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Re:What class in college did you get the most out of? by brianmckenzie on Friday September 21, 2007 @04:25AM (#57869)
History of Science.

Granted, it's not a math or CS course, but nothing has better informed the way I think about problems, technical and political. It might as well be called 'History of Problems'.

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Re:What class in college did you get the most out of? by Retric on Friday September 21, 2007 @12:22PM (#57987)
Nod, I loved "History of Math" it traced the methods people used to solve problems though time.

The strangest part was how interconnected mathematical understanding is with the rest of society. EX: Try and run a bank without basic algebra.

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Re:What class in college did you get the most out of? by pramodbiligiri on Friday September 21, 2007 @05:20AM (#57881)
Absolutely! It's a shame that students never learn how "science" evolves.
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