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That's not quite true, almost any respectable math program is gonna include a significant amount of material on finite set theory and discrete algebra (though m
by gh02t 9y ago
That's not quite true, almost any respectable math program is gonna include a significant amount of material on finite set theory and discrete algebra (though maybe not in the non math major escalator, that usually stops at differential equations). That said, I think there is definitely a place for a "discrete math" course, which focuses on teaching things in a more computer science relevant manner.
I also think numerical analysis is a much better choice than real analysis for CS majors, but that's a different topic...
- fjsolwmv 9y agoOf course applied math is much more relevant to CS than pure math. CS is an application of math.
- billfruit 9y agoBut most applied maths courses/books focus heavily on ODE/PDE which are rarely of help to CS undergrads.
- kccqzy 9y agoOh I’m interpreting GP’s mention of standard math sequence as something everyone in math/CS/engineering needs to study, not what math majors specifically need to study.