Hey, all... Any mathy Buffista who knows any trick for remembering the order of operation is cordially invited to share...for mom's new job. My mother uses the nail polish trick all the time for her nickel thing.
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erikaj - Jan 11, 2005 3:44:09 am PST #2971 of 10002
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Polter-Cow - Jan 11, 2005 4:02:19 am PST #2972 of 10002
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Hey, all... Any mathy Buffista who knows any trick for remembering the order of operation is cordially invited to share...
Like do multiplication and division before addition and subtraction? I guess you could remember it in terms of degrees: an M.D. is cooler than whatever the hell an A.S. might be. Order of operation was so long ago it seems like second nature. A lot of it is just necessity: You have to do exponents and things in parentheses first, or you can't proceed, you know?
Topic!Cindy - Jan 11, 2005 4:04:41 am PST #2973 of 10002
What is even happening?
dcp - Jan 11, 2005 4:07:02 am PST #2974 of 10002
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
I was taught "Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally."
Which is a mnemonic for:
Parentheses
Exponents
Multiplication
Division
Addition
Subtraction
erikaj - Jan 11, 2005 4:08:49 am PST #2975 of 10002
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Well, there was some mnemonic which she could only remember half of, which I pointed out means the mnemonic didn't really work.OK, I'll pass that on. I thought that was true, but it was 6:30 in the morning, math is not exactly automatic for me at the best of times.
Topic!Cindy - Jan 11, 2005 4:09:10 am PST #2976 of 10002
What is even happening?
erika, per a link from this page: [link]
A mnemonic is: Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally.
P: Parentheses (innermost first)
E: Exponents (powers or roots)
M, D: Multiply or Divide (from LEFT to RIGHT)
A, S: Add or Subtract (from LEFT to RIGHT)
xposted, of course
Polter-Cow - Jan 11, 2005 4:13:19 am PST #2977 of 10002
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Oh, right. Aunt Sally and all her inappropriate behavior.
askye - Jan 11, 2005 4:14:31 am PST #2978 of 10002
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Val--that sounds like homework I should be doing! I need to take that up with my therapist on my next appt. Also the diary cards.
My computer was working better, however if I have another problem I'm going to demand money back.
erikaj - Jan 11, 2005 4:20:14 am PST #2979 of 10002
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I just reminded myself of on The Wire, when a young dealer teaches the other other guys chess by using terms from the street they know already...like a bishop is like the stash because it moves all the time, pawns are like soldiers cause they just gotta "stand there and die."
"Unless they some smart-ass pawns," one guy says.
I think I got the math equivalent.
erikaj - Jan 11, 2005 4:20:43 am PST #2980 of 10002
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