>The statement was made in my discrete mathematics class, by the professor, Dr. Nancy Zumoff, Ph.D. So I'm strictly echoing her opinion. She's still at Kennesaw: http://science.kennesaw.edu/people/nzumoff.html.

mmm... I browsed her site. I like her approach. Get the kids learning Calc and applying it to real world problems at the same time. BTW, she looks awful young for being your prof 15 years ago? Is she a child prodigy?
JLK