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13069 Re: Just what good is Calculus?
   Decomposed > Great question. I didn't know how to respond so I ran it...
Zimbler0   6TH POPE   22 Feb 2021
12:30 AM
13044 Re: Just what good is Calculus?
   What is applied Calculus' ??????????????? :D :D :propel: :propel:...
capt_nemo   6TH POPE   21 Feb 2021
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Re: Just what good is Calculus?

By: Decomposed in 6TH POPE
Sun, 21 Feb 21 6:49 AM
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Re: “So, De, my question. Is it possible to learn 'applied Calculus' and make good use of the material - without having to learn or master that dx/dy garbage?”
Great question. I didn't know how to respond so I ran it past Joey. Here's his answer. (You may not like it.)If you don't care about understanding why it works, anything can be plugged into wolfram alpha and it'll give you an answer

Wolfram alpha is an online "calculator+" (I think it calls itself a knowledge engine)

And yes, I would say understanding derivatives is necessary for mastery of calculus, but that's because it's an important part of the subject and mastery has to be total. But you could learn how to use integrals/derivatives without knowing how everything works.




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