How often do you need math knowlegde in programming?

Question

Some decades earlier all programmers had to be very good at math. Now, I think, the situation is very different. What your expirience tells? Do you often need math in your programms? Do you feel that knowing math helps you to make better programms? Shall we study math for programming now?

Answer 1

I must admit that math is not my strong suit. I believe that you can get by using basic arithmetic for most programs or tasks. However, there are times when you will need more than basic math. Examples that come to mind are cryptography, game programming (physics for 3D and 2D games) and any form of statistical analysis.

Answer 2

Like the last guy said, anything that involves moving objects or statistics or AI involves some complex math, but thats only if you do them yourself there are several libraries that remove the necessity lf mathematics from those fields