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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]However if you asked me to solve any Algebra II problems today without giving me a chance to review...[/quote]

As I grumble to DS when I help with algebra and geometry problems, you'd never be asked to do this IRL, but if you were, you'd be allowed to use books and the internet to get the answer.[/quote]

I have a STEM PhD with 6 semesters of Calculus, Statistics, and what not.  I work in STEM.  I use Wolfram’s Mathematica on a Mac for all my advanced math work; it has great typesetting and graphing for showing my results  - in addition to being an efficient way to computer/analyze and to solve equations (including advanced Calculus equations).  Colleagues all do the same.  For statistics, we all use the no-cost R program to do calculations and graphs.

I am glad I took both differential and integral calculus, but I doubt I could pass the same tests today in a time limited closed book test.

For non-STEM folks, statistics likely is more useful than calculus.

YMMV.

[Btw, Mathematica is available at no cost for the Raspberry Pi.  A Pi model 4 costs about $100 on Amazon, including case and power, but without keyboard or display.][/quote]

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