Hi Rui,
I had another question pop up in my brain. Would you be able to answer this as well?
What QCE maths subject would best prepare someone for studying computer science at university?
Specifically, I've been looking at the QUT Bachelor of Information Technology (Computer Science or Information Systems) degree which only needs an english subject and a maths subject out of general maths, maths methods or specialist maths.
So if someone did general maths in their QCE would that prepare them well enough for doing computer science at university?
Thanks for your replies,
Kind Regards
JerryMouse2019
Hey
At the baseline, I'd say computer science would be similar to economics in this regard. That is, avoiding too much of the theoretical algorithmic side. (Algorithmic design generally requires a strong mathematical background, although use of algorithms themselves requires noticeably less.)
Programming is more a test of if you can reason well with logic. It's testing if you can break the problem down into constituent parts, and find a solution to these relevant parts. That, and of course building back up to the solution. Programming languages are more or less a means to an end; the code is just the medium that we solve these problems with.
Although being skilled at maths generally results in stronger logical reasoning skills, it's not mandatory.
(General maths does come with a small bonus in its own sense however, in that networks are actually a fundamental data structure used by computer scientists. In this one single regard, the general students have the advantage. But obviously, it's not a course intended to train your logical reasoning skills.)