How important is maths?

[matey]

Hey guys

just got my report back and good report

my parents will be happy but...2nd term in a row i failed maths (46/100) while 2nd term in a row i got the highest in IT (92/100)

so how important is maths further on?

[V-Opolis]

important.

[Wicked315]

Depends on what you want to be when you grow up. ;/

[matey]

i want to do software in IT most likely unless i turn out to like hardware more

[SnOwBunZz]

Math is required pretty much everywhere, so it's rather important.

As with maths with IT, my programming teacher told me: 'let him do the work and not yourself', meaning you'll probably are going to need to know some math, but it's not a real deciding factor.
Than again, if you're going to program math-reliant applications, you'll need to know alot of it.

[takkun88]

important.

/thread .

[Norrin Radd]

If you ever plan to handle finances, you need to know how to use maths.

You don't need to be a genius, just know what you need to know. You can't go through life not knowing any maths, like you can't go through life without knowing words.

[matey]

man i used to do good then i got a shitty teacher but i cant really blame him damn fail

[lothia]

Here is an easy way to view it.
if you want a Bachelors in Science (or a job that people would normally get a Bachelors of Science) you would require some knowledge of math. First a few questions, what math level are you in (not course ID or any of that but the actual math discipline). Secondly almost all areas of IT except for a few like system admin (I think) require some type of higher understanding of math. For a CS degree you require at least Calculus and then you generally do what is called topology/discrete math which involves proofs, graphs etc.
But also maths is horrible for you... but from what I heard math is pretty helpful.

[matey]

damn well
my parents dont know my maths mark just yet

but other than that i performed well

[Raiyne]

What level of math are you studying?

[matey]

not sure but stuff like y intercept gradient and shit stuff like that

[V-Opolis]

not sure but stuff like y intercept gradient and shit stuff like that

how do you not know what class your in....your going to make a good college student when you shop for books.

[tiger1526]

its important-ish.. in every day life the most math you will usually have to do is simple + and -, not only but there are these neat little invention's called calculators you push some numbers and it tells you what it equals. but if you don't know what 1+1 equals then your ****ed

now if your job is to work with numbers of course its important but if your bad with math then don't work at a bank ect. pretty simple

[Ronin]

Not important;
Essential.

If you do not have a better than average grasp of numbers, programming is not what you will be able to compete in.
Much more so anything technical or hardware related.

If this isn't what your strength is, look somewhere else.

[Kashis]

I would say a strong understanding of everything up to Geometry would be good. There are plenty of good paying careers where that level of math is a requirement or just useful (plus if you pay attention you see it all the time in your daily life). Carpentry and Real Estate are two areas that apply and both can pay well.

If all you want is a job though then math really isn't that important past Algebra. And by a job I mean something that has no future in it or chance for greater oppourtunity.

I guess it really depends on what you decide to do in life. What's useful and useless varies based on the situation but it never hurts to have the knowledge.

Another example would be "How important is languange in a job?" many can get by with a basic understanding of the languange used in the area they live in. As long as you can understand the terminology or jargon used in your work, being able to communicate with people eloquently and having a larger vocab. to avoid sounding redundant isn't all that important. However if you wanted to be something like an author or a journalist, you'd probably have to study a language for a while (sometimes two languages depending on what you do).

Like the old saying "it's better to have and not need, than to need and not have"

[Paladin Catling]

Forget math, become an artist!

[Paladuck]

Bleh, **** math. I didn't take a single math class since I graduated high school. As long as you know the basics you probably won't need to be finding derivitives and stuff.