I think the most important part, especially for people who do not intend to be mathematicians, is how to apply math to solve problems. The math courses I took i

I think the most important part, especially for people who do not intend to be mathematicians, is how to apply math to solve problems. The math courses I took in high school and college were all about theory and nothing about application. These courses were taught as if it were still the 19th century and computers don't exist. I would rather see teachers accept that computers exist, and teach students how to solve problems, even very complicated ones, using software (e.g. Mathematica, R, or whatever). Keep the theory to an absolute minimum (leave the theory courses to people who are interested.)Really, so what if you don't learn how to do calculus manually?