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I was talking to a guy on the bus who's in SFU's comp-sci program, and he said that he doesn't need to take integral calculus. Isn't basic calculus pretty much required for any science?

>> No.5137864

I'm in SFU's engineering science program, and I know several people from comp sci.

They do need integral calculus. Don't know what your friend is smoking.

He's probably talking about the BA version which is basically graphic design.

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5137873

>CS
>science
>math

pick one

>> No.5137877

>>5137859
maybe he meant multivariable calculus

>> No.5137879

>>5137864
>>5137877

The thing is, he's a smart guy, and we knows what integration is. He took AP calculus in highschool

>> No.5137886

>>5137873

Replace “Computer Science” with “Software Engineering” and you might be a little closer to the mark with that. You *do* know the difference, right?

>> No.5137882

you're thinking of computer engineering which needs math and does science.

>> No.5137884

>>5137873
Confusing "programmers" or "codemonkeys" for Computer Scientists. Don't even go there nignog. It's all physics and/or math theory and that's if you're smart enough not to be a computer engineer.

>> No.5137928

>>5137879

>He took AP calculus in highschool
>he doesn't need to take integral calculus.

He's probably just skipping it and taking something less basic.

>> No.5137953 [DELETED] 

SFU = simon fraser university?

You should take all sorts of math if you're doing comp sci.

hell they want Econ majors to take Real Analysis and Calc 3