Board:   [DoveNet] Programming
Subject: Math and programming
From:    Dumas Walker
Date:    Tue Apr 08, 2025 17:59

@VIA: CAPCITY2
> should i try and self teach myself some mathematics so i could
> understand programming or can one program without the need for Calculus?

I think if you are going to be programming for a system that is meant to do
a lot of calculations *for* math or science, maybe.  I programmed on
systems that worked with taxes and child support payments for 27+ years and
had toat least have a grasp on basic math... addition, subtraction,
division, multiplication, how to figure out a percentage, etc... but never
used any higher math.

If you are planning to program most anything else, a knowledge of basic
math might help, but I am guessing you'd not need higher math, either.


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