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> I can’t think of a single skill more stupid to learn in university. I can (for an aspiring software engineer) - real analysis, differential equations, number
by JamesBarney 8y ago
> I can’t think of a single skill more stupid to learn in university.
I can (for an aspiring software engineer) - real analysis, differential equations, number theory
- tptacek 8y agoWhat CS curriculum includes number theory?
- JamesBarney 8y agoUniversity of Texas at Austin. Their cs department is(or at least was) heavily influenced by Dijkstra so it was extra heavy on the theory(especially math) and extra light on the software engineering. By the end I was pretty good at proofs and dog shit at development.
- tptacek 8y agoI don't see it listed there; I do see mandatory Calc 2-3 and linear algebra (the linear algebra is useful!).
- JamesBarney 8y agoThis was a decade ago and looking at the curriculum now it seems like they emphasize discrete mathematics less or I accidentally took way more discrete math and logic than I needed to. And yeah linear algebra is definitely something I wish I got more out of. In college I did enough to get a good grade but not nearly enough to grok it. I'm hoping to take fast.ais course on it some day to rectify that mistake.
- tptacek 8y agoI'll be the 999th person to recommend the OCW Strang lectures on Youtube as a good intro, as well.