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Topic: A Discussion of Calculus, and maybe Physics, and AP classes and college

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betarhoalphadelta

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Re: A Discussion of Calculus, and maybe Physics, and AP classes and college
« Reply #14 on: April 01, 2020, 04:14:43 PM »
Well I was being a little flippant ;-) 

But we keep responding because this is where the conversation is. It wouldn't take much--move the posts from the last page or two [nobody will go read/respond back farther most likely], and then the conversation will pick up there.
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Re: A Discussion of Calculus, and maybe Physics, and AP classes and college
« Reply #15 on: April 01, 2020, 04:56:55 PM »
Quote from: 847badgerfan on April 01, 2020, 04:11:25 PM
I don't think we can MOVE posts.

I can definitely REMOVE posts.

Maybe @Drew4UTk can weigh in.
I think we can use "split" function to move posts to another thread, but perhaps it's only to a new thread?  I dunno, I've never used it before. 
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Re: A Discussion of Calculus, and maybe Physics, and AP classes and college
« Reply #16 on: April 01, 2020, 05:14:48 PM »
Please do.
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Re: A Discussion of Calculus, and maybe Physics, and AP classes and college
« Reply #17 on: April 01, 2020, 05:34:22 PM »
OK, that caught most of the last couple of pages.

Are you HAPPY now, mein badger?
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Re: A Discussion of Calculus, and maybe Physics, and AP classes and college
« Reply #18 on: April 01, 2020, 05:56:26 PM »
I'm never happy. But I'm not as pissed, so thanks.
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Re: A Discussion of Calculus, and maybe Physics, and AP classes and college
« Reply #19 on: April 01, 2020, 06:50:50 PM »
Well done. 

Anyway, I'll never forget my calc 3 prof trying to explain infinite demential calculus. It was, not super great, but it was his passion. 

In retrospect, I wish I'd jumped on econometrics earlier. I kept putting it off, and by the time I considered it, those skills were just a mess. (I also tried a game theory class which was well ahead of my skillset) 
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Re: A Discussion of Calculus, and maybe Physics, and AP classes and college
« Reply #20 on: April 01, 2020, 08:00:25 PM »
I didn't do any game theory until I returned for my MBA.  I really enjoyed that stuff, while most of my counterparts thought I was crazy.
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Re: A Discussion of Calculus, and maybe Physics, and AP classes and college
« Reply #21 on: April 01, 2020, 09:01:43 PM »
It will be interesting to see if/how the rise of online education changes what gets taught, including as it relates to math.

I do analytical work and haven't used Calculus or any advanced math at all in my career. Thankfully, too, since I didn't do well in those courses. Even in most of my economics courses (which I majored in) didn't involve complex math. I barely used it in my graduate program, either, despite taking quantitative courses, though some of those involved statistics.

Conversely, I'd argue a lot of people would be more productive if they just understood how to effectively use spreadsheets and databases - Even just how make pivot tables, some basic formulas, and writing queries (nothing like coding or anything like that, which I don't do either) - which could simplify or even automate routine work (to be sure, some people just don't want to happen and would rather do the same BS work every day).
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Re: A Discussion of Calculus, and maybe Physics, and AP classes and college
« Reply #22 on: April 01, 2020, 10:20:38 PM »
Quote from: Riffraft on April 01, 2020, 10:55:47 AM
When didn't have AP when I was in HS, I actually had what they called in those days concurrent enrollment at Ohio State. Spent half my day in High School and took my calculus classes at Ohio State. I had taken all the advanced math classes that the high school had to offer halfway through my junior year. Highest they went was pre-calculus.
I did that my senior year. Got out of HS every day at 11:15, and had a four hour college course that only met one night a week. It was awesome. 
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Re: A Discussion of Calculus, and maybe Physics, and AP classes and college
« Reply #23 on: April 02, 2020, 01:46:14 AM »
My wife is (still annoyed) that I haven't earned a credit of math since a first semester Statistics course in Sr. year of High School.
FWIW, the teacher was one of these guys who was way way too smart to be teaching high school kids, Columbia grad., apparently pals with Art Garfunkel, but man was he socially awkward, and drove a powder blue late 80s/early 90s Toyota Celica.  He was probably 5-8, sort of humpty-dumpty body type.   He was always spotted fishing at a Lake in town.
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Re: A Discussion of Calculus, and maybe Physics, and AP classes and college
« Reply #24 on: April 02, 2020, 07:45:37 AM »
I was told there would be no math
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Re: A Discussion of Calculus, and maybe Physics, and AP classes and college
« Reply #25 on: April 02, 2020, 08:41:54 AM »
Quote from: MarqHusker on April 02, 2020, 01:46:14 AM
My wife is (still annoyed) that I haven't earned a credit of math since a first semester Statistics course in Sr. year of High School.
FWIW, the teacher was one of these guys who was way way too smart to be teaching high school kids, Columbia grad., apparently pals with Art Garfunkel, but man was he socially awkward, and drove a powder blue late 80s/early 90s Toyota Celica.  He was probably 5-8, sort of humpty-dumpty body type.  He was always spotted fishing at a Lake in town.
What'd you have before statistics, because statistics ain't math. Just sayin'.
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Re: A Discussion of Calculus, and maybe Physics, and AP classes and college
« Reply #26 on: April 02, 2020, 09:15:38 AM »
Quote from: bayareabadger on April 01, 2020, 06:50:50 PM
Well done.

Anyway, I'll never forget my calc 3 prof trying to explain infinite demential calculus. It was, not super great, but it was his passion.
A sort of interesting Freudian typo?
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Re: A Discussion of Calculus, and maybe Physics, and AP classes and college
« Reply #27 on: April 02, 2020, 09:19:00 AM »
Statistics are mathematical.

The study and analysis of statistics, on the other hand... :)

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