Is Sharp even in the running.

[Matt Agajanian]

(08-16-2023 09:32 AM)Maximilian Hohmann Wrote:  Hello!

(08-15-2023 11:39 PM)Matt Agajanian Wrote:  ...what happens if a student/engineer/scientist uses a calc that’s error prone without realizing it? Next thing you know, the student gets a wrong answer on a test or worse, an engineer/scientist gets a goofy answer for a schematic, structural, fuel, etc. project?

1. Students should not be rated for solutions that can be obtained by entering numbers in a pocket calculator, thereby using it's built-in functions. Well trained chimpanzees can do that. Students must be able to demonstrate how they find the answer to a problem. The (nmerical) answer itself is irrelevant.

2. Engineers/scientists who use a pocket calculator to solve problems resulting in values like the one here (7.4662×10^91) should be sent back to school.

Regards
Max

I agree. My question is more about the calculator’s creation, alpha & beta testing (if calculators go through those steps. Then, if at the end bugs and errors show up, repeat the process again until the end product is foolproof. I know, making the calc foolproof sounds like an impossible requirement.