Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site turtlevax.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxn!ihnp4!pesnta!amd!turtlevax!ken From: ken@turtlevax.UUCP (Ken Turkowski) Newsgroups: net.singles Subject: Re: Why take CALC Message-ID: <815@turtlevax.UUCP> Date: Mon, 8-Jul-85 03:26:07 EDT Article-I.D.: turtleva.815 Posted: Mon Jul 8 03:26:07 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 9-Jul-85 06:04:19 EDT References: <199@rruxo.UUCP> <511@ttidcc.UUCP> <734@ihlpg.UUCP> Reply-To: ken@turtlevax.UUCP (Ken Turkowski) Organization: CADLINC, Inc. @ Menlo Park, CA Lines: 15 >> In article <5110@ttidcc.UUCP> Mike writes: >> ...not having to use calculus once on the job, even though >> it was required to get the degree/job ... >> >> Given the above, what is the justification for forcing _everyone_ to study >> calculus? I wonder why I was forced to learn Fortran, when I haven't used it on my job once. I have found calculus to be useful in many areas, though; I only wish that I was able to make more use of it in my work. -- Ken Turkowski @ CADLINC, Menlo Park, CA UUCP: {amd,decwrl,hplabs,nsc,seismo,spar}!turtlevax!ken ARPA: turtlevax!ken@DECWRL.ARPA