Path: csiph.com!eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!mx02.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Ben Bacarisse Newsgroups: comp.programming Subject: Re: What do they teach in school today? Date: Sat, 12 Sep 2015 00:23:51 +0100 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 34 Message-ID: <87twr0fsl4.fsf@bsb.me.uk> References:

<87fv2lgcv9.fsf@bsb.me.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Injection-Info: mx02.eternal-september.org; posting-host="017616aa25f81ec581c44d76d61ba2f3"; logging-data="8429"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX18ZD2VqQUXEjP9p6jDIGx6PwRA60MPPPxs=" Cancel-Lock: sha1:uAml/v+P3v5E/49l+uS67Mr+dQk= sha1:KNfgeGQL+J+kxWNQhGJwPvqCGlQ= X-BSB-Auth: 1.53e77d76f0e690fc9403.20150912002351BST.87twr0fsl4.fsf@bsb.me.uk Xref: csiph.com comp.programming:5842 BGB writes: > On 9/11/2015 11:05 AM, Ben Bacarisse wrote: >> BGB writes: >> >>> went for a CS major, >> >>> me and Calculus aren't really friends. >> >> That's interesting. In the UK I think it would be unlikely that >> calculus was required for CS. There would be some maths to cover things >> like sets and logic and proof and so on -- all "discrete", rather than >> "continuous" maths most likely. Of course calculus would be crucial for >> something like a CS options in numerical analysis, but that would be a >> special case (not all universities would offer such an option). >> > > I think the usual thinking is "CS uses math, Calculus is math, make CS > majors take Calculus classes...". You mean that's the usual thinking in the USA? My point was that in the UK the fact that CS uses maths often just leads to "so let's do some logic, set theory and so on". It's nor uncommon to have a special tailored maths course. The thinking doesn't seem to lead to the same end that you describe. > actual "serious" CS topics didn't really come up... That's a shame. Degree courses are very variable. -- Ben.