tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3776799.post6980235724329620783..comments2019-08-30T06:08:13.223-07:00Comments on Sean McGrath: Strong math needed always? I don't think soSean McGrathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17729925642255386855noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3776799.post-78834718682900016362010-08-23T04:54:46.012-07:002010-08-23T04:54:46.012-07:00I don't think I've ever needed anything mo...I don't think I've ever needed anything more than my high school boolean logic or calculus to solve a problem, and call on trigonometry more often. I just have some review books on those for when I need to relearn them. <br /><br />More background in statistics would have been useful for me, though - that would open up other approaches.<br /><br />Of course, I don't work in domains that are intrinsically about math.Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11554070922651946349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3776799.post-82068941490824895762010-08-22T15:22:57.010-07:002010-08-22T15:22:57.010-07:00General software development requires the equivale...General software development requires the equivalent of approximately grade-six math in the Canadian (and presumably, US) curricula: at that point, you have been exposed to the Cartesian plane and simple exponents (so can understand why some algorithms have sucky performance).<br /><br />Specific domains (financial, 3D graphics, etc.) may demand more, but then, any domain likely requires specialized knowledge.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com