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john smith wrote:
Peter Dohm wrote: I never understood Calculus I until I took Calculus II. I would have gained far more useful knowledge if they had allowed my to skip Calc II and Calc III and just take Calc I three times. Calc was NASTY. But that @##$%^&* Matrix Algebra was WORSE. Calc I was easier than Theory of Caclulus (graduate level course that involved proofs of the theory of limits) In my day we had to solve non-linear differential equations while walking from home uphill to class in a snowstorm. And then solve systems of nonlinear second order differential equations while walking uphill from class to home in a sandstorm! Those M. C. Escher topology landscapes were tough on our three-year-old legs. ;-) |
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The only/best thing I got out of Theory of Calculus was my wife.
Jim Logajan wrote: john smith wrote: Peter Dohm wrote: I never understood Calculus I until I took Calculus II. I would have gained far more useful knowledge if they had allowed my to skip Calc II and Calc III and just take Calc I three times. Calc was NASTY. But that @##$%^&* Matrix Algebra was WORSE. Calc I was easier than Theory of Caclulus (graduate level course that involved proofs of the theory of limits) In my day we had to solve non-linear differential equations while walking from home uphill to class in a snowstorm. And then solve systems of nonlinear second order differential equations while walking uphill from class to home in a sandstorm! Those M. C. Escher topology landscapes were tough on our three-year-old legs. ;-) |
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![]() "john smith" wrote in message ... The only/best thing I got out of Theory of Calculus was my wife. Hmmm...me too. I married the professors daughter. |
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