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Re: How much Calculus?
With middle school roboteers no Calc, lots of geometry. We engineers have decided that PI=3 for all calculations. In a 12' space the .14159 part isn't making any noticeable difference.
In my job, lots of basic math and a ton of stats (project manager). Most along the lines of "probability of meeting the deadline on Tuesday is none." After slogging though calc classes, I'd rather have the stat classes.
Gary mentioned matrix math, I did a ton of that when hand crafting graphics routines in hand crafted Fortran and assembler. Cycle times were slow and you had to wring everything out of each instruction. The Winter Session Matrix Math class saved me in some tough situations.
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