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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]An example that might help your child understand is the old game Pong. Have him google how to program the game, or at least the AI part of the game where you program the "opponent" paddle to play against the user. In your programming, you have to be able to understand timed movement across the coordinate plane to be able to program the paddle to be in the right place on the plane at the right time. That is all math. And that game isn't even 3D.[/quote]

This is  a great answer!

OP - I think your child is confusing "computer systems" or some more trade-oriented degree with a solid computer science program.  The science is about "Why do computers work this way? How does the physics affect the best programming approach? Why is is so darn difficult to make animated hair look like hair? This optimization program takes too many days, now what?  The math shows up in the why.  If your child is bright, he should develop an interest in the why instead of just the how to.

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