Originally posted by caleb01
Really? Learning mathmatics will help me become a better computer scientist rather than learning programming first? I always thought that if you wanted to get good at computer programming that it's better to start early on it, rather than learn later on when your memory is getting worse. I just want to do whatever will benefit me the most so if you say your plan will benefit more than what I am doing now i'll stick to it!
Believe it or not, most of computer science is math, and all programs can be represented and proved mathematically.
By the way, most university students spend at least their first year, generally their first two years, working solely on general education requirements, they don't start working towards their major (or even declare their major) until their sophomore year. You won't necessarily be behind by working on mathematics prior to computer science - if anything, you'll be at a massive advantage.