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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish28•6 months agoAs someone that grades undergraduates, I’m happy that they not use the letter “x” to imply multiplication.
minus-square@credolinkEnglish6•6 months agoI don’t understand why we teach that to children, just to turn around and tell them not to do it a few years later.
minus-square@davidgrolinkEnglish6•6 months agoI suppose kids aren’t great at centering a dot. But they could draw a six pointed * as easily as an x, it’s one more line.
As someone that grades undergraduates, I’m happy that they not use the letter “x” to imply multiplication.
I don’t understand why we teach that to children, just to turn around and tell them not to do it a few years later.
I suppose kids aren’t great at centering a dot. But they could draw a six pointed * as easily as an x, it’s one more line.