Math -- What Is It Good For? (WAS Mr. March Responds )

[cindysphynx]

Andrew wrote:

> Drieux
> 
> ..being silly upon the eve of having to return to
> lecturing to two sets of dullard, undergrad, non-major
> maths students....

And what exactly is wrong with being a dullard, undergrad, non-major 
math student?  Hmmmm?  :-)

I happen to be quite a math dullard and proud of it, thank you very 
much!  The best part of being a math dullard is that technology 
(undoubtedly perfected by math majors with thick glasses wearing 
pocket protectors and carrying slide rules) has made knowledge of 
math much less important than it used to be.  Can't make change?  The 
register does it for you!  Can't add, subtract, multiply or divide?  
Get a wristwatch with a calculator!  Puzzled about balancing your 
checkbook or computing your taxes?  Buy some software!  Still 
confused?  Ask your husband!

On the other hand, those poor souls who can't spell or write must 
limp along with only Spellcheck and Grammarcheck to mislead them.  Ha!

Cindy (who never figured out the point of those darn slide rules)