Posted by alexandra_k on May 24, 2014, at 20:54:32
In reply to Re: fear, posted by alexandra_k on May 24, 2014, at 18:20:46
intensive not intrinsic. a graphics calculator would be cool. but i do need to do more algebra... but i should get one as soon as i can afford. start using the calculator for the math website, now. check that i can use it properly / get the right answer out of it.
i... am surprised that there is still a market for calculators. why can't i-pads do the same thing? i didn't realize graphics calculators were programmable... BASIC... the origins of gaming haha. 84 plus... soon as i can afford... allowed it for that math class... not allowed it for chemistry... don't suppose it will help me arrow push for chem next year... i'll ask the physics people what is / is not allowed for that...
i think it will help me learn.
i think that the whole thing about kids not being able to do math anymore because of relying on calculators... is a bit silly. extended mind and all that. division of labor. concepts... that's what it is supposed to be about... i mean... that is the actual hard bit (that machines can't do) so why not focus on developing that? math does seem to be... a lot about substitutions. symbollic, i guess. not just about learning a single language but about learning lots. lots and lots. lots of different ways... like using latex to display equations. or a graph. or an expression. different ways...
i'm just starting out. giving me a sh*tty one line display calculator that needs things to be entered in differently from how they are represented in class is... a recipe for failure. like they told me. you can't do it. course i can't. not if you aren't going to give me a heads up about getting an appropriate level calculator... sheesh...
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