On Wed, 23 Jun 2004, der Mouse wrote:
> How many
can do a *cube* root without a calculator
Well...I can, though I'd ask to be
allowed a four-function calculator.
Doing it by hand pushes the error rate higher than I would be
comfortable with.
If what is being tested is your ability to come up with an algorithm, not
your ability to do the arithmetic, then i would agree.