For what it's worth, I'm doing AP Calc and I never learned my multiplication tables. It's really just not needed.
Now, I've found that I've memorized-by-use some of the more common things that I use, but with calculators, or the incredible ability to do it when the time comes, memorizing isn't all it's cracked up to be.
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For what it's worth, I'm doing AP Calc and I never learned my multiplication tables. It's really just not needed.
Now, I've found that I've memorized-by-use some of the more common things that I use, but with calculators, or the incredible ability to do it when the time comes, memorizing isn't all it's cracked up to be.