Undergraduate Mathematics Students

Why you shouldn't rely on a calculator

Ever had a math class where you weren't allowed to use a calculator?  A recent article gives some explanation about why calculating by hand is valuable: calculators won't always give you the right answer!  Included are some flawed calculations to try for yourself  and a few disaster stories resulting from these types of errors.  The article, titled "Why computers suck at maths", can be found here.

Posted at 03:40PM Nov 02, 2009 by mafenn2 in General  |  Comments[0]