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Re: That's annoying.
Lousy math notation/reading.
3<7 is read as "3 is less then 7" not "7 is less then 3" or "3 is greater then 7"
the cubic root of 27 is not equal to 27 cubed
x(3/2)x(7/2) is not equal to (x^(3/2))*(x^(7/2)) The superscript makes a big difference
two divided by six is not three
six divided by two is
The list goes on.
I tutor lower levels of math up to pre-calc. I deal with this a lot. I hate to correct every time because I feel like a jerk and we get nowhere, but if I don't correct their words they won't be able to communicate their math properly.
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