calculative calculator.

the truth is out.


Now we know the real reason behind the banning of our beloved scientific calculator..


Today, we had an unique, but rather nice maths lecture. Instead of just keep showing the answer of the practice paper, the overseas lecturer spent a portion of the time on the approach to the theory and questions. And some other time talking how him, if in shoes of a student now, rather failing this subject and learn how to use Excel spreadsheet...

Which is pretty true. How much of these maths methods will be tested in our work life, while how much more relevant will be the use of spreadsheet and etc will be? For something that we have to punch into the calculator for 10 mins and draw a big big table to compute, the Forcasting can be done in seconds with a spreadsheet.

That leads to this point: He shared our disbelief regarding the decision by uk side on "use-only-basic-calculator". Simply because, the real reasons behind their rational was that:

...they felt students in some parts of the world may be in a disadvantaged position as they could not afford a scientific calculator...


Right.

When all students around the world paid around 300pounds just for examination fees (not inclusive of other registration fees)，

is it possible that they cannot afford a scientific calculator, that cost 10, 15 pounds (S$30) ??


As quoted from this lecturer, we are all "progressing backwards", so might as well we are told "to use strings with beans" for calculations.


oh, how i love the way they speak.


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