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[Discuss] OT: Do CS grads need calculus?



I learned calculus in high school. In college my math instructor had
such a thick Mississippi accent that I could barely understand him.
BTW: JABR's analysis is right on.

On 04/07/2015 12:04 PM, Mike Small wrote:
> Stephen Ronan <sronan at panix.com> writes:
>
>> Perhaps some of you may find of interest this thread:
>> "Do CS grads need calculus?"
>> http://www.listbox.com/member/archive/247/2015/04/sort/time_rev/page/1/
>> _______________________________________________
> I haven't needed calculus in my jobs either, but then I've never been
> very good at job hunting and interviewing.
>
> There are options for people who want some kind of computer training and
> don't want to learn calculus.  A bachelors degree from the science
> department of a university should not be one of those options.
>
> If this weren't the U.S. I'd be asking, "you can graduate high school
> without learning any calculus?"
>

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