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Old 02-02-2015, 08:11 PM   #6
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I have been an EE in aerospace for 20 years.
I have not used calculus once in those 20 years.

Has the understanding of calculus and it's applications been important? Hell Yes!.

These days almost all the "math" is done with matlab, simulink, IDL or other software. So mostly only the theoretical physics types still need to actually manipulate equations down to the derivative or integral levels.

I think that taking as high a math class as you can take is good.
The more practice you have with higher math the more things you can visualize.
I went as far as Quantum Mechanics (really more math than actual "physics") with a BSEE
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