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In article <1ds3t1INNbtm@agate.berkeley.edu> lmk2@garnet.berkeley.edu () writes:
>In article <spurrett.34.721489185@superbowl.und.ac.za> spurrett@superbowl.und.ac.za (David Spurrett) writes:
>>I am interested to hear from anyone who knows of research into the 
>>relationship (empirical, not necessarily causal) between the study of highly 
>>abstract subjects like philosophy and mathematics, and the general academic 
>>performance of the student/s in question.  I know of one study which found a 
>>close link between study of phil or math, and dramatically above average 
>>performance in all other areas.  This study did not have any control groups

I do not know of any such studies myself, but within mathematics, knowing
the concepts helps in learning the details and special cases, but there is
not too much evidence of the other direction.  However, I do not consider
arithemtic or calculus or linear algebra as an abstract subject.
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