Math for Programmers

1. Math is a lot easier to pick up after we know how to program. In fact, if we're a halfway decent programmer, we'll find it's almost a snap.

2. They teach math all wrong in school. Way, WAY wrong. If we teach ourself math the right way, we'll learn faster, remember it longer, and it'll be much more valuable to us as a programmer.

3. Knowing even a little of the right kinds of math can enable we do write some pretty interesting programs that would otherwise be too hard. In other words, math is something we can pick up a little at a time, whenever we have free time.

4. Nobody knows all of math, not even the best mathematicians. The field is constantly expanding, as people invent new formalisms to solve their own problems. And with any given math problem, just like in programming, there's more than one way to do it. We can pick the one we like best.

5. Math is... ummm, please don't tell anyone I said this; I'll never get invited to another party as long as I live. But math, well... I'd better whisper this, so listen up: (it's actually kinda fun.)