I'm beginning a course in Computer Science soon and have been advised to 'brush up on my mathematics'. From reading through some Computer Science textbooks I'm guessing that powers, algebra, standard index form, radixes and the binary and hexidecimal numbering systems will be handy to know about before I begin, but what other aspect of maths do you think would be useful to me or essential for the course? Cheers.
What areas of maths are required by Computer Science?
Computational Logic and logical related maths is going to be very important to you. Computational Algebra should cover that.
Obviously number systems are important for the degree but not for the actual work. Anyone who claims that you need to have a vast mathematical knowledge to succeed in computing is talking nonsense.
If you were to get into research and development and simulating real life experiences, then yes, a vast knowledge of maths is required.
If you are planning a career in IT (development, consulting, testing) then maths isn't the be-all and end-all.
Brush up on the following:
- Basical Algebra
- Propositional Calculus
- Basic Logic
- Computational Logic
- Number Systems
That should be a good start. Besides, any good computing science course should cover the mathematical concepts you need to succeed and shouldn't assume a prior knowledge.
Reply:I wish i could tell you m8 all i know is that is one tough subject to take on and i hope your serious and ready to commit your brain power to this course all the best too m8 by the way check out wkipedia or speak to a universty lecturer or a computer science student for more info :)
Reply:If you are going to be creating mathematical models for the real life problems, the mathematics required is vast. Else, number systems, like Binary, Octal, Hexadecimal, and basic numeric manipulation should suffice
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