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> calculus isn't that important for mathematicians > Many pure math classes require no (or very little) calculus. These are not the same thing (hence my confu
by jibiki 17y ago
> calculus isn't that important for mathematicians
> Many pure math classes require no (or very little) calculus.
These are not the same thing (hence my confusion.) Your initial comment seemed to indicate that nobody does analysis anymore, which is just not true at all (look at the most recent fields medal.)
- mark-t 17y agoNope. I'm well aware that people still study analysis. I just meant that one doesn't necessarily need to learn calculus before taking the plunge into serious mathematics. Even in analysis, there's quite a bit you can do without knowing the stuff from a standard calculus class (though it certainly helps).