Why Does Computer Science Have So Much Math, And How YOU Will Use It Forever!

Описание: In this video, I discuss the reasons for why there is so much math in a computer science undergraduate program, how come there is even more math than some people anticipate, and how you will use all this mathematical training after you are done with your degree!

With the summary out of the way, I would like to provide a bit more context for this video. Every once in a while, I would see posts on reddit and elsewhere complaining about the amount of math that CS students have to take. People believe, for some reason, that math has no purpose outside of your degree, and that spending an entire fifth of your degree on "useless math courses" is a total waste of time. This public stance is further solidified through poor interpretations of really popular comics, like one from "Pearls of Raw Nerdism" that I link below.

I wanted to provide some insight into why there is so much math in CS and address the comic a little bit, to hopefully make some people at least change their mind on the "uselessness" of their mathematical training.

Sources:
The background for the thumbnail was provided by Dan-Cristian Pădureț, and distributed by Unsplash here: https://unsplash.com/photos/h3kuhYUCE9A
Comic from Pearls of Raw Nerdism: https://www.facebook.com/pearlsofrawn...

Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:40 Why so many math courses in CS?
4:55 Why are so many CS courses just math courses in disguise?
9:44 Is math useful beyond an undergraduate degree?
13:49 Conclusion