Re: Is this math test too easy?
From: Mxsmanic (mxsmanic_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 11/22/04
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Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2004 12:45:31 +0100
Acid Pooh writes:
> Simple point -- if nobody studies physics or engineering, which are
> primarily calculus based fields, nobody will be qualified to design
> new technology.
Nobody studies physics or engineering today, at least not until high
school at the earliest.
I never said that _nobody_ should study such things, I only implied that
there was little point in teaching them to everyone.
> Nevermind the fact that there is much more to math
> than just calculus.
Yes, but most of it is even less useful than calculus.
> If you don't think mathematics isn't good at
> developing skills in critical thinking and problem solving, you
> haven't taken any of merit.
Or I simply have an opinion that disagrees with yours.
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