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Data science is worth learning, but... drop geometry, not calculus. Geometry is little more than a history lesson about the Greeks, combined with a stilted proo
by beervirus 6y ago
Data science is worth learning, but... drop geometry, not calculus. Geometry is little more than a history lesson about the Greeks, combined with a stilted proof formalism that no human being actually uses.
Calculus, on the other hand, teaches you how the world works.
- javajosh 6y agoUh, no way. Geometry is an incredibly important piece of learning any kind of physics, not to mention engineering. And yes, it is beautiful in its own right (and I will argue that statement is both a) objectively true and b) is a good enough reason to teach or learn anything).
- beervirus 6y agoWe're talking about a high-school curriculum. The vast majority of high schoolers do not wind up in physics or engineering, but those that do should learn some geometry. Like... trigonometry is important. All the other nonsense I learned in geometry class was a waste of my time.