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> Hell most academics who use calculus everyday did not study real analysis and they are fine. That's an American perspective, I believe. In many European cou
by Tainnor 4y ago
> Hell most academics who use calculus everyday did not study real analysis and they are fine.
That's an American perspective, I believe.
In many European countries, many STEM students routinely learn real analysis. In fact, the term "calculus" doesn't even exist in e.g. German, it's all called "Analysis". Sure, a course tailored for physicists, chemists or computer scientists may (or may not, depending on the institutions) have a different focus, may emphasise proofs less etc., but the underlying concepts (what are the real numbers, completeness) are generally taught.
- imtringued 4y agoI'my always confused by Americans and their calculus because I really don't understand the essence of what difference there is between real analysis and calculus. The internet answer of "calculus is real analysis for engineers" doesn't help because you can have real analysis tailored for computer scientists and it is still real analysis.
- Tainnor 4y agoAs far as I understand, calculus = analysis without proofs - or at least without rigorous proofs. You might do some hand-waving and elementary transformations, but you're probably not gonna invoke the Least Upper Bound axiom of the real numbers.