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Azred · 06-10-2002, 11:35 PM

DeSoya, if you think calculus is amazing, just venture further into Number Theory and Topology; there lie some of the more amazing discoveries like the Cantor Set and fractional dimensions.
I agree with you about people turning to computers/electronic devices as a crutch. This one instructor put together a class for Calculator-Based Algebra, which really made me [img]graemlins/5bloodymurder.gif[/img] . Those student are going to learn only how to punch keys, not solve problems. Maybe I'm too old-fashioned, but I was the only student in any of my classes at university who could calculate roots by hand....
Oh, well. Enough ranting.

06-10-2002, 11:35 PM	#9
Azred Drow Priestess Join Date: March 13, 2001 Location: a hidden sanctorum high above the metroplex Age: 54 Posts: 4,037	DeSoya, if you think calculus is amazing, just venture further into Number Theory and Topology; there lie some of the more amazing discoveries like the Cantor Set and fractional dimensions. I agree with you about people turning to computers/electronic devices as a crutch. This one instructor put together a class for Calculator-Based Algebra, which really made me [img]graemlins/5bloodymurder.gif[/img] . Those student are going to learn only how to punch keys, not solve problems. Maybe I'm too old-fashioned, but I was the only student in any of my classes at university who could calculate roots by hand.... Oh, well. Enough ranting. __________________ Everything may be explained by a conspiracy theory. All conspiracy theories are true. No matter how thinly you slice it, it's still bologna.