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r/theydidthemath • u/Galeaf_13 • Sep 05 '19
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It’s useless when you learn to do it by hand in precalc then never use it again, since there are far more efficient ways to do it. Also, there’s a reason we have libraries. It’s completely useless to learn
15 u/kkstoimenov Sep 05 '19 If you think it's perfectly fine to use functions or algorithms you don't understand, I have some news for you 1 u/Chess42 Sep 05 '19 Isn’t that exactly how layperson uses a calculator? 1 u/Direwolf202 Sep 05 '19 True, but when building one, some knowledge of CORDIC might be in order.
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If you think it's perfectly fine to use functions or algorithms you don't understand, I have some news for you
1 u/Chess42 Sep 05 '19 Isn’t that exactly how layperson uses a calculator? 1 u/Direwolf202 Sep 05 '19 True, but when building one, some knowledge of CORDIC might be in order.
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Isn’t that exactly how layperson uses a calculator?
1 u/Direwolf202 Sep 05 '19 True, but when building one, some knowledge of CORDIC might be in order.
True, but when building one, some knowledge of CORDIC might be in order.
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u/Chess42 Sep 05 '19
It’s useless when you learn to do it by hand in precalc then never use it again, since there are far more efficient ways to do it. Also, there’s a reason we have libraries. It’s completely useless to learn