how  important is mathematics in building computer science concept?
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just think in terms of 0's and 1's, programming logic, and error-correcting codes.  add to that cryptography and cryptanalysis, as well as algorithms and -- well -- flowcharts!  all of these had their roots in one mathematical idea or another, and they can be seen in almost every computer science discipline.
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Actually entering Computer field for a non maths background person is little bit difficult, for everything Computer these days is Mathematics. I am saying this for I am myself in this field, and I see extensive use of mathematics in Programming.\nFor business what I think best is Go for B.Com. from any very good university with finances as your major and then try for CAT. But make sure, higher grades you score, better the prospects. And one thing more GK and Good Interpersonal Skills are a must.\nOtherwise there are really many options but then they will not give you the best in life.
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I disagree completely...mathematics is more about learning from others than any other subject I know...surround yourself with ppl no better than you, and you will never be challenged, and will lose ability over time.  Work with someone who is constantly pushing your potential, you will be getting better every single day.
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It is better to have an algebra background before taking geometry.  It is not absolutely necessary, but certainly better.
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MATH IS SO COOL... \n\n\n\n\n\nnot
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Some. If you're writing logic that solves math, it's essential.
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Its crucial.\n\nBasically the field of algebra and discrete mathematics (combinatorics) lends naturally to the subject.\n\nAlgorithms or computer procedures are analysed in terms of their efficiency using maths.\n\nNumbers in computers are stored in binary.\n\nThe fundamental theorem of computer science is about the equivalence in dealing with certain types of problems. Problems whose solutions can be verified in polynomial time are called NP. Those that can be solved in polynomial time are called P. We would like to show P<NP but we cant. The best we can do is supply a bunch of equivalent problems in NP such that if any one of these key hard problems is in P, then P=NP. In practice that means these problems are impossible to solve precisely and we need an approximate solution.\n\nAnother area where math is used is correctness. Ideally people would like to prove a program is correct. In practice this is usually hell but to do so is mathemstical\n\nThere is an entire field of numerical analysis that involves the use of computers to approximate complex calculations.\n\nGraphic algorithms use lots of math and there is a whole field called computational geometry.\n\nCryptography which is the study of secret codes and encryption is all math.\n\nThe list goes on.\n\nIn addition mathematics requires one to think methodicaly and logically. This is fundamental to wroiting/designing s/w
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Lots of places, actually.  Algebraic number theory, Galois theory, linear algebra, discrete geometry, and other fields have shown tremendous usefulness in producing hard-to-break cryptography and digital signature schemes.\n\nAlgebraic geometry, abstract algebra, some real analysis, discrete geometry, linear algebra, Galois theory, and other fields are integral in the design of error correcting codes used currently in CDs, DVDs, satellite communications, your telephone and broadband lines, and many other places where reliable communication is needed.\n\nComputer science (I hope the applications of this are obvious!) essentially grew out of mathematical logic, with lots of influence from universal algebra and category theory.\n\nArtificial intelligence research also borrows heavily from several mathematical fields, most especially mathematical logic.  Though the true "thinking computer" is still science fiction, some of the results of this research is already used in word processors (including the dreaded "Clippy"!!!! but more useful places too), voice recognition software, automatic optimization algorithms for electronic circuit designs,  and other software, and don't forget the Roomba!\n\nAbstract analysis has solved many problems in fluid dynamics, with applications to aerodynamic design, electronic circuit design, Internet traffic management, and even road system design!  (Cars on the road behave a lot like fluid in pipes).\n\nLie algebras, tensor algebras, manifold theory, algebraic topology, systems theory, and several other abstract mathematical topics come into play with the General Theory of Relativity (GPS satellites take into account the General Theory of Relativity for their calculations--or else they would give badly inaccurate results!  Not only their motion, but the Earth's gravity has an effect on measuring time, which is essential to the process of geolocation) as well as quantum theory (which gave us the transistor, the laser, superconductors, and other current technology....and far more future technology) and very importantly, at least from an intellectual viewpoint, much progress on "how the universe works" fundamentally (we don't know for sure yet!).
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mathematics is a bais of other sciences . without mathematics we will not underestand physics. both physics and mathematics are basis of technology.
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Everything can be mathematically based, so I would have to say the advantages of knowing mathematics totally outweighs the disadvantages of learning it.\n\nHistory\nMain article: History of mathematics \nThe evolution of mathematics might be seen to be an ever-increasing series of abstractions, or alternatively an expansion of subject matter. The first abstraction was probably that of numbers. The realization that two apples and two oranges have something in common, namely that they fill the hands of exactly one person, was a breakthrough in human thought. In addition to recognizing how to count concrete objects, prehistoric peoples also recognized how to count abstract quantities, like time -- days, seasons, years. Arithmetic (e.g., addition, subtraction, multiplication and division), naturally followed. Monolithic monuments testify to a knowledge of geometry.\n\nFurther steps need writing or some other system for recording numbers such as tallies or the knotted strings called khipu used by the Inca empire to store numerical data. Numeral systems have been many and diverse.\n\nFrom the beginnings of recorded history, the major disciplines within mathematics arose out of the need to do calculations on taxation and commerce, to understand the relationships among numbers, to measure land, and to predict astronomical events. These needs can be roughly related to the broad subdivision of mathematics, into the studies of quantity, structure, space, and change.\n\nMathematics since has been much extended, and there has been a fruitful interaction between mathematics and science, to the benefit of both.\n\nMathematical discoveries have been made throughout history and continue to be made today. According to Mikhail B. Sevryuk, in the January 2006 issue of the Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society, "The number of papers and books included in the Mathematical Reviews database since 1940 (the first year of operation of MR) is now more than 1.9 million, and more than 75 thousand items are added to the database each year. The overwhelming majority of works in this ocean contain new mathematical theorems and their proof."
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software\nwritten programs or procedures or rules and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of a computer system and that are stored in read/write memory\n\nTechnology\nThe discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems\n\nInformation Technology\nTechnology that enables collection, processing and presentation of information in various ways \n\nSoftware is a tool that is used in information technology...\n\nSo if you are taking up information technology it involves learning computer programming...\n\nComputer Programming needs you to have logical thought...\n\nCompared to mathematics and other sciences (physics and chemistry) it is very easy.  It is 10% difficult compared to those subjects...\n\nTherefore, don't get worried about the mental stress and go along with it because it is the happening field and it affects every other field...\n\nThe only thing you need to be conscious of is .... take interest in and not interest in just getting a certificate...\n\nhttp://www.futureaccountant.com/\n\nhttp://www.schoolingkids.com/
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yes , and no the math will get you, but if your interested in computers it will help greatly
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Have you ever heard of a slide rule?  Until computers came along, every mathematician used one to work out complex mathematical operations.  I don't think they even sell those things any more.
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I started writing this out myself, and I found a great answer, much better than any I could give you. Here are a few quotes, and the whole article is at the URL noted in the sources.\n\n"The importance of calculus is that most of the laws of science do not provide direct information about the values of variables which can be directly measured. In other words, if you are lost, then physics will not help you find your way home, because there are no laws of physics that provide direct information about position ... many of the most important principles in science are rules for the way variables change. For instance, physics tells you how velocity will change in various situations -- i.e. it tells you about acceleration.\n\nThis is why it's important to have a mathematical way of talking about change. That's why you see the concept of the derivative used throughout science -- in physics, chemistry, biology, economics, even psychology. \n\n...\n\nThe primary importance of calculus in the hard sciences is that it provides a language, a conceptual framework for describing relationships that would be difficult to discuss in any other language.\n\nWhat is worthwhile for students to gain from a calculus course is the ability to read books that use the language of calculus and, at least to some extent, follow the derivations in those books. Unfortunately, being being proficient at the sort of [garbage] skills required to get a good grade in a calculus course is not a lot of help in this respect.\n\nI tell my calculus students that their grades are probably not a very good indicator of being able to do well in future courses. What's more important is whether they make the effort to follow the reasoning given in class and in the text. The most important part of the course (at least when I teach it) is the part that's never tested on."\n\nI *like* this guy.
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Mathematics (colloquially, maths or math) is the body of knowledge centered on concepts such as quantity, structure, space, and change, and the academic discipline which studies them; Benjamin Peirce called it "the science that draws necessary conclusions"[1] . It evolved, through the use of abstraction and logical reasoning, from counting, calculation, measurement, and the study of the shapes and motions of physical objects. Mathematicians explore such concepts, aiming to formulate new conjectures and establish their truth by rigorous deduction from appropriately chosen axioms and definitions.[2]\n\nKnowledge and use of basic mathematics have always been an inherent and integral part of individual and group life. Refinements of the basic ideas are visible in ancient mathematical texts originating in ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia and ancient India, with increased rigour later introduced by the ancient Greeks. From this point on, the development continued in short bursts until the Renaissance period of the 16th century where mathematical innovations interacted with new scientific discoveries leading to an acceleration in understanding that continues to the present day.[3]\n\nToday, mathematics is used throughout the world in many fields, including science, engineering, medicine and economics. The application of mathematics to such fields, often dubbed applied mathematics, inspires and makes use of new mathematical discoveries and has sometimes led to the development of entirely new disciplines. Mathematicians also engage in pure mathematics for its own sake without having any practical application in mind, although applications for what begins as pure mathematics are often discovered later on.\n\n\nHistory\nA quipu, a counting device used by the Inca.\nEnlarge\nA quipu, a counting device used by the Inca.\n\n    Main article: History of mathematics\n\nThe evolution of mathematics might be seen to be an ever-increasing series of abstractions, or alternatively an expansion of subject matter. The first abstraction was probably that of numbers. The realization that two apples and two oranges have something in common was a breakthrough in human thought. In addition to recognizing how to count physical objects, prehistoric peoples also recognized how to count abstract quantities, like time — days, seasons, years. Arithmetic (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division), naturally followed. Monolithic monuments testify to knowledge of geometry.\n\nFurther steps need writing or some other system for recording numbers such as tallies or the knotted strings called quipu used by the Inca empire to store numerical data. Numeral systems have been many and diverse.\n\nFrom the beginnings of recorded history, the major disciplines within mathematics arose out of the need to do calculations relating to taxation and commerce, to understand the relationships among numbers, to measure land, and to predict astronomical events. These needs can be roughly related to the broad subdivision of mathematics, into the studies of quantity, structure, space, and change.\n\nMathematics since has been much extended, and there has been a fruitful interaction between mathematics and science, to the benefit of both. Mathematical discoveries have been made throughout history and continue to be made today. According to Mikhail B. Sevryuk, in the January 2006 issue of the Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society, "The number of papers and books included in the Mathematical Reviews database since 1940 (the first year of operation of MR) is now more than 1.9 million, and more than 75 thousand items are added to the database each year. The overwhelming majority of works in this ocean contain new mathematical theorems and their proofs."
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you have to study Computer Science it is a must,\nYou should have technical skills
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The only advice i have learnt about education is that unless you have a will power to do it, there is no way you will succeed.  You need to have the stimulation that this is the course you want to do and this is the career i want to be and no matter what happens I will pass the course.  You have a relatively good chance of passing in computer but mathematics alone cannot determine.