If you want to engage in computer hardware development or network technology in the future, it is recommended to choose a computer directly.
If you want to engage in research related to big data or artificial intelligence, you have two choices: (1) undergraduate mathematics and master computer. You must lay a good foundation for programming at the undergraduate level. (2) Undergraduate masters choose computers. In the undergraduate stage, they should study mathematical analysis and advanced algebra in their spare time and make more mathematical analysis question banks for Kantorovich.
If you want to engage in theoretical computer research, I suggest that this scientific mathematics is very biased towards mathematics, especially discrete mathematics and operational research.
In fact, the main direction of mathematics in China is pure number, and the training process is still based on the classic model of deduction+proof. Therefore, if mathematics undergraduates want to stand out in other majors, they still need to spend extra time to pick up other majors.
Generally speaking, it is recommended to study computer directly, so that you can get a high salary when you enter and do research when you leave. Many students who study mathematics have to switch to computers, which is also forced by life, because mathematics major is too embarrassing.
In the computer field, mathematical knowledge is more important than computer knowledge. Now this view has been recognized by many people.
Academic and business leaders attach importance to mathematics.
This view was first put forward by Academician Wang Xuan of Peking University. China is the founder of Chinese character laser phototypesetting technology and an expert in computer word information processing. This technology is also the starting skill of Founder Group of Peking University. Academician Wang Xuan graduated from the Department of Mathematics. He does information processing, and mathematics is the key. Therefore, he has always said that it is necessary to have mathematical knowledge to engage in computers, and he has also recruited many people who study mathematics to study for graduate students.
Recently, Huawei has made a major breakthrough in 5G, with core technologies and patents that other countries can't bypass. This is the biggest technical support for Huawei after being sanctioned by the United States. It is said that this core technology is the work of a Turkish mathematician. According to Ren himself, Huawei has recruited more than 700 applied mathematicians and established mathematical research institutes in the two major mathematical kingdoms of Russia and France. Mathematics is the ultimate tool in the field of computer and information processing.
Even Ma Yun, who passed the National College Entrance Examination 1, held the Alibaba Global Mathematics Competition all over the world. Ma Yun is not following the fashion, but he also deeply understands the importance of mathematics. He said that mathematics is everywhere. Like philosophy, it is the ultimate expression of the world. From computers to chips to AI, it is inseparable from mathematics.
These bosses are right. As the father of computer, Turing himself is a mathematician. Information processing, statistical analysis of big data, neural network deep learning, search, information security, etc. In the end, it is all a mathematical problem.
So computer talents with mathematical background are very popular now. For example, those who have a doctorate in mathematics and go to the financial field are better in some places than those who only study computers and finance. Also, if you are engaged in artificial intelligence now, if you have a deep mathematical foundation, then big companies such as BAT will rush to give important positions.
Advantages of learning mathematics Does this mean that learning mathematics is more promising?
If you learn math well, you will have a better future. Learning mathematics well can not only become high-end talents in the fields of computer, information and communication, but also become all-round talents in finance. Simmons, the founder of the famous medal fund company, is a mathematician, and most of his experts come from the mathematical field.
The difficulty of learning mathematics, however, everyone is optimistic. You have to learn math well to have a future. Not if you can't learn well. Mathematics is a gifted subject, and you can't learn it by studying hard. If your talent is average, it will be very difficult and painful to learn. The mathematical talents that employers want are generally doctors in mathematics, or undergraduates in mathematics, graduate students in computer or other fields. If you are the scum of the math department, it is estimated that you can only be a teacher or something.
Before you enter the exam, you can ask yourself, can you learn well? If you can't learn well, you might as well learn computer directly. Computers work in a wide range. Not everyone needs a lot of math knowledge, but only a little basic math knowledge is enough in college. Without mathematical knowledge, it doesn't hinder learning computers well at all, and there are more choices.
In my opinion, it is better for ordinary people to learn computers first.
Why was mathematics once unpopular? Except for a few who continue to engage in scientific research, most of them have jumped ship, and some have gone to be math teachers. This is mainly due to the development of all walks of life in the last decade, which has promoted the rapid development of the IT industry. In terms of software, programmers are one of the high-paying industries, while in the industry, artificial intelligence and blockchain are regarded as the occupations at the top of the industry pyramid, followed by data analysis. Without exception, the upper limit of high number determines the upper limit of these industries. In addition, the development of communication technology is also inseparable from mathematics. A familiar example is the Russian guy who developed Huawei's 5g algorithm. He didn't catch up with the trend himself. Let's train our children to learn math.
Bezos, Zuckerberg and others are all computer majors. People who used to major in mathematics have made great achievements in the computer field. That's because the computer major was not completely differentiated at that time. In fact, both computer majors and mathematics majors study mathematics, but traditional mathematics majors mainly study mathematics, such as differential equations. Complex variable function and other mathematical analysis content, the mathematics of computer science is mainly discrete mathematics, such as group theory, Boolean algebra, combinatorial mathematics, mathematical logic, various data structures and algorithms. No one has a deeper problem.
Everyone is stupid to follow the trend. No one says that there is only one direction to learn programming, or that there is only one direction related to mathematics. There are many programming directions, but few related to mathematics, okay?
In fact, engaging in computer software development does not mean that you must do math. For example, management software, industrial software and application software generally do not need mathematical expertise. But if you do artificial intelligence, data analysis, image processing algorithms or software development, you must have knowledge of mathematics.
Mathematics majors also depend on what mathematics majors are. There are many majors in the direction of mathematics, which are biased towards theoretical research and application. Generally, people now say that mathematics major is very useful, but it is actually the direction of applied mathematics. Applied mathematics specialty includes not only the study of basic mathematics, but also the application of mathematics to practical applied mathematics. Of course, this kind of application to practice is not a daily work that ordinary people understand, but a mathematical tool close to reality. Such as discrete mathematics, computational mathematics, statistics, probability theory, operational research, mathematical models and algorithms, graph theory and so on. These disciplines are closely integrated with computer, finance, insurance, planning and other industries.
Of course, if you study applied mathematics and then go to graduate school in other disciplines, you will have different horizons and depths to interpret the same problem.
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As can be seen from the following points.
1. Mathematics is the foundation of all sciences. Without the study of mathematical theory, it is impossible to make a breakthrough in other scientific fields.
Computer major is also the application of mathematics.
2. The higher the education, the more powerful the math major. In addition, I have my own opinions on a scientific problem. Many technologies in computer science are updated faster, and what we generally learn in our university is outdated and no longer used in society, while the mathematical theory remains unchanged.
3. Mathematical thinking ability is stronger than computer thinking ability, and brainstorming is more intense.
I hope the above points can help.
There may be a name problem. The meaning of mathematics major is very clear, and other majors can apply for the main courses of mathematics major. The computer major is very broad. Earlier, many colleges and universities sold dog meat by hanging sheep's heads, which was harmful in the name of computer science.
Mathematics is the core and mathematical thinking is very important.