Hmmm, I believe there is a difference between the universities in the US and here in the UK. I have to say that here, it only seems to be the [better] universities that place an emphasis on maths in a CS or CS related degree
I am doing a Bsc(hons) in Software engineering in the UK, my first year classes were more of less made up of maths classes. In which we covered everyting from differentiation and integration to matrix's and vectors. (the last 2 are especially pertinent to CS).
Even though our dedicated maths classes stopped after first year we still have classes which although are not math classes in name are still maths classes. For example classes like Graphics or Software Correctness all require more than a passing knowledge. Not only that but I believe that it is a requirment of the BCS (British Computer Society) that certain maths classes are taught, and must be passed (in the UK you can fail an exam but if you ace all the others then the exam board may make it up to a pass, however you still need to get over a certain % before this happens, however the BCS does not allow this with maths classes, if you fail them your out on your arse) . On a slightly different note, we (Software Engineering students) are required to take classes on hardware design and structures. Now this class in itself doesnt require any hardcore mathematics, but it does require you to follow/solve a lot of equations. So if you have a solid maths background this is simpler for you.
I believe that the both programming and maths are so closely related it would be silly to say that you can become an efficent/good programmer without a good knowleged of maths.
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Hmmm, I believe there is a difference between the universities in the US and here in the UK. I have to say that here, it only seems to be the [better] universities that place an emphasis on maths in a CS or CS related degree
I am doing a Bsc(hons) in Software engineering in the UK, my first year classes were more of less made up of maths classes. In which we covered everyting from differentiation and integration to matrix's and vectors. (the last 2 are especially pertinent to CS).
Even though our dedicated maths classes stopped after first year we still have classes which although are not math classes in name are still maths classes. For example classes like Graphics or Software Correctness all require more than a passing knowledge. Not only that but I believe that it is a requirment of the BCS (British Computer Society) that certain maths classes are taught, and must be passed (in the UK you can fail an exam but if you ace all the others then the exam board may make it up to a pass, however you still need to get over a certain % before this happens, however the BCS does not allow this with maths classes, if you fail them your out on your arse) . On a slightly different note, we (Software Engineering students) are required to take classes on hardware design and structures. Now this class in itself doesnt require any hardcore mathematics, but it does require you to follow/solve a lot of equations. So if you have a solid maths background this is simpler for you.
I believe that the both programming and maths are so closely related it would be silly to say that you can become an efficent/good programmer without a good knowleged of maths.
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