Proof you can do hard things
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Proof you can do hard things
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#2The reason to learn calculus is because, as soon as you grasp it, you will start to see it everywhere.
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#3I don't think this is the reason you learn calculus in school, but I do think it is a good reason to learn it.
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#4"My goal with our kids is to avoid lying to them as much as possible." ← Thank you. Why is that so difficult for parents to do?
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#5I took calculus in High School just so I could make a comment here saying I did so. It almost cost me my diploma as I didn't want to do the homework. I paid attention in class though and learned just enough to pass the exams.
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#6You take calculus to understand the nature of change over time, which is the foundation of physics.
The formulas to do integrals aren't important but the concept of integrals is.
Honestly I think we should try to focus on differential equations instead but maybe it's necessary to do calculus first.
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#7The reason to learn calculus is because, as soon as you grasp it, you will start to see it everywhere.
I’m old and we were poor: my family got our first microwave oven about the same time as I started to learn calculus in 12th grade.
Both changed everything in an epistemologically qualitative manner. Life before calculus/microwave, and life after calculus/microwave.
How did we warm up leftovers before the microwave?
What did the world look like before I learned calculus?
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#8Am I just hopelessly old fashioned? Or is this not most of the justification for bachelors degrees?
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#9Everyone commenting so far seems to be missing the forest for the trees. Doing hard things, and the proof that comes with it, is empowering.
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#10Am I just hopelessly old fashioned? Or is this not most of the justification for bachelors degrees?
I think the justification for most bachelors degrees is to get an entry level job in white collar land, no?