Math is a broad field. Of the many branches of math, the one that programmers engage in, is programming. But I've observed that programmers tend to have the sam

Math is a broad field. Of the many branches of math, the one that programmers engage in, is programming. But I've observed that programmers tend to have the same proficiency in general math as anybody else, i.e., most people forget the math that they learned in school. At the places where I've worked, general math or quantitative problems that go beyond the capabilities of Excel are brought to the "math person."