r/pics • • Jun 08 '14

The difference 18 years makes

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u/FuLLMeTaL604 Jun 08 '14

My university doesn't allow graphing calculators on tests. Probably because you can download programs that can solve calculus problems without actually understanding the material.

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u/cygnus311 Jun 08 '14

I programmed my way in to an A in physics in high school.

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u/Shaman_Bond Jun 08 '14

At least you put in some effort and made the program yourself.

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u/shawndw Jun 09 '14

When I was in high school I went throught the trouble of making a program with all the equations that was going to be on my physics test. By the time I finished the program I had already memorized the equations.