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Ive been debating with a friend of mine on the subject of mathematics as a required class. Id like to hear what you all have to say on the matter.
I have taken calc 1 2 3 + differential equations...and i personally feel that i am 99.99% likely to NEVER use any of this in a real life application. Really...the only people who need to know this sort of math are engineer types.
(i used to be a mech engr major is why i even took those)
So anyhow, my friend, who is not going to be in that major or even try it on for size, has to take tests that involve mathematics of a lower level, but still a sort of math that the vast majority of the population probably will never use in their daily lives.
So...what do you think - should they force such 'high' level subject matter upon all students? or should it stop at the level of math actually needed by the typical masses daily?
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