> at least within the US Because America has straight lines everywhere and no curves, unlike other places. Calculus is absolutely required for most engineerin

> at least within the US Because America has straight lines everywhere and no curves, unlike other places. Calculus is absolutely required for most engineering tasks. Maybe for CS students there could be more emphasis on statistics as well, without diluting the calculus. Infact, where I studied, calculus was a prerequisite for certain statistics and probability classes. For good reason.