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| ff56k |
 Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2007 1:16 am Post subject: Computer Science Major, hates Maths, need help and advice |
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| My name is Daniel and I've recently completed the first 2 years of my American Degree Programme. I've been Majoring in Computer Science and have discovered that I HATE math subjects ( calculus, discreet mathematics, etc.) I've topped my class in the programming subjects, and done considerably well in almost every other class I've taken except for Calculus I, II, and III. I've barely scraped through my Math classes but they've pulled my CGPA down considerably. ( I would be on the honor roll if it weren't for those subjects). My question now is this, are there any courses in Computer Science where I do not have to take (or if I do, very little) Maths courses as part of the curriculum? Thanks in advance ^_^ |
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| Wolf |
| Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 9:55 pm Post subject: |
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Been there, done that, don't worry.
One of my degrees (no gloating intended) is comp-sci, and halfway through I totally was hating the math as much as you. (My hate for math is why I also got a degree in astronomy...go figure...)
Anywho, trust me on this, the math is something you just have to get through, but depending on what you're going to do after college, you probably won't need much of it. In fact, of the programmers I know, the only ones who actually deal with Calc and discrete math regularly, are astronomers, or game physics engine coders. You think a web programmer is gonna be calculating volumetric equations?
My advice, get a tutor, or become your professor's best friend. When I took Calculus, I was in my professor's office almost every day, working through every problem of my homework trying to grasp it. Without doing that, I'd have failed completely. (I actually popped out with a B-...not bad for all the sweat and blood.)
Unfortunately, if yer comp-sci degree is anything like mine, it only gets worse. Your projects will probably get more involved, usually in modeling simulations or creating AIs and OS interfaces. Fun stuff, if you also like drilling holes in your head.
Good luck! |
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| Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 5:53 am Post subject: |
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I have heard people complain about math all my life through elementary school, high school, college... and I know from experience how hard it is to excel in something you have absolutely no interest in (though that's not math in my case). However, I think math is something you should give special considerations, especially if you're into any kind of science. Yes, it's true, you probably won't need to know how to solve differential equations in all fields of computer science.
But that's actually not the point. What most people (including my struggling friends in school) don't realize is that teaching math has very little to do with aquiring knowledge. The point of teaching math, even to people who will never do high-level math in their life, is this: Mathematics is the language of logic. Being able to think logically is something that will benefit you in any profession, and learning mathematical techniques is a prime way of getting accustomed to logical thinking.
If only my teachers had pointed this out to their students, maybe they would have had a little more motivation, and I believe that motivation (regardless of talent or intelligence) makes all the difference... |
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