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Chris Angelico rosuav at gmail.com
Sun Dec 17 16:18:02 EST 2017 
On Mon, Dec 18, 2017 at 6:51 AM, Bill <BILL_NOSPAM at noway.net> wrote:
> The point is that it takes a certain amount of what is referred to as
> "mathematical maturity" (not mathematical knowledge) to digest a book
> concerning computer programming.

Emphasis on *a book*.

> In my years of teaching experience,
> students who came to college without the equivalent of "college algebra"
> were under-prepared for what was expected of them. This is not just an
> opinion, it's a fact.

So, your experience is that the style of learning you offer is
unsuitable to anyone who doesn't have some background in algebra.
That's fine. For your course, you set the prereqs. But that's not the
only way for someone to get into coding. You do NOT have to go to
college before you start creating software. That is also not an
opinion; it's a fact backed by a number of proven instances (myself
included).

ChrisA
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