In general, the point is better made with analytical thinking, rather than math specifically, but if you end up in a place where you need the math, it is import

In general, the point is better made with analytical thinking, rather than math specifically, but if you end up in a place where you need the math, it is important to recognize that. Cryptography is perhaps the starkest example, but math also comes into play in reasoning about concurrency, and in determining if your proposed architecture will perform adequately.