log log duplex decitrig. …and the belt hood on the case. There was a kid at my high school that carried it like that. Nobody gave him flak because they actually respected him. Me on the otherhand…
Numerical Methods in college was a fun class. You essentially learn how the calculator comes up with the answer by approximating the solution with a series of additions. Then you can spend the rest of your career relying on math libraries, which you’ll never check for correctness, to do the work for you.
Back when I was in college, and also in most of my high school math classes, a calculator wouldn’t have done me much good. On the other hand, the calculator helped a lot with chemistry and physics classes. Loved that RPN on my HP.
GaryMann almost 5 years ago
Our question before math tests…”Are we allowed to use our slide rules?”
I was FRAMED!!!!!! almost 5 years ago
Faster and more accurate than most kids with their calculators.
davanden almost 5 years ago
Calculators help only with arithmetic. That’s not real math.
Nala the Great almost 5 years ago
I had a slide rule!
Nala the Great almost 5 years ago
I had a slide rule! P.S. That was what all early NASA scientists used.
Zen-of-Zinfandel almost 5 years ago
He used an abacus.
xSigoff Premium Member almost 5 years ago
log log duplex decitrig. …and the belt hood on the case. There was a kid at my high school that carried it like that. Nobody gave him flak because they actually respected him. Me on the otherhand…
WCraft Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Do the math kid.
Boots at the Boar Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Numerical Methods in college was a fun class. You essentially learn how the calculator comes up with the answer by approximating the solution with a series of additions. Then you can spend the rest of your career relying on math libraries, which you’ll never check for correctness, to do the work for you.
PoodleGroomer almost 5 years ago
HP had come out with a scientific pocket calculator with LED display. The battery wouldn’t last long enough to take a one hour physics test.
Ken Norris Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Ah, the good old days with Napier’s Bones…
tabby almost 5 years ago
Back when I was in college, and also in most of my high school math classes, a calculator wouldn’t have done me much good. On the other hand, the calculator helped a lot with chemistry and physics classes. Loved that RPN on my HP.
wingrest almost 5 years ago
used fingers
fix-n-fly almost 5 years ago
Watch the movie “Hidden Figures” and prepare to be amazed!