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Re: Engineers & Textbooks..
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In classes ranging from refresher arithmetic to calculus, I frequently am asked, "When would anyone ever actually USE parabolas, complex fractions/the quadratic equation /polynomial fractions /LaPlace Transforms?"
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You really shouldn't scare them because with electrical engineering you probably would be using all those concepts at the same time plus some linear algebra just for fun. 
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