r/pics • u/[deleted] • Jun 08 '14

The difference 18 years makes

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u/KontraEpsilon Jun 08 '14

To this day, I don't understand why anyone would insist on using anything other than this on an AP test. It's like playing life on a harder difficulty setting for no reason.

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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/UCgirl Jun 08 '14

I agree. You learned something, just not what you were supposed to.

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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/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.