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That's how school is. I've learned math all my life and even pre calculus. I love chemistry so much that I took AP. My goals are MBA and ***. Physical Theripist. Are my skills in math will ever be of use in my carreer? I doubt it. Every student should have a required knowledge of math because it can be applied in everything you do. From sleeping, walking, running, working, you name it. Math is applied in all, math is the foundation of everything.
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in my school, they say math helps us in our analyzing and problem-solving skills. well, science includes calculation so somehow it is linked with math. i guess certain occupations will require such concepts and theory from either math and science or both.
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The point is, why do we learn so many complicated things in school, only to have trouble later when we try to apply them or make connections?
It's not true that you learn that only to have trouble seeking applications, quite the opposite, you'll need to do things and the math will come as a ready tool.
Ever watched the TV show Numb3rs? It's pretty awesome at showing math applications (it's a crime show, so they use the equations and models to solve crimes). Of course some of it is made-up, but a lot is real.
Math and science are actually really related, I recommend reading The revolutions of Physics by Einstein and Infeld.
It's not true that you learn that only to have trouble seeking applications, quite the opposite, you'll need to do things and the math will come as a ready tool.
Ever watched the TV show Numb3rs? It's pretty awesome at showing math applications (it's a crime show, so they use the equations and models to solve crimes). Of course some of it is made-up, but a lot is real.
Math and science are actually really related, I recommend reading The revolutions of Physics by Einstein and Infeld.
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Well maths is the language of science, for example I can use maths functions to work out the trend of some experimental data. This is very useful since it's generally more reliable than computerised or 'by-hand' methods.
I also use maths in Chemistry if I wanted to work out energy changes. And in if you think about physics, it's 75% maths skills.
You might think that you've learned random problems in maths, but for example with trigonometry, you could work out the height of a mountain if you knew the surrounding land height. All these problems in maths have real-world examples that you can apply. If you do mechanics, you may be asked to work out how far a car travels while friction is acting upon it, and that can be applied in engineering to improve safety.
The great thing about maths, is that all the skills are applicable, so I can take a skill and use it in the real world, but it's also great since if I can solve one problem using that skill I can solve hundreds of other similar problems. And it's for that reason that if I practise certain maths skills, I improve massively at that skill, if you really learn a particular skill you won't have any trouble with using it in future :)
Good luck!
I also use maths in Chemistry if I wanted to work out energy changes. And in if you think about physics, it's 75% maths skills.
You might think that you've learned random problems in maths, but for example with trigonometry, you could work out the height of a mountain if you knew the surrounding land height. All these problems in maths have real-world examples that you can apply. If you do mechanics, you may be asked to work out how far a car travels while friction is acting upon it, and that can be applied in engineering to improve safety.
The great thing about maths, is that all the skills are applicable, so I can take a skill and use it in the real world, but it's also great since if I can solve one problem using that skill I can solve hundreds of other similar problems. And it's for that reason that if I practise certain maths skills, I improve massively at that skill, if you really learn a particular skill you won't have any trouble with using it in future :)
Good luck!