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re: Math is the most useless subject out there

Posted on 2/18/17 at 11:01 pm to
Posted by Mouthulcer
Metairie
Member since Feb 2015
639 posts
Posted on 2/18/17 at 11:01 pm to
I disagree with the English and reading. We have engineers with their doctorates who can barely write a sentence, but they are brilliant. Many of them are from overseas though.
Posted by CrouchingTiger
Baton Rouge
Member since Feb 2005
140 posts
Posted on 2/18/17 at 11:08 pm to
(TigersHuskers)(useful to society) = 0
Posted by OweO
Plaquemine, La
Member since Sep 2009
118244 posts
Posted on 2/18/17 at 11:14 pm to


Wow... I think math is pretty important..
Posted by Kcrad
Diamondhead
Member since Nov 2010
62181 posts
Posted on 2/18/17 at 11:14 pm to
quote:

(TigersHuskers)(useful to society) = 0


Nice.

I see your equation as 0x0

Importance of math/TigerHuskers = The end of the world.
Posted by theenemy
Member since Oct 2006
13078 posts
Posted on 2/18/17 at 11:15 pm to
Just taking a poll.....When you breathe, is your mouth open or closed?

If you answered open.....Do you breathe through your mouth or nose?
This post was edited on 2/18/17 at 11:18 pm
Posted by Loungefly85
Lafayette
Member since Jul 2016
7930 posts
Posted on 2/18/17 at 11:18 pm to
Unless you're in engineering, anything beyond "please excuse my dear aunt Sally" is useless.

But don't underestimate the importance of the fundamentals.
Posted by Duke
Dillon, CO
Member since Jan 2008
36409 posts
Posted on 2/18/17 at 11:24 pm to
Or finance. Or scientific research. Or reading political polls.
Posted by BlackCoffeeKid
Member since Mar 2016
12652 posts
Posted on 2/18/17 at 11:29 pm to
**How I imagine OP's math class went:

OP: "Teacher, will I ever actually use this stuff in real life?"

Teacher: "No, but one of the smart kids might..."
Posted by BlackCoffeeKid
Member since Mar 2016
12652 posts
Posted on 2/18/17 at 11:31 pm to
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So much is built on the underlying concepts of mathematics.


Truest comment in this thread.
I can't even stir my coffee or look at a street light without thinking about all the forces acting on it and how they are derived from mathematical concepts.
Posted by Gaston
Dirty Coast
Member since Aug 2008
41360 posts
Posted on 2/18/17 at 11:34 pm to
Math programs are amazing now. If we had MathCad Prime back in college physics would have been much more interesting.
Posted by MrSmith
Member since Sep 2009
8311 posts
Posted on 2/18/17 at 11:44 pm to
quote:

I have yet to actually use any of the things that ive learned in it

Nice antidotal evidence there. I'm a software engineer and use math I learned in school all day. There goes your absolutely moronic argument.
Posted by Kcrad
Diamondhead
Member since Nov 2010
62181 posts
Posted on 2/18/17 at 11:59 pm to
Or starting shitty threads.
Posted by KillTheGophers
Member since Jan 2016
6607 posts
Posted on 2/19/17 at 12:18 am to
Math is the underlying music of life.


It surrounds us every moment...it is a beautiful thing.
Posted by NYNolaguy1
Member since May 2011
21499 posts
Posted on 2/19/17 at 12:22 am to
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computers do it for us now



Soon fast food jobs will be automated also. Does your computer do your resume too?
This post was edited on 2/19/17 at 12:22 am
Posted by SEClint
New Orleans, LA/Portland, OR
Member since Nov 2006
49125 posts
Posted on 2/19/17 at 12:35 am to
Unless you're serious about long distance marksmanship.
Posted by Tiger Live2
Westwego, LA
Member since Mar 2012
9797 posts
Posted on 2/19/17 at 2:48 am to
I still say the best class I ever took in HS was an elective. Consumer Math. Taught everyday things, like balancing a checkbook, and even taught about the stock market. Much more useful than solving for X. And I still say Math classes are more useful than Science classes.
Posted by tidalmouse
Whatsamotta U.
Member since Jan 2009
30706 posts
Posted on 2/19/17 at 3:52 am to
I'm not not a very smart man but I think Math is right up there with Medicine.
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