Re: mathematicians and longhand arithmetic

From: mathedman (mathedman_at_hotmail.CUT.com)
Date: 07/03/04 

Date: Sat, 03 Jul 2004 15:15:28 GMT

On Sat, 03 Jul 2004 13:39:03 GMT, Tim923 <tws0923@verizon.net> wrote:

>Lots of people think that because I have a math degree I should be
>outstanding at longhand arithmetic, but I thought that being forced to
>do longhand arithmetic only interferred with doing the more important
>math, such as algebra and calculus. So I'm not that fast or quick
>with longhand arithmetic. Where do the other mathematicians stand?
>Does being poor at arithmetic make a person any less of a
>mathematician?

 There is no reason for a good mathematician to be a
good accountant! (nor vice versa!)

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