7 Jul
2012
7 Jul
'12
8:43 a.m.
> In elementary school (5th grade), the teacher
the book said, PI is
> about 3.14 or 22/7.
> The teacher insisted that that meant that it was about 3.14, and
> exactly 22/7. I got into a LOT of trouble for arguing.
On Fri, 6 Jul 2012,
Chuck Guzis wrote:
You went to elementary school in Indiana?
California. Kensington ("suburb" of Berkeley)
The real question is where did the TEACHER go to school. Once people
learn that kinda crap, they go on to push it on others.
When I was teaching "computer math" (beginning, mostly teaching what
floating point is, etc.) I had a couple of students who ALSO had been
taught "EXACTLY 22/7" (from other schools)!
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Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin at xenosoft.com