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Thanks for the ad hominem. I like calculus and math in general. But undergrad CS emphasis should be information theory, algorithms and discrete mathematics. Th

by alecco 15y ago

Thanks for the ad hominem. I like calculus and math in general. But undergrad CS emphasis should be information theory, algorithms and discrete mathematics. They never used calculus to analyze algorithms, not even once. I've only seen it used on books (Knuth or Rivest et al.) In the majority of universities CS is still dominated by the same teaching body from math or engineering. Since now we have videos of classes at top universities, there's no benefit of the doubt anymore.

hughw 15y ago
I admit my comment was harsh, but not ad hominem. It was a statement of fact: given your background as you laid it out, I would not trust your judgment about the quality of algorithms instruction in any university. If you offered me an appraisal of how well some university is teaching algorithms, I would seek a second opinion. Calculus and other basic math is just part of general numeracy and a university that failed to teach it, even emphasize it, is a failure, or a trade school.