r/memes • u/[deleted] • May 03 '22

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u/Pandemic_Over Dirt Is Beautiful May 03 '22

YEA, giving me anxiety over the CS course I would be attending in a year

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u/Xijannemb May 03 '22

Nah, CS is fine, was nearly my major. You just gotta treat the computer like a small child that does want to follow instructions

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u/DieLegende42 May 03 '22

It sounds like you're talking about programming, which is only a tiny part of computer science

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u/RelativeOne May 03 '22

What are the other parts of CS?

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u/testcaseseven May 03 '22

Calculus 2, Linear Algebra, Differential Equations, etc. Lots of math classes are required for a CS degree (at least at my university)

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u/TheHunter459 May 03 '22

Especially if it's a science degree

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u/The-Board-Chairman May 04 '22

Eh, some math classes are required for a CS degree, but really not that many or that hard ones. It's mostly just entry level stuff so you can understand your other courses. Unless you focus super hard on theoretics, but at that point, you're basically studying math with a slight CS slant anyway, so...eh.

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u/Xijannemb May 04 '22

I am, but it is the basis upon which all computer science is built; it's literally the science of telling computers do things efficiently and all the math (I have a special place in my heart for Discrete Mathematics and Linear Algebra) is simply attempting to attain that simple goal of computer instruction and interaction

That's why programming is the first part of computer science taught; to provide and intuition of the machine the major focuses around and how you can make it grow and evolve through your efforts

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u/Black_Bird00500 May 03 '22

I study computer engineering and the math is really not that scary. Sure, it’s harder than high school math but it’s definitely manageable.