I’m working my way to a CS degree and am currently slogging my way through an 8-week Trig course. I barely passed College Algebra and have another Algebra and two Calculus classes ahead of me.
How much of this will I need in a programming job? And, more importantly, if I suck at Math, should I just find another career path?
Depends on the programming job.
In my amateur experience, the most difficult math I had to do was use the Pythagorean theorem to calculate a point that was spinning around an other point.
But I can see needing to be able to use matrices in some instances.
Being good at math allows programmers to code more efficient systems. Instead of doing multiple complicated lines, it could all be incorporated into a single efficient equation.
Most of programming is just logic based. Although math is also logic based. So take from it what you will.
Yep, truth tables mostly. Math is mostly useful in game programming.
And graphics.
Statistics is also important in a lot of areas if your doing data analysis.