I’m working my way to a CS degree and am currently slogging my way through an 8-week Trig course. I barely passed College Algebra and have another Algebra and two Calculus classes ahead of me.

How much of this will I need in a programming job? And, more importantly, if I suck at Math, should I just find another career path?

  • nik9000@programming.dev
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    16 days ago

    I think folks saying you don’t need math are right. But if you are having trouble with college algebra you might have trouble with CS. Or the teacher is bad.

    Math really builds on itself at the stage where you are. Without good algebra calculus isn’t going to work well.

    I’d try a different teacher. Online courses or repeating the course with another professor or something.