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comment by clairewalsh
clairewalsh  ·  4668 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: How much math do we really need?
I didn't take calculus but am able to get by without it. I agree that tradespeople use math extensively, but for the rest of us, it is fairly infrequent. When I need math-type knowledge, I have google help me. It's not the most intellectual way to go about solving a problem, but it works for me.