Intellectually I like maths. Practically though it’s just a tool that I use to help me do parts of my job. The actual maths I use here is not very complicated, probably no higher than GCSE-level so while I do like reading about more complex maths that I enjoy, I tend not to use that in real life.
To be honest I don’t enjoy maths, but it is a good tool to understand things during life and is definitely needed. If you were to study things that are computing related it can be helpful to understand how code works and how it can work using specific calculations that a system would understand.
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Marcus Davage
answered on 12 Dec 2025:
last edited 12 Dec 2025 11:44
Psychology is how people work.
Biology is how psychology works.
Chemistry is how biology works.
Physics is how chemistry works.
Maths is how physics works.
Maths is how computers work too.
I’ve always appreciated the pervasive influence maths has on behaviour, computing, nature, and the universe.
It doesn’t mean that I like doing it!
Mathematics is the core of Computing. It makes up the very bits of our computers down to the zeros and ones, we wouldn’t be where we are today without it. While I may not be the best at solving mathematical theorems… it is necessary to advance technology and I appreciate its existence. I did mathematics at GCSE and A-level but only really fell in love at A-level. Nothing beats sitting down and tackling questions to then see you got the answers right!
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Mathematics is the core of Computing. It makes up the very bits of our computers down to the zeros and ones, we wouldn’t be where we are today without it. While I may not be the best at solving mathematical theorems… it is necessary to advance technology and I appreciate its existence. I did mathematics at GCSE and A-level but only really fell in love at A-level. Nothing beats sitting down and tackling questions to then see you got the answers right!