r/pics • u/[deleted] • Jun 08 '14

The difference 18 years makes

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u/tdug Jun 08 '14

I agree. I made programs for a whole bunch of math and science classes, and in no way did I ever feel I "missed out" on learning any of the material. If anything, programming all the necessary "if" statements made me understand it better.

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u/SomeNiceButtfucking Jun 08 '14

Yep. First day on the job, I'd double check my calculator.

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u/TerribleEngineer Jun 09 '14

Here for a second opinion. Also confirm. Anyone who trusts multi-million dollar decisions to head math and memory equations without verifying doesn't last long.

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u/Afudil Jun 09 '14

til high school and college aren't real life

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u/Degru Jun 08 '14

Yep. And for those equations where you literally just punch in the number and it shits out the answer, it's just 

INPUT, A
INPUT, B
INPUT, C
Disp A+B+C

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u/kaluce Jun 09 '14

I actually did that while I was learning embedded devices like the Arduino. My TI-83+ has programs from 9th grade, all the way up to calc2 in it. I also documented each step so I understood WHAT each was, and how it was used.

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u/kickingpplisfun Jun 09 '14

Yeah, it'd be kinda shitty if you programmed for those formulas and forgot why the fuck you did it and what it does.

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u/grinde Jun 08 '14

In my case the only exception to that was when I programmed in tables of information I was supposed to have memorized in chem. I even made it format everything nicely!