Subj : Re: Math and programming
To   : Dumas Walker
From : Jimmy Anderson
Date : Sat May 03 2025 15:48:57

-=> Dumas Walker wrote to MATTHEW MUNSON <=-

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

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

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


Someone mentioned Python - you can load libraries that will give
you certain premade functions. There are math ones I know...


.... Crying over spilled CONDENSED milk would be useful.
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