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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Forgive this question from a humanities major:  what do people do with all this math?  I am not even clear why a year after calculus in high school is needed.[/quote]
OK, I'll try not to be snarky here.. but what do you think all the STEM majors study in college?  Advanced math and science.  If you are not going to be a STEM major, then I agree, no need for higher math after Calc., but a lot of top tier LA colleges also want to see that a person has been sufficiently challenged in math.  I think for most majors in college, you need to have taken Calc.[/quote]

Science majors only need Calculus I for BA Calculus II for BS.  So most scientists have never had higher level math classes than that.[/quote]
Engineering major go past Calc II.[/quote]

Yeah exactly not necessary for vast majority of careers even many STEM careers.[/quote]

1. Majority of STEM graduate students at top tier universities in this country are foreigners.  
2. In MCPS, the high school math is seriously rushed.  Majority of students do not get enough depth on what they learn.  
3. Most people have not realized that math is not only for STEM but also for average joe/jane.  For instance, there are people talking about that algebra 2 is useless.  These are very short sighted.

Please let me elaborate.
For many of us, our retirement fund is crucial when we get old.  The retirement fund is now in the "market".  Do average people understand the "market"?  Absolutely no.  In this way, people do not have any good solid clue on their future.  In fact, one of the "market" makers' most lethal weapons is math.  Algebra 2 is a must have base for solving differential equations, which happen to be a key element for analyzing the "market".  I am afraid that people arguing too much math is useless must have no idea on what Ito Integral or Black-Sholes is.

Do we want to erect a barrier in front of our kids?  Do we want to have people deciding the future of this country know nothing about "market" or "economy"?  The answer is ....

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