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Do you need math to be a programmer?

If I was going to teach myself to be a computer programmer, what would be a detailed hypothetical syllabus of the math I would need before attempting an independent program such as MIT OpenCourseWare?

  • If at all possible, please be specific (instead of just saying "trigonometry" or "pre-calculus").

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    You need to know almost no math to do quite a bit of programming, and much of what is helpful you only really pick up as you need it (outside of a few important exceptions, like graphics or CS theory). Just start learning the CS and stop to fill in the math holes as you need to.

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You don't need to know much math to be a programmer, unless you're doing 3D or game programming or going into finance. Basic Calculus and discrete mathematics will do.

Peter Johnson

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