Yeah me neither and my degree was 30 years ago. My best guess is they want to see if you can get competent with a bunch of new techniques and then apply them. That skill is the same whether it’s calculus, physics, or JavaScript.
When I went to uni, an assistant professor once openly said that the math courses were to filter out morons. He used nicer words which I can’t remember now.
Yeah me neither and my degree was 30 years ago. My best guess is they want to see if you can get competent with a bunch of new techniques and then apply them. That skill is the same whether it’s calculus, physics, or JavaScript.
When I went to uni, an assistant professor once openly said that the math courses were to filter out morons. He used nicer words which I can’t remember now.