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samtravis  ·  4383 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Is Algebra Necessary?

I have what most would consider a "blue collar" job fixing electronic things, I use algebra every day. I would say it is only necessary if you want to be able to compete in a difficult job market. If you know what career you are going to be in for the rest of your life AND you know that you can get into that career without having to compete against anybody else then I would ignore it. But you'd better be sure...