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Yes we put too much emphasis on calculus! Which is not just a problem for people in CS (who could benefit more from stats or algebra) but also deters a lot of potential students who don't feel like they are "math people"

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Hillel

@hillelogram

· Aug 25

Mild take we place way, way, way too much emphasis on calculus in high school and college. It's purely a vocational skill, it doesn't teach mathematical mindsets (unlike logic or geometry) and it doesn't equip us to be responsible citizens (unlike statistics) twitter.com/GeePawHill/sta…

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Brendan Zabarauskas

@brendanzab

Aug 25

I did decently at maths in school but always found it a challenge to keep engaged. After getting sucked into PL design via an art project (long story) I learned there was all this wild stuff like type theory, logic, proofs, and abstract algebra etc! It’s all so cool!

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All the stuff I learned at school was like wrote learning and memorisation, or puzzle solving, which I know some people like, but I find it far more interesting and exciting when you can toy around with stuff and be creative and explore in a vast, abstract construction set.

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