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>unlike calculus—wasn’t something that physicists were expected to take during high school. did you guys have integrals in HS? I had only limits and derivativ

• peteradio 6y ago
  We did both. I think it makes sense because the muscle memory is almost identical.
  • tester34 6y ago
    "both"? I mentioned 3 things :P
• anthk 6y ago
  European here. Yes.
• huachimingo 6y ago
  Nope. At least not in an explicit way, because we saw those concepts in free fall problems and similar ones in physics as "instantaneous" quantities. Same with areas, but not that much. My teacher tried to show us limits in one class, but she didnt had more time to do so. At least here in Chile (South America), only the rich or with custom curriculum see those concepts at HS. Unless you go to pre-U paid schools or to bachillerato, calculus is only teached in Unis.
• Balgair 6y ago
  Speaking only from personal experience, medical researchers in the US may not have any training in Calculus. I'd put it at ~30% that do not. It is only taught in High Schools if the child and their parents want them to take it and is not required for graduation (though this varies a lot from district to district). Depending on the major and the school, Calculus may also not be required for graduation from university. Depending on the grad-school, Calculus is also not required for a PhD. Speaking personally, I know of entire departments where Calculus is not known among the majority of the faculty members who are publishing in medicine/biology, though this is a bit rare. However, higher order Calculus like Lagrangians, Diff-Eqs, and Matrix algebra is as rare as hen's teeth among bio/medical researchers.