I’m lost at the “original digits” part.
As I recall about five years before calculators, we learned how to find square roots longhand.
? Do they still use Slide Rules ? !
You know, if the fifty years since school, I’ve never once been asked to find the square root of anything…
For most people, that’s true. The real, secret, reason for teaching math in school to to get people to learn HOW to solve problems. Some people never get it. They become politicians.
He’s speaking “Mathematics”, a language that is universally incomprehensible among schoolchildren.
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Templo S.U.D. over 3 years ago
I’m lost at the “original digits” part.
VegaAlopex over 3 years ago
As I recall about five years before calculators, we learned how to find square roots longhand.
scote1379 Premium Member over 3 years ago
? Do they still use Slide Rules ? !
trainnut1956 over 3 years ago
You know, if the fifty years since school, I’ve never once been asked to find the square root of anything…
Ken Norris Premium Member over 3 years ago
For most people, that’s true. The real, secret, reason for teaching math in school to to get people to learn HOW to solve problems. Some people never get it. They become politicians.
Michael G. over 3 years ago
He’s speaking “Mathematics”, a language that is universally incomprehensible among schoolchildren.