On: The Mathematical Hacker

[zem]

i was amused by "calculus (the real kind)" to distinguish it from usages like "lambda calculus". don't think i've ever seen that one before, though it parallels usages like "a real doctor (not a phd)" and "anything with a science in its name isn't".

[pandaman → zem]

I think he just meant the calculus of real numbers i.e. calculus of infinitesimals.

[Crake → zem]

I assumed he meant you shouldn't take things like "Calculus for the liberal arts major" classes, but now I'm really not quite sure.