I've often thought that anyone aspiring to a PhD in any subject should have to pass math up through differential equations, just to prove that they are smart enough for the title "Doctor".
That would sure clean out the ranks of mush science experts running around.
LOL, now that'd be cool. I once got a letter published in my university's newspaper, complaining that if we engineers were required to take a certain number of upper-level "social science" & humanities electives to graduate, then the education and communications majors ought to at least have to take statics or thermodynamics.
That is my thinking, too. So even though I didn't need to, I did take the classes and learned a lot. Really helped when I to more physics courses. And I'm a chemist!
You mean there are advanced degrees that do not require at least mid-level mathematics/geometry? What degrees are those? I wished I knew that before I got my Doctorate, because math has always been a struggle for me.
To: MilesVeritatis
Personally, I think everyone should have to pass p-chem to get a bachelors degree.
I’ve often thought that anyone aspiring to a PhD in any subject should have to pass math up through differential equations, just to prove that they are smart enough for the title “Doctor”.
That would sure clean out the ranks of mush science experts running around.