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An anonymous reader writes "I'm a high school student who is interested in a career in a computer science or game development related position. I've been told by teachers and parents that math classes are a must for any technology related career. I've been dabbling around Unity3D and OGRE for about two years now and have been programming for longer than that, but I've never had to use any math beyond trigonometry (which I took as a Freshman). This makes me wonder: will I actually use calculus and above, or is it just a popular idea that you need to be a mathematician in order to program? What are your experiences?"
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  • The math you already have is enough for most programming, but if you're going to do any programming for science, you're going to need heavy math. Games? Hell, basic algebra is enough. However, there's no such thing as knowing too much, although one can be overeducated for many jobs.

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