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That's a good point, my own studies have been biased towards the analytical side of mathematics, but I can definitely see how calculus could be less useful in o
by jeffreyrogers 12y ago
That's a good point, my own studies have been biased towards the analytical side of mathematics, but I can definitely see how calculus could be less useful in other fields, e.g. I don't remember ever needing to do an integral when learning algorithms. And the opinions of my professors are of course biased as well, since they've spent their entire careers on analysis.
- SpaceManNabs 12y agoWhen analyzing algorithms, I have used calculus as a shortcut to many calculations. I believe that learning calculus is not just about its direct applications. Calculus often comes up when just dealing with your set-up. You might make a discrete model for a problem and end up using calculus for approximations, equivalent calculations, or reasoning.