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Re: Misc. questions about "math" in general

Subject: Re: Misc. questions about "math" in general
From: Crazy
Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2006 02:13:56 -0500
Newsgroups: sci.math
"Proginoskes" <CCHeckman@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in
news:1158215144.682511.238410@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx: 

> 
> Crazy wrote:
>> I'm studying math from start to finish in hopes of getting my degree
>> in electronics engineering (IC manufacture, embedded systems,
>> etc...). I've been very frustrated and intimidated by subjects that I
>> haven't yet reached, such as mathematica, number theory, etc... Do
>> these subjects actually hold any value of application to problems
>> that people encounter? 
> 
> Well, if you want to design electronic circuits _by trial and error_,
> then no; but if you learn some math, you'll live longer ...
> 
>      --- Christopher Heckman
> 
> 

Sure, I agree with subjects like calculus, trig, geometry, etc... but it 
seems like some of the higher-level architectures are just a study of 
math itself; for example, number theory... ???

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