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    Default What math modules should i take for compsci

    I need to take 2 modules from this list http://www.comp.nus.edu.sg/undergrad...ules_S1_S2.pdf

    I narrowed it down to these 4 modules that i'm interested in, which 2 out of these 4 would be most useful to compsci? (most likely i'll be specialising in software engineering)

    https://nusmods.com/modules/MA2214
    https://nusmods.com/modules/MA1104
    https://nusmods.com/modules/ST2132
    https://nusmods.com/modules/ST2137

    Or is there any particular module in the list that i should take instead of these 4?

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    Combinatorics would probably help you out on some interviews. The rest probably would not matter as much. The regular statistics class would probably be useful to be at least exposed to.

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    I'd take Linear Algebra 2 and the combinatorics. Linear algebra is used all over computer science (3d graphics, optimisation, discrete math), combinatorics is easy but discusses some useful math concepts.

    Calculus, although important and highly recommended, is more used in electrical/mechanical engineering, I doubt you're going to make simulations in comp sci, leave that to the engineering guys. Statistics is just plain boring and pretty easy to pick up, it's mostly 'follow the instructions to get soome numbers'.
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    I think I'd personally go for "Computer Aided Data Analysis", but this is just out of pure interest. Tho Linear Algebra 2 might be smarter, would not choose it anyway.
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    As a 4th year compsci student, I would definitely say comp aided data analysis and multivariable calculus. Calc gets used in all the engineering classes and data analysis will help prepare for databases and teach statistics through computing.

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    Definitely Mathematical statistics. People rely a ton on statistics at work as solutions tend to be good for the average case and usually statistics is used to justify the failure/rarer cases.

    You could probably teach yourself Multivariable calc on your own as long as you are comfortable with single variable. Everything in that class aside from maybe parametrics is a direct and easy extension of Single var. Either of the Mathematical Data Analysis or combinatorics would be a good pick, although beware that if Mathematical Data Analysis is a just plug things into Matlab kind of course like it was at my school, it's probably not worth it.

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