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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Even with biology, [b]higher math is important[/b] -- for understanding how things behave, including DNA, medicine, evolution, etc.[/quote]

15:36 again. I agree. But you still don't need much past the calculus sequence. Statistics and epidemiology classes would be a lot more beneficial. And I would not want to personally "waste" my time at a place like TJ taking calculus classes when there are many more enriching science options available, especially if I did not want to be in a math heavy major.

And I don't think engineering or medicine are math heavy. Most engineers I know only took 2-3 math classes beyond the calculus sequence and I think there is value in taking those classes at your college. Medicine and other bio/life sciences as well. They are better off taking statistics, epidemiology, and other statistical modeling classes. And again, I think better at your college.[/quote]

There is a trend towards new fields that are math intensive even for biology/medicine such as bioinformatics, bio-engineering, bio-medical engineering, computational medicine etc. The future is more math and computer science oriented even for bio/medicine. TJ students should be part of the new and exciting new fields and not shy away from these new fields because they don't want any advanced math. Even base high schools offer multivariable calculus and linear algebra. There are hundreds of kids in those classes at base schools presumably many of them rejected from TJ to make room for TJ kids who will graduate with calculus AB. You can take math courses and still take advanced science courses.[/quote]

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