I'm a computer science major and like many of us we have to take two additional sciences. These two additional science courses are in addition to three semesters of calculus,two semesters of physics, and one semester each of linear algebra and discrete math.
I could take the easy way out and take an algebra based astronomy course, but I want the most bang for my buck as it relates to my major.What other types of math classes should I take? I do enjoy math a lot and have always done well.
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I am assuming you are going to do theoretical research in Computer Science.
Since you have already taken Calculus, Linear algebra and Discrete Mathematics (which I presume includes Graph theory and some Combinatorics),
I would suggest
Abstract Algebra: For a motivation of this, try reading the paper Primes is in P which gives a polynomial time algorithm for prime number detection. Abstract Algebra has practical computer science applications too, for example: Coding Theory.
Probability: For a motivation of this, try reading some of the hardness of approximation results based on the PCP theorem.
You might also want to check out http://cstheory.stackexchange.com. The following two questions from there seem relevant (but hopefully, won't add to the uncertainty) and could perhaps be used to get ideas for future courses.
https://cstheory.stackexchange.com/questions/1920/examples-of-unrelated-mathematics-playing-a-fundamental-role-in-tcs
https://cstheory.stackexchange.com/questions/2571/what-kind-of-mathematical-background-is-needed-for-complexity-theory
Hope that helps.