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- From: ftlgeuse@dfw.dfw.net (Azazel Diabolus (aka Fetelgeuse))
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- Subject: Re: Info on being a Systems Programmer/Analyst?
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- Date: 30 Mar 1996 05:29:12 GMT
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- Joe Donovan (jdonovn@ix.netcom.com) wrote:
- : Stuart.Johnston@Chrysalis.org wrote:
- :
- : > I am currently a Junior in High School and have been
- : >considering becoming a Systems Programmer/Analyst. I've read books
- : >about it but I would like to get some first hand information from real
- : >people with experience in this field. General information, including
- : >job responsibilities, education needed, and salary would be
- : >appreciated. I am specifically wondering about how much math I would
- : >need. I don't really like to do math but I am fairly good at it.
- : >Many people say that to be a programmer, you need a lot of math
- : >skills, but I wonder if that is true. I'd like to know specifically
- : >what type of math is used and how it is applied.
- :
- : > Anyone who has any information that might be useful to me, no
- : >matter how little, please respond. I will greatly appreciate your
- : >sharing your experience and knowledge with me.
- :
- : My two cents,
- :
- : How much Math?
- :
- : Algebra, Algebra, and Algebra
- :
- : Programming is about variables.
- :
- : Solving for X.
- :
- :
- : What about English?
- :
- : Do you need it?
- :
- : Diagraming sentences - I use to hate it
- :
- : Understanding language syntax is much more important than
- : how much math is needed.
- :
- : Joe
- :
- RE: Math.
- At my school the CIS people only have to take a high-scholl level Algebra
- class and a QA class (along with some biz-math/Accting stuff). In my
- program (which is EET - not really a "programming" degree but we have
- much C/C++ and much more assmebly language (x86)) we have Algebra, Trig,
- Applied Calculus I, Applied Calculus II and the Physyics I and II. Of
- course EVERY Circuit Analysis class is math! :) L8r,
- Fetelgeuse
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