Posted: 5/2/2012 11:28:03 AM EDT
http://xkcd.com/1050/
"The only things you HAVE to know are how to make enough of a living to stay alive and how to get your taxes done. All the fun parts of life are optional." |
I have an EE degree. I was taught math that involved single problems that would require 3 pages and would tell you the answer to something that .00000000000002394% of the population could not give a rats ass about. I have also not used any of it since graduation and remember nothing!. But I got a bunch of D's on some tests and passed dammit. So I can say I did it, and when people ask what my degree was, I can say EE bitches! And minds totally get blown and I all of a sudden am impressive to most people. 
And that is what I tell kids that bitch about learning math. |
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Algebra is actually quite useful in everyday life. Trig as well.
In math, you're not expected to solve x^2+3x+18=0 every day in normal life. You're expected to learn how to use your brain to solve problems. Most of the people I know that are good at math can figure shit out. As a side note, I used some moderately advanced mathematics to figure out the limit on the amount of medicine my friend will have in his system if he takes one pill every 8 hours (the medicine had a half-life of 18 hours). Checked my answer with some medical formula I found online and it was correct. 
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