Is applied math harder than computer science?

The answer is: it depends entirely on where you go, and your personal skills and affinities . It really does, as much of a frustrating non-answer as that is. CS is more challenging than Math in one particular form: Math is more of a classical discipline, where CS is more of a lifestyle.

Are math majors good for computer science?

Typically, computer science degree programs offer abstract algebra, discrete mathematics, graph theory, and other math courses alongside its computer science courses. Discrete mathematics, linear algebra, number theory, and graph theory are the math courses most relevant to the computer science profession.

Should I major in math or computer science in college?

Many schools have a CS bachelors degree with a math/science emphasis that, once you’ve taken the required math courses for the CS degree, will leave you only a few courses away from the double major in math. If your eventual goal is to study computer science, then I think you should study computer science in college.

Should I go for CS or maths?

You need to have really good IQ to survive in Math related careers. CS offers more applied careers than math would. This gives you chocie which is a nice thing. Remember that what you like today is not necessarily the same things you will like 4, 10 or 20 years from now for CS. Mature universities have figured what is needed.

How hard is it to study computer science?

The study is very hard and from a career perspective, jobs may not be that easy to find. You need to have really good IQ to survive in Math related careers. CS offers more applied careers than math would. This gives you chocie which is a nice thing.

Is there a lot of computation in Applied Math programs?

It’s not easy to answer, because the programs at different universities may contain very different material. My Masters was in Applied Math at University of Arizona. That program incorporated some computation in several courses, but most of the curriculum at least in the 90s was focused on pen and paper solutions to PDEs, not computation.