Thread: How hard is CS?
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Old 09-12-2003, 12:54 AM   #10 (permalink)
Anomaly_
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Quote:
Originally posted by Lebell
Something that hasn't been stressed is the math.

If you find mathematics hard, CS is probably not for you.

Many CS programs require a math minor.
Actually this is not entirely the case. There is an aptitude for CS itself. I wish I could remember the computer scientist who did this study, but he says essentially that there is a direct relationship between SAT math scores and success in CS courses for non-CS majors. However for CS majors this relationship does not hold true. That's not to say there aren't a lot of people good at math in CS-- far from it. They do seem to go hand-in-hand but there are those with a programming "streak" who are math-challenged.
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