Geometry

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<p>Quick question: Will one ever encounter High School Style geometry proofs in college?</p>

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<p>Hate geometry, huh?</p>

<p>It depends on your major, and if it’s not STEM it depends on your university’s math requirements. However, all proofs in college-level logic or discrete math courses will be more intricate than 10th-grade proofs.</p>

<p>Get used to them, because even if you’re not majoring in STEM you should still take statistics and logic to understand the world better. Statistics to help you see BS in numbers, logic to help you see BS in words.</p>

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<p>@Occular: No.</p>

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<p>Geomentry proofs are more for the logical process than the actual use. Don’t worry about it too much.</p>

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<p>Probably most college students take neither. Most will not be doing proofs unless they choose honors math courses, discrete math, junior/senior level math courses, computer science theory courses, or logic courses in the philosophy department. Statistics may be more commonly taken, but not anywhere close to universally.</p>

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<p>Agree that knowledge of these subjects is highly desirable for a student in any major.</p>

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<p>I don’t hate geometry and I love mathematics; I even self study advanced concepts. However I largely forget how to do the proofs in geometry since I took it in my freshman year and have not practiced since then. In a college math course the involves geometry, will the mathematical proofs build from concepts taught in high school, or will they be completely different?</p>

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<p>Unless you major in mathematics, you probably won’t see anything like that. If you decide to take a few advanced mathematics courses in college, you’ll probably have to take course along the lines of “foundations of mathematics” that will teach you all the logic and proof-techniques you’ll need.</p>