# business and math

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/business-and-math/1864>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 8, 1999, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/business-and-math/1864 "1999-07-08T18:05:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2022, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/business-and-math/1864/17 "2022-01-29T05:14:51Z")

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> [@system](#):
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> We’ve discussed this one before. Check out the thread below for some answers.
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> [http://www.straightdope.com/ubb/Forum3/HTML/000461.html](http://www.straightdope.com/ubb/Forum3/HTML/000461.html)

This link is broken, but I was curious what other thread it was a link to. I think it must have been this one:

> [@Why do so many college majors require Calculus?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-college-majors-require-calculus/1630):
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> I had to take 2 semesters of calculus to get my Business Degree in MIS. I have worked 5 years and never used it. I never use Calculus, Geomerty, or Trig on the job. The only math I use at work is basic Algebra and arithmetic. I expect the same can be said of a lot of professions (Computer Scientist, Biologist, Economist,…). Why then, do so many of these college majors require Calculus?

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