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Toolmonger: "Amazon is selling Calculated Industries’ 4020 Measure Master Pro measurement conversion calculator for only $22."
2 comments:
Anonymous
said...
While this is cool, this takes the thinking out of the equation. As Kevin has said in PTM bad things happen when you don't think. I think that when a person has to figure out the information by hand they achieve a sense of spacial awareness that those using this calculator do not get. It is easier to miss details or not understand exactly what you are building/designing, which is an overwhelmingly negative impact. Just learn the math and deal with it, its not bio-chemical engineering.
Michael, I agree with you to a certain extent. It is really important to know how to do the math, and it's crucial that you are able to do things like add fractions in your head. However, when you have some really complex/confusing math to do, and you just want to get the job done, having one of these calculators on hand is really helpful. You can just do the thing and move on, rather than trying to muddle through some equation you might not fully understand.
2 comments:
While this is cool, this takes the thinking out of the equation. As Kevin has said in PTM bad things happen when you don't think. I think that when a person has to figure out the information by hand they achieve a sense of spacial awareness that those using this calculator do not get. It is easier to miss details or not understand exactly what you are building/designing, which is an overwhelmingly negative impact. Just learn the math and deal with it, its not bio-chemical engineering.
Michael, I agree with you to a certain extent. It is really important to know how to do the math, and it's crucial that you are able to do things like add fractions in your head. However, when you have some really complex/confusing math to do, and you just want to get the job done, having one of these calculators on hand is really helpful. You can just do the thing and move on, rather than trying to muddle through some equation you might not fully understand.
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