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My experience is biased since I work in technology, but: - the actuaries and economists I worked with used calculus, statistics, and linear algebra (even if so
by zmgsabst 4y ago
My experience is biased since I work in technology, but:
- the actuaries and economists I worked with used calculus, statistics, and linear algebra (even if software did the calculations)
- the mechanical and electronics engineers I worked with used calculus, control theory, and signal theory (even if software did the calculations)
- SDEs use type theory and category theory (and the equivalence of them), as well as implementing the math above (even if libraries did the calculations) and things such as discrete math and graph theory to reason about data structures
For people I haven’t worked with, but know:
- biotech workers use calculus concepts and statistics
- Boeing engineers use calculus, statistics, and complicated simulations
- physicists have a whole bucket of mathematics they use
- WillPostForFood 4y ago"A lot of people" is going to have a mushy definition, but to me, aerospace engineers + physicists, + biotech workers (probably a small subset) + actuaries + the rest you mentioned = not many people. Like <1% of of the US population?
- zmgsabst 4y agoMy estimates are in the 1-5% range of US adults for those added together, but sure: That non-exhaustive list of my personal experience only covers a few percent of the adult population. How many people do you believe use any particular skill? - - - - - Fun aside: according to the BLS, around 1% of working adults are software developers. (A little over, actually.) https://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/work.pdf https://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/work.pdf https://www.bls.gov/ooh/computer-and-information-technology/software-developers.htm https://www.bls.gov/ooh/computer-and-information-technology/...