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> At UChicago CS didn't have a mandatory core of statistics or math classes Not even Calculus or Linear Algebra? Do they take Discrete Math?
by dsacco 9y ago
> At UChicago CS didn't have a mandatory core of statistics or math classes
Not even Calculus or Linear Algebra? Do they take Discrete Math?
- throwawayjava 9y agoBoth discrete and high school-style calculus are required: http://collegecatalog.uchicago.edu/thecollege/computerscience/ http://collegecatalog.uchicago.edu/thecollege/computerscienc... I assume parent meant "beyond the standard discrete/calc required of any reasonable cs major".
- realslimjd 9y agoTwo quarters (~1 semester) of Calculus is required, so a lot of integration is left out. Discrete Math is part of the CS curriculum, essentially as an introduction to proofs to prepare people for Algorithms [1]. Linear Algebra is a recommended prereq for some classes, but a lot of people don't take it because more fundamental algebra is covered in classes like Analysis. [1] http://collegecatalog.uchicago.edu/thecollege/computerscience/ http://collegecatalog.uchicago.edu/thecollege/computerscienc...