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

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Re: Math and programming
By: Matthew Munson to All on Sun Apr 06 2025 06:31 pm

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

Most programming does not invovled much math and definitely not Caluclus.
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Re: Math and programming
By: Matthew Munson to All on Sun Apr 06 2025 06:31 pm

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

You don't need to learn math in order to learn programming.

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Re: Math and programming
By: Matthew Munson to All on Sun Apr 06 2025 18:31:00

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

As far as learning the language, no. But if the programs you plan on writing are math-focused, then it'll help to have an understanding of the equations you'll be using. Of course, these days you can look up mretty much any needed equation/formula online, which can make things easier.

For a first language, I recommend Python. I'm learning it myself. It's pretty easy to learn, relative to other languages. It's used everywhere, versatile and well supported. I highly recommend the book, "Python Crash Course".

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Re: Math and programming
By: Nightfox to Matthew Munson on Sun Apr 06 2025 07:07 pm

You don't need to learn math in order to learn programming.

Eh, you _do_ have to know 2+2=4 and that sometimes you start counting at 0.

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Re: Math and programming
By: phigan to Nightfox on Tue Apr 08 2025 06:06 am

You don't need to learn math in order to learn programming.

Eh, you _do_ have to know 2+2=4 and that sometimes you start counting at 0.

Yes; what I mean is, you don't need to learn algebra or caclulus or anything in order to learn programming syntax and how to call functions, etc..

Nightfox

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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 to at 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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Re: Math and programming
By: Matthew Munson to All on Sun Apr 06 2025 06:31 pm

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

Most programming does not invovled much math and definitely not
Caluclus.

Some basic knowledge of order of operations helps plus a bit of stuff
like a negative plus a negative is a positive, as in 8 - -8 = 16.
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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?

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 to at 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.

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


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Re: Math and programming
By: Nightfox to Matthew Munson on Sun Apr 06 2025 07:07 pm

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

You don't need to learn math in order to learn programming.

Nightfox

I just ordered Hello World from Ebay. I took it out of the library a few years ago and had fun with it. It's geared for kids and beginners.

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Bogomips wrote to all <=-

I just ordered Hello World from Ebay. I took it out of the library a
few years ago and had fun with it. It's geared for kids and beginners.

Cool name. :-)


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