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> Are there any "math for people who just want to use it" tracks in math pedagogy? Use it for what? That is the question. If you pursue the what, you will inev
by pphysch 5y ago
> Are there any "math for people who just want to use it" tracks in math pedagogy?
Use it for what? That is the question. If you pursue the what, you will inevitably be exposed to genuine ways that mathematics may be employed by it.
The academic standard for "learning math" is like "learning programming" by reading the C++ language/STL spec from front to back. No one productively learns programming that way, and even if someone did, they would hardly be well off when faced with a real-world production C++ codebase that follows $BIGCORP's inhouse programming style.
- vharuck 5y agoI agree. If anyone wants to study "math in practice," they should pick a science or engineering track they like. Math will be included.
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