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Re:Women earned the majority of doctoral degrees in 2020 for... by ghaff on Friday October 15, 2021 @03:47PM (#28882258)
Aside from maybe intro calculus, I'm not sure what math you learn in K-12 has a lot to do with being a math major. Of course, you need some math (arithmetic) foundation for almost everything.

I actually did well in math throughout high school but it wasn't a particularly strong skill of mine in university. And I could have no more majored in math (or physics) than I could have flapped my arms and flown.

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Re:Women earned the majority of doctoral degrees in 2020 for... by chongli on Friday October 15, 2021 @04:08PM (#28882541)
The math you learn in K-12 is necessary but not sufficient.

My secondary point still stands. Just as there are kids out there who grew up programming in their bedrooms who come into first year CS and crush it, there are kids out there studying extra math and writing math contests etc who will come into first year with a big advantage.

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