Should certain math classes be required for a Computer Science degree?

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Published on 2010-09-01T20:21:55Z Indexed on 2011/03/13 0:18 UTC
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For a Computer Science degree at many colleges and universities, certain math courses are required: Calculus, Linear Algebra, and Discrete Mathematics are few examples.

However, since I've started working in the real world as a software developer, I have yet to truly use the knowledge I had at once acquired from taking those classes.

My question is: Should these math classes be required to obtain a computer science degree? Or would they better served as electives?

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