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
Oh, right. Aunt Sally and all her inappropriate behavior.
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.
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.
Gronkity gronk gronk gronk.
Coffee. Need coffee.
I may have to start watching tThe Wire, just on the strength of street guys playing chess.
Coffee. Need coffee.
hooks up IV
(But four
what,
you ask.)
I am drinking Bad Office Coffee (tm). I decided against calling in "sick" today.
I was taught "Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally."
AAAAHHHHHH!!!! (GRE prep flashback.)
Speaking of the GREs, I got my official scores back, with the written part graded. I got 5.0 out of 6, graded in half steps. Is it dumb to be vaguely disappointed with a basically good grade?
Also, timelies.