Calculus isn't on the standard SAT or even the Math Subject II tests [0], at least not in the early 2000s. They taught us calculus because it's a prereq for en

Calculus isn't on the standard SAT or even the Math Subject II tests [0], at least not in the early 2000s. They taught us calculus because it's a prereq for engineering and physics and that's been important since the space race. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SAT_Subject_Tests https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SAT_Subject_Tests