CS course recommendations for a math major?

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What would be good courses to recommend to a math major who's looking to get into the applied / computational side of things? She's already taken CS1 / CS2 / Data Structures, and will be taking Intro to Algorithms next semester. I've suggested game theory and and possibly AI, any other ideas?

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I'd recommend taking courses in CS that will cover material she won't come across in math classes. So I'd say compilers and operating systems.

Game theory and AI? Sure, but I don't think a math major would have much trouble reading in those areas on her own. Whereas something grounded in compilers or OS would elude her unless she had a background in these areas.

Numerical analysis

Computer architecture and organization.

Intro to computer networks.

And one that is underrated: Human-Computer Interaction

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