What type(s) of math do computer programers use, and how do they use it?

Mostly linear algebra, it is what is required to do the linear transformations for most graphical calculations.

Also discrete mathematics for logical computations and optimizations and combinatorics for algorithm efficiency.

They also must master good old fashioned algebra and arithmetic.

You don't really need any maths apart from simple arithmetic for the programming. You need to understand what you are trying to make the computer do so if you are writing 3D graphics programs you need to understand the maths of 3D geometry, for an accountancy program you would need to know the maths used in book-keeping etc.

Depends. If you are programming something for math, then that will be whatever that math subject is. If you are doing graphics, then you have Trigonometry, Geometry, and Calculus. Equations from these subjects, have to do with Sine, cosine, and tangent for the angles and lengths. Conditional statements, such as determining flow of program, can be said to use true/false tables, mathematical tables used in logic.

that depends on what you are programming .......... for example:

if your programming an accounting package then you use basic math and accounting math

if your programming a calculus application (for a graphing calculator for example) then you use calculus

if your programming a 5th grade math turtorial then you use 5th grade math

if your programming a financial application then you use financial type math

so as you can see it all depends on what you are doing, as for how you use it, well you use it produce answers/solutions your application needs

going back to the financial application, one feature might be to compute how much interest you would pay for a house if it cost 170,000 you got it a loan for 30 years at 6 % interest

so you would use math to figure out the answer and display it

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This all depends on what you are programming. Basic programs might use just a little Algebra, some programs use a lot of two-dimensional geometry, and a lot of programs use trigonometry (for three-dimensional programs). It all depends on what you are doing.

algebra to sequence commands and returns

basic addition subtraction, calculation of areas etc for interface/graphic design.

3d programmers use a lot of physics

math people above metioned, plus, Programmer use boolean logic to operate with string, constants.