what math is used in computer science?

mechmark2013
Wed, 21 Apr 2010 01:04:49 +0000

Here at the U of MN the Computer Science guys all take the same math sequence the as the engineers minus multi-variable calculus. Unless you want the B.A. Comp Science degree (not sure why you would) than you get away with only taking calculus I.

“Sorry for going a bit off-topic… but is Computer Science a discipline in engineering? If not, which department does it belong? Just “science”, as the name implies?”

The answer to this depends on the school. Here at the U of MN there are 2 Comp Science degrees. A B.S. Comp Sci that is offered through the Institute of Technology, and a B.A. Comp Sci that is offered through the Center For Liberal Arts. I tend to not consider the Computer Science students “engineering” material. especially considering they seem to have considerably more free time than I do…That being said, The CS program is by no means easy. It’s just that their classes are harder on a different level than ours. While we study thermo they are studying computational algorithms. To each his own.