What is with CS guys and not liking math?
Mind you this post is not targeted toward all cs majors by any means, but I’m a double major cs and math and I can say I love them both very equally. I feel as though they go hand in hand, since computer science is essentially applied logic and discrete math and math is so heavily involved in CS nowadays that it’s impossible not to see it.
There isn’t really a problem but I just think it’s odd that so many CS majors at my school constantly talk about how they hate math or can’t get through calc 1, etc. now I get it, math is hard, but you tend to use the exact same deductive logic that’s used in mathematics when programming, and it becomes MUCH more apparent the further you get in on a math degree that CS and Math cannot exist without each other.
I’ve met lots of math nerds that love CS but not too many CS nerds that love math, I did have a friend that was a computer engineer that liked math but he ended up double majoring.
So what gives? I feel like especially if you are interested in graphics (this one is mine), physics simulations, operating systems, anything embedded that interfaces with analog systems, ESPECIALLY AI, and really any programming, you need a good basis in math and really should like it.
However I might just be projecting my preferences here but I just think it’s weird that so many CS guys at my school don’t like math