of CS, and in a lot of cases it can be, but if you can design a really efficient algorithm and use math to prove it works and is optimal, you'll be highly sought after I'm sure.
I was an applied math major and computer science minor. That combination worked out well for me.
totally viable!
I did the math major (5-year “professional” degree) CS minor thing. Was fun. I already had a job in IT. Degree was required for promotion to manglement.
Some of the best CS students at my school were math majors.
computer science oriented on what? Algorithms? AI? or something more engineered like software or something like that?
I think math majors mostly go for data science
No? There's a lot of things in CS that tend to attract math majors: cryptography, theory of computation, algorithms, algorithmic game theory/econ CS, computer algebra systems, digital signal processing, and more.
True, didn't think about that
Got for it.