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Re:American parents are sending their kids to 'Russian math'... by DavidPeiffer on Tuesday August 10, 2021 @12:56PM (#28131190)
I was a bit disappointed to see the differences between "algebra based physics" in high school and "Calc based physics" in college. It wasn't a whole lot more than "now rather than giving you formulas, do an integral to go from acceleration to speed, or speed to position".

It did feel good to see a practical use for the calculus I had learned, much more so than determining how much the surface area changed after adding a layer of paint 0.01" thick to a tank.

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