#calculators

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1/10 This week for #MathsMonday I'm going to talk about #calculators, in particular the current topic of #Mathematics order of operations (which I am nearly finished with now), and e-calculators (I'm looking at you #Developers #Programmers). It's important to know where brackets go in #Maths expressions, and after last week's topic I ran a follow-up poll https://dotnet.social/@SmartmanApps/111145907574869556 to see how many people could remember the #Math FOIL acronym from High School, because I sensed a deeper issue...

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💡𝚂𝗆𝖺𝗋𝗍𝗆𝖺𝗇 𝙰𝗉𝗉𝗌📱 (@SmartmanApps@dotnet.social)

#Mathematics #Maths #Math #Poll Do you remember the acronym FOIL from High School? i.e. what it stands for/how to use it Please boost for reach Thank you to those who voted. The result of this is discussed in https://dotnet.social/@SmartmanApps/111145907574869556 (also includes textbook screenshot of what FOIL is 🙂 - it's First, Outside, Inside, Last. i.e. multiply those terms in adjacent brackets in that order) [ ] Yes [ ] I'd forgotten about it... til I saw this poll! [ ] Sounds vaguely f

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