I don't *want* to weigh in on the California calc thing because it's such a shitshow. But I note I always struggled with algebra and more basic math but then was an absolute monster at calc+ in HS/uni. Could be a function of aging but the view the material is *extreme* seems off
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F(x) = x^2 then dF/dx = 2x and d/dx tells you the slope of F(x) at any point x which has all sorts of applications Is easier than "here are fifty sines in a system of complex numbers and polynomials, simplify the equation. Hope you don't lose track of your place, fuck you, die"
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Simple differentiation is one thing, and solving more complex integrals is another. A lot of the concepts will just end up being retaught in university anyway because high schools don't provide the right foundation; so that class time might be better spent on other concepts.
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Calculus is pretty routinely taught to 16-18 year olds in the UK and would be expected knowledge for someone starting a math degree (tbh even for engineering/physics) so the argument that it’s too complex is a little strange to me.
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Disclaimer, this tweet is literally the first time I have heard about the “California calc” debate so I don’t really know what is being discussed 
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