by learning mathematic formulas and stuff you don't use in everyday's life?

And what do you think the point of learning about stuff, that doesn't seems to be pratical or useful in life?

ok..ya..right

Well, I'm assuming that learning ANYTHING will keep the old brain synapses firing...what's the old saying? If you don't use it, you lose it?

There is no worthless knowledge. While many things we learn may not seem useful at the time and become trivia taking up space in our minds you never know when it may come in handy or when you may be called upon to use it, sometimes your life may even depend upon having that knowledge.

I will be truthful and say that is one part of Mathematics that I didn't pay any attention to. No problem though cause I haven't had any use for it in any part of my life.

I dont think you can say you didnt learn from it. even if you you dont use math, the problems made you think and use a "thought process" that is used with most everyone everyday.

it's relative. are you naturally good with numbers and are you in a profession that requires it? or are you the editor of "high times" magazine?

exactly, getting there.

If you ask me right now to say the formula for finding out the equation with 2 unknown numbers, I would have to look it up, even though I was a math major in college. What is important to learn is logical thought processing , which is needed 24/7 in our lives.

Yay, TJN! You get a cookie!

Just knowing that there is E=mc(squared) is a relief...not that I must understand the equation or apply it, or get past Chapter 5 of Einstein's Theory of Relativity.

I mean...the sun does not revolve around the earth; the world is not flat (right?); etc.

Plus, after having learned applied physics, algebra, calculus, and other formula-driven practices, it changed my appreciation for the immensity of ongoing interactive magnificence that we call the ordinary world. By learning to build little things and then looking again at the wonders of the world, my awe increased.

When I was in school, all I wanted to be was a bit higher. So thats what I was. (goal oriented)

My life now, and for the past 30 years, involves lots of exact syntax (programming), mathematical and electronic equations, formulae, engineering standards and specs, methods and models and TONS of new information that I never thought I would need. But I do.

Whats the harm in learning something you THINK you'll never need? Your brain sure isn't going to fill up. You got room for many more times the things that you MAY never need, like the lyrics to a bunch of songs.

The more you work your brain, the less you have to.