A few questions for Global Warming regulars?

I can read almost all graphs, if they are well-designed. I've drawn a few dozen myself for publication, over the years.

I never did take calculus. I needed help from the Mathematics Department head to be able to write the program (Fortran 4) to calculate the primary statistic used in my doctoral research. Nobody in the Zoology Department could understand it.

1) Yes, though some graphs are poorly designed and were I cynical I'd even say were designed to mislead.  I used to think that reading graphs was intuative.  Now I think that like learning to spell and parse grammar it's a taught a skill that only "feels" natural and if not taught it the deficit does not always make itself "felt" to the person lacking it either, unfortunately.  It's very much one of Rumsfeld's "unknown unknowns" to the utter exasperation of those who do know.

2) Yes, I took calculus in high school.  Tbh, I'm really shocked that so many people only encountered it at university or not at all.  This was "standard math" at my high school from 10th grade and not considered remarkable to study at all.   I've noticed that children now are doing the math I did at elementary school at the beginning of high school now, so four years later.  I'm not sure what has happened to education in the intervening years!

Bonus musing, I seem to be one of the few ones not to have a hard science degree in that my original degree was in social science which means that stats are more my thing and boy do people not understand statistics!  I still can't get over the previous anon who thinks it's some sort of "conspiracy" being able to do math.  You'd think calulus is some sort of masonic rite involving funny handshakes - sheesh!  I honestly can't decide whether it would be better for yahoo to delete this section or if it's actually a good thing to keep the loonies occupied in one space.  I say "loonies" but two barely qualify for a plural.  Maybe this is why they find it so hard to accept that even now they are outnumbered by real people?

Answer 1) Yes I can read a graph.

Answer 2) Yes I took Calculus (both integral and differential).

Answer 3- of update more than 1 day after original posting) Syntax error: Meaning of "remote" ill defined. 

I can also count, and a few is generally more than a couple (2). This means it took you more than 24 hours to formulate your third question. 

Yes to both!

Just to echo what David said; I too have a degree in Civil Engineering and, when it came to Calculus, also found myself becoming good at the "how" whilst not really getting the "why".  I keep meaning to go back and improve my understanding in that area, but there never seems to be any spare time these days.

I can read graphs, as an electrical engineer, I have taken calculus (all of them). I don't believe in man made global warming however and see a power play for money (at the upper level) behind their agenda.

Almost everyone, this is studied in schools, or at least it was until the education system was dumbed down.

Yes, of course.

Yes - in university, at the first year level.  I passed 2nd year Algebra, but, I am not sure if I did Calculus in 2nd year.  It probably took me 2 years to pass the first year stuff!

I have a degree in civil engineering, so I took Calculus 1, 2 and 3, plus differential equations. I really don't like how it's taught though, it moves so rapidly from one topic to the next that the student is left doing little more than memorizing patterns and solving problems rather than spending a lot of time on the core "why" of what we're doing. I did fine in it but I am pretty sure I didn't understand a good majority of what I "learned". Does that count as a rant? Oh well, I don't need best answer. 

I'm not sure what you mean by being able to read a graph. What kind? Or are there actually people who can't read any graphs at all? 

I would say that I can read a graph, although some graphs are not easy to understand and can be very complicated.  Some graphs are intentionally misleading, too--there have been ones in here recently on fire area, tornadoes, typhoons and other stuff that are intended to fool people, rather than enlighten them.

I took calculus in high school, and was a TA in calculus my first year in grad school. I've had quite a bit of math beyond that, too.  I'm proud to still be able to integrate, when I have to, although I hate differentiation!

I don't care about being Anonymous. I don't care about best answer. I have taken calculus. I can read a graph... Heck I can read charts too. I don't care about your demands. 

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