Math and Programming

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Please don't make fun of me if this is a rediculus question. I want to be a programmer but I barely passed Algebra in High School. My question is can I be a programmer without only pre algebra math. I have forgotten alot of math because it has been a few years since I learned Algebra.

Well, I get along fine and Im not talented in maths at all.
It has not tarnished my coding skills, you might need a calculator there and then if your doing 3D work (You would need one any way to get it done quickly).
I thought this and got rather upset about it, but dont worry I have not had any issues. Yet anyway. You should be fine.

It depends entirely on what you are doing.

Programming only involves maths for those programs requiring maths, and how much maths is required depends on what's being written.
It's totally possible to write complex software with utterly crap mathematical abilities - I've done it...

There are places where math can help, and quite a lot of the theory of it is pretty much straight-up math. That said, the kind of math in the theory of it is often rather different from the sort of math you see in high school.

If you can code well, most people aren't going to worry about your math skills that much, or whether or not you have a college degree. I'd say the best way to see if you would be good at it is to do it and see if you like it. If you really like it, you'll probably be fine.

Thankyou, everyone who has responded.

khan academy is a nice way to polish math skills and it will happen at your own pace

math will help with some applications but as many others has said you can easily start learning without a complete understanding of algebra