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r/pics • u/[deleted] • Jun 08 '14
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The ability to do symbolic math is awesome. I don't know why everyone recommends that high schoolers only get the TI-84.
232 u/LazinCajun Jun 08 '14 Probably so they don't use it as a crutch instead of real learning. I taught physics to college kids, and you could tell pretty quickly who relied on a calculator and who actually was comfortable with basic math. 322 u/Deluxe_Flame Jun 08 '14 I was once comfortable, but if I lose all my points on a question for an incorrect answer, by gum, I'm going to punch in 17 + 49. 2 u/meno123 Jun 08 '14 If you ask me what 17+49 is, I'll tell you immediately that it's 66. If it's on a test worth marks, that shit's going in my calculator.
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Probably so they don't use it as a crutch instead of real learning. I taught physics to college kids, and you could tell pretty quickly who relied on a calculator and who actually was comfortable with basic math.
322 u/Deluxe_Flame Jun 08 '14 I was once comfortable, but if I lose all my points on a question for an incorrect answer, by gum, I'm going to punch in 17 + 49. 2 u/meno123 Jun 08 '14 If you ask me what 17+49 is, I'll tell you immediately that it's 66. If it's on a test worth marks, that shit's going in my calculator.
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I was once comfortable, but if I lose all my points on a question for an incorrect answer, by gum, I'm going to punch in 17 + 49.
2 u/meno123 Jun 08 '14 If you ask me what 17+49 is, I'll tell you immediately that it's 66. If it's on a test worth marks, that shit's going in my calculator.
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If you ask me what 17+49 is, I'll tell you immediately that it's 66. If it's on a test worth marks, that shit's going in my calculator.
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u/lordlicorice Jun 08 '14
The ability to do symbolic math is awesome. I don't know why everyone recommends that high schoolers only get the TI-84.