Re:Do the math: too much calculus? (2012)
by jandrese on Wednesday October 19, 2016 @04:55PM
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IMHO, high school math misses the one course that would be most useful to the students. Statistics. While there are a LOT of statistical models that aren't especially useful in every day life, knowing the most common ones can be a big help.
Of all the math classes I took in college the only one I use on a regular basis is statistics. Thinking back on high school I spent a whole lot of time on basically calculus prep and in the end I hardly ever take a derivative or integral of anything.
Of all the math classes I took in college the only one I use on a regular basis is statistics. Thinking back on high school I spent a whole lot of time on basically calculus prep and in the end I hardly ever take a derivative or integral of anything.