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12-21-2018, 01:44 PM
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RE: University calculators
(12-20-2018 11:08 PM)edryer Wrote:  I was writing about an old (1980) book on Calculator usage in Algebra and trigonometry where the author heavily emphasises that one should work out an approximation in your head/on paper before even touching the calculator.

Throughout the 550+ page book he reminds and encourages that this should always be the case!

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Thanks for the reminder! Also could it be that he encouraged to do so coming from slide rules?
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University calculators - edryer - 12-18-2018, 10:09 PM
RE: University calculators - BruceH - 12-18-2018, 11:04 PM
RE: University calculators - grsbanks - 12-19-2018, 09:19 AM
RE: University calculators - rkf - 12-19-2018, 09:36 AM
RE: University calculators - rkf - 12-19-2018, 08:56 AM
RE: University calculators - edryer - 12-19-2018, 11:22 AM
RE: University calculators - DA74254 - 12-19-2018, 10:28 AM
RE: University calculators - pier4r - 12-19-2018, 12:11 PM
RE: University calculators - pier4r - 12-19-2018, 03:15 PM
RE: University calculators - SlideRule - 12-20-2018, 05:49 PM
RE: University calculators - edryer - 12-20-2018, 11:08 PM
RE: University calculators - pier4r - 12-21-2018 01:44 PM
RE: University calculators - edryer - 12-21-2018, 10:52 PM
RE: University calculators - Csaba Tizedes - 12-22-2018, 07:53 PM
RE: University calculators - SlideRule - 12-22-2018, 08:41 PM
RE: University calculators - edryer - 12-22-2018, 09:24 PM
RE: University calculators - Csaba Tizedes - 12-23-2018, 07:34 AM
RE: University calculators - edryer - 12-23-2018, 07:07 PM
RE: University calculators - SlideRule - 12-23-2018, 10:42 PM
RE: University calculators - Csaba Tizedes - 12-24-2018, 01:01 AM



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