There Is So Much More Math After Calculus (That You Should Learn)

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Many people think that calculus is the end of the road for math and that it doesn’t matter if you get there many years ahead of schedule. But that is so far from the truth.

There are even more university math courses above calculus than there are high school courses below calculus. Calculus is not even halfway.

After a single variable calculus course like AP Calc BC, most serious students who study quantitative majors like math, physics, engineering, and economics have to take core engineering math courses, including linear algebra, multivariable calculus, differential equations, and probability and statistics.

Different majors include plenty of specialized courses that branch off in different ways.

There are so many courses that a student could not fit them all into the standard four-year undergrad course load, even if they overloaded their schedule every year.

However, the more of these courses a student is able to take, the more academic opportunities and career opportunities are open to them in the future.

And while it’s true that students don’t need to know much beyond algebra to get a job in fields like computer science or medicine, the people in those fields who do also know advanced math are extra valuable and in demand because they can combine domain expertise and math.

Further Reading: The Greatest Educational Life Hack: Learning Math Ahead of Time

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