It really bothers me that most Medical Schools require a semester or even a year of Calculus from undergrad's while in college. I'm not the perfect mathematician genius and I struggle so bad in upper level math courses above the basic add, subtract, multiply, divide math problems and basic algebra. Math has always been my weakness, and my question is to any physicians out there who are reading this, do you actually find limits, integrals, f(x), f'(x)...ect. when examining patients or diagnosing them? What good does Calculus do when it comes to being a doctor? Does it mean that "hey I took Calculus, pat me on the back!!" or does it really come into play when practicing medicine? The truth of the matter is, I hate all math above college algebra and I really would like some feed-back if anyone agrees my perspective on this issue of mine.
2006-06-22
16:59:19
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Jon H.
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Higher Education (University +)