I took a year of calculus in university, but I don't remember 95% of it.
Just what is calculus good for outside of engineering, CS, and physics?
--Waiting for a brilliant math major to shut me down with a well-written response.
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Kageshima!W.rJY3yfYQ2004-12-28 13:43
I still find it rather humorous when the person at the register in a store can`t make correct change. They were invariably someone who in Middle/High School most likely said "what good is math anyway?" But math has litterally millions of practical uses in today`s world.
An example that affect almost everyone... gas mileage. Math can save you gas, which saves you money, and everyone likes money, right? Graph your average RPM against your speed in both overdrive and drive (or in several gears for a standard shift.) Overlay the graphs and plot the minimum of them all over the range of speeds. Repeat for varying degrees of required torque (like going uphill). Now you know how to drive to save gas. Just follow the graph.