Originally posted by Dilenger4
Im thinking about going back to school and
i noticed that computer science and Calculus
always go togther in the course structure, so
i decided to start studing some math. So my
question is. Do conic sections have anything to
do with calculus? And should i even bother to
learn them? I have no desire to be a game
programmer, i love games but im just not into
that type of programming. So is there any point
in trying to memorize these formulas
(x-h)+(y-k)^2 = R^2 that relate to circles ellipses
and such. Thanks.
you are 28 years old ??? !!!!! (Sept 11th 1973)

Conics is a branch of analytial geometry that doesn't require calculus. But if a calculus problem deals with conic sections it may require knowledge of Conics.

You don't need to memorize the formulas. Just remember how the formula is derived.