> I would even prefer it if people thought, "math? yeah I have no idea what goes on in that subject" to what you describe. Because distinguishing between "math" and "post-Calculus math" (the latter of which is almost all of math) won't help anyone.
Why not?
Most educated Americans did "math" for a minimum of 13 years of their lives. It would be immensely useful if people who control gates like employment and admission understood that the math relevant to computer science and they math they did/can measure about candidates are different things.
The fact that most mathematicians are bad at computing things by hand is the key takeaway. Hand computation skill doesn't mean you should be a mathematician or programmer. Lack of hand computation skill doesn't mean you shouldn't.
Why not?
Most educated Americans did "math" for a minimum of 13 years of their lives. It would be immensely useful if people who control gates like employment and admission understood that the math relevant to computer science and they math they did/can measure about candidates are different things.
The fact that most mathematicians are bad at computing things by hand is the key takeaway. Hand computation skill doesn't mean you should be a mathematician or programmer. Lack of hand computation skill doesn't mean you shouldn't.