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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Son just got into UVA ED, and he is taking Calculus A/B this year. He applied to the College of Arts and Sciences. His counselor told him he needed to take Calculus this year to be credible for UVA and William & Mary. [/quote]

I’ve always wondered why students who are interested in a humanities major (not STEM) have to take calculus at all.  What is the point?[/quote]

🙄 wow [/quote]

:roll:  Wow yourself.[/quote]

I mean, the clue is in the name. College of Arts AND SCIENCES. [/quote]

Interestingly, psychology, sociology, criminology, geology, etc. are all sciences.  Did you know that?  Physics is merely one class, and certainly not the end-all, be-all of the sciences.  [/quote]

Psychology sociology and criminology are SOCIAL SCIENCES.

Geol requires calculus.[/quote]

The point - once again - is that unless you’re going into a STEM field, you do not need calculus OR physics.[/quote]

And the secondary point is many kids do not know what there major will be when they graduate.  Schools want to see calc, so you need calc.  I am biased, of course, as a physicist.  Understanding how the world works is a critical aspect of a liberal education.  And physics with calculus is actually easy.  Without it, it is hard.  (With calc, you can derive almost all of the formulas for intro physics; without, memorization is required).  But you can do whatever you want.  See what happens.[/quote]

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