Do you ever use Algebra/geometry in college once you are out of high school??
2006-08-09 05:09:03 · 13 answers · asked by zoe 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
I use it everyday at work...yes it is important
2006-08-09 05:13:18 · answer #1 · answered by auntb629 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on what you go into. There are some programs you can take that completely avoid math, especially at art schools. Still, most colleges require you to take at least one math course as part of your general education requirements, and that most certainly would make use of algebra/geometry.
If you go into a scientific or engineering major (and many business-related majors as well), algebra and geometry will become second nature to you, as they form the foundation for the more advanced math classes you will take such as calculus & analytic geometry, linear algebra, differential equations, and statistics & probability.
Once you get out of college and into the workforce, it depends what you end up doing, but having some knowledge of math is a good idea. If you're doing engineering or science, of course you will use math a lot. In other career paths, situations where you can apply what you learned in math courses tend to jump out at you when you least expect them. Having knowledge of math might allow you to notice an easier way of doing something that you otherwise wouldn't... and an accumulation of things like this could help you advance in the company.
It's my experience that people are afraid of math because they missed a fundamental concept in a previous class that was necessary for the next class, so it starts a chain of confusion and bewilderment that becomes ingrained in the person. The way academic courses in math are laid out, it is possible for anybody to succeed and enjoy mathematics, but you have to pay attention, put in the work, and be prepared to review stuff you learned/missed in previous classes.
2006-08-09 05:20:54 · answer #2 · answered by TOB 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes!
Algebra taught me the procedural approach to problem solving while geometry helps me with a visual/graphical approach.
A combination of both approaches is often required in the kind of analysis I do at work (I am a trading analyst).
So, algebra and geometry are indispensable for me.
2006-08-09 05:41:46 · answer #3 · answered by enchede 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yup, you'll have to know some of it in college. Looking back, I used geometry alot in my Geology and Physics courses which I never thought I'd need it out of High School. I knew I'd use Algebra alot and I do, even in the job I have now (Geologist)
2006-08-09 05:14:08 · answer #4 · answered by daveypa22 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I got a degree in finance. That is all higher math and I without algebra, geometry and calculus I never would have gotten through it.
2006-08-09 05:13:56 · answer #5 · answered by Birdman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes because you have to take College Algebra as a core class, other maths come with other majors.
2006-08-09 05:18:37 · answer #6 · answered by unknwndreamer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You use both daily. Algebra teaches you logic and order to use in systematically solving problems. Geometry is daily, angles, distance, length....
2006-08-09 05:15:47 · answer #7 · answered by voandginger 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2006-08-09 05:12:32 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Haha! Nope.
2006-08-09 05:12:43 · answer #9 · answered by zy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes.not pure geometry but analytical geometry.
2006-08-09 05:14:45 · answer #10 · answered by math 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely.
It is a prerequisite for calculus, statistics and physics.
2006-08-09 05:13:31 · answer #11 · answered by Mitch 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋