That just means they dont practice enough mental math to be able to say with 100% certainty they have it right every time and thus NEED a calculator to double check.
You know college jeopardy? The Chinese (knock off) versions of shows basically have middle school kids practically reciting half a page of textbook.
Not saying memorization and regurgitation is the best way to learn. But when it comes to minimizing errors, getting things right in the hard sciences, theres little comparison. I mean if you were building a bridge, gave two different engineers the same specs, data, constraints etc. You ask them what formulas they used to calculate ____. One says he needs to look at his notes then talks you through it. The other recites the formula and pulls out his work. Who would you trust?
I know its off topic but I'm dying to get links to these CCGs you mentioned. I'm a long time MTG player that quit after spending too much. Havent found a decent CCG since I stopped.
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Im pretty sure Chinese and Indian universities dont offer that either.
That just means they dont practice enough mental math to be able to say with 100% certainty they have it right every time and thus NEED a calculator to double check. You know college jeopardy? The Chinese (knock off) versions of shows basically have middle school kids practically reciting half a page of textbook. Not saying memorization and regurgitation is the best way to learn. But when it comes to minimizing errors, getting things right in the hard sciences, theres little comparison. I mean if you were building a bridge, gave two different engineers the same specs, data, constraints etc. You ask them what formulas they used to calculate ____. One says he needs to look at his notes then talks you through it. The other recites the formula and pulls out his work. Who would you trust?
I know its off topic but I'm dying to get links to these CCGs you mentioned. I'm a long time MTG player that quit after spending too much. Havent found a decent CCG since I stopped.