Hi, I’m planning to enroll in CS class and get my CS degree as a software engineer, but most people around me have told me that I need to be good at my math skills I wondered is math a really important topic to be in any software engineers job? Or do you need to be good at math to be a software engineer? What kind of math you exactly need in this typical job?

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As a mathematician who ended up in tech I can tell you in my opinion it has to do more with understanding fundamentals (logical steps for differentiation, integrals, linear systems, etc) as a basis for algorithms and computer logic than anything else. Does it help to understand anomalous values and basic functions , definitely. But you won’t need to know the natural log of 200 or the derivative of secant theta.

You can’t be absolutely terrible at math or you can be miserable when debugging or testing your own code lol.

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You need to have a good understanding of the fundamentals but you don't have to be an Albert Einstein to get by!

If you're still in high school, you should def consider doing a STEM program or externship. They have tons of opportunities from nonprofits and associations

Well, most people are right. Generally, 5 types of maths are used in computer science fields, i.e. Calculus, Discrete Math, Statistics, Algebra and Binary Math. So yes, being good at Math is a plus when pursuing a CS degree.

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