Modern Electronics (was Re: List charter mods & headcount... ;

From: Fred Cisin <cisin_at_xenosoft.com>
Date: Wed Jun 23 17:39:18 2004

On Wed, 23 Jun 2004 auryn_at_gci-net.com wrote:
> > How many current students can find a square root without
> > a sqrt or x^y key on a calculator?
>
> How many can do a *cube* root without a calculator
> (or log/alog tables)?

The successive interpolation that I usually use for square roots works
fine for cube roots, if they are sufficiently far from 0.

> I suspect the "bar" is far lower than suggested here.
> I'd wager "long division" sets many scratching their
> heads...

TRUE!

> > How many even know the square root of 2 and 3?
> 2.236+ ;-)

sorry about the typo. I meant to say the square rootS of 2 and of 3.
~1.414 ~1.732

But the square root of (2 AND 3) would be the square root of (2) :-)
Received on Wed Jun 23 2004 - 17:39:18 BST