Timeline for Student: Why not use a calculator?
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| Nov 1, 2017 at 19:22 | comment | added | JTP - Apologise to Monica | And I've given this some thought, 3 yrs worth. I differentiate between those who master using tools vs those who use them as a crutch. Raise 'e' to a power? Of course you need the calculator. Add 8 and 5? That's a red flag. I literally (when the word meant literally) watched a student add 9 and 0 on a calculator. | |
| Jun 4, 2014 at 12:08 | history | edited | JTP - Apologise to Monica | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jun 3, 2014 at 22:00 | comment | added | DumpsterDoofus | "in my opinion, it's rare to find a heavy reliance on the calculator and a high mastery of the subject going hand in hand" In my experience, the opposite usually holds true, namely that high reliance on a calculator usually goes hand in hand with high mastery of the subject, but that may just be because the people with high mastery of analysis tend to be very skilled with computers, and thus tend to outsource their useless, unenlightening grunt work away from paper and onto silicon. There may also be a generational gap at play. | |
| Jun 2, 2014 at 14:59 | history | edited | JTP - Apologise to Monica | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jun 2, 2014 at 14:42 | history | answered | JTP - Apologise to Monica | CC BY-SA 3.0 |