• Why did we learn to write multiplication as x?
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I only learnt to write in cursive, thus I always write in cursive. People can't read it but teachers say it looks nice, so w/ever :v:
[QUOTE=GunFox;29327429]It is considerably more difficult to read in many cases. This is why forms are almost universally required to be filled out in standard print.[/QUOTE] I had to fill out a forum for a student loan in block letters. Needless to say I gave up doing so at the point which required me to write 'B.Sc Nanotechnology & B.Sc Applied Science' into a box about 4cm long. I can't stand writing block letters anyway. It's so slow and inefficient.
This reminds me of when in first class, apparently I couldn't write a straight 1. Because of that the teacher thought that I wouldn't even pass the math in grade 1. Look at me now, in 10th grade and doing college math.
[QUOTE=Earthen;29331685]When I write x as a variable I write as a cursive x, when its multiplication I write it in print form.[/QUOTE] Yep. Though I only use x for multiplication when it's between two rational numbers. As for cursive, I think I use a mixture of cursive and "print". The teachers don't care as long as the words are properly capitalized and they can understand it. The only time we were forced to write in cursive was in primary school.
when you first learn multiplication you don't have to worry about variables, so X is acceptable to use until later on. why is it a big deal anywho?
[QUOTE=ButtsexV2;29322904]I just use a(b) ie 2*2 = 2(2)[/QUOTE] That's used sometimes when you're dealing with a number that becomes infinitly long in base ten and don't want to write it in fractions: 10/3 = 3.3(3)
We started with the dot thing in Russia. Also we have to use cursive all the fucking time. Also we use both 3/9 and 3:9 (:, not ÷)
[QUOTE=Ultralast;29334756]when you first learn multiplication you don't have to worry about variables, so X is acceptable to use until later on. why is it a big deal anywho?[/QUOTE] Because it creates confusion later on about whether you mean multiplication or the variable x.
[QUOTE=thf;29334786]Because it creates confusion later on about whether you mean multiplication or the variable x.[/QUOTE] that's what i just said. "so x is acceptable to use [b]until later on[/b]."
But why learn it if you're going to use something else anyway?
In Latvia we started from *. No x or any shit. And division was / too, not that other symbol. Though we did learn cursive and use it through school including middle and high. Writing in cursive is faster imo, you don't need to get pen from paper.
Estonia teaches * from the very beginning i'm ok with this
[QUOTE=sltungle;29332665]I had to fill out a forum for a student loan in block letters. Needless to say I gave up doing so at the point which required me to write 'B.Sc Nanotechnology & B.Sc Applied Science' into a box about 4cm long. I can't stand writing block letters anyway. It's so slow and inefficient.[/QUOTE] I love printing in capitals, especially on forms that give you a box for each letter. It's just so tidy.
When people say print do they just mean regular handwriting that isn't cursive?
I hate cursive, keep that pansy pinko commie bullshit out of my literature
I still use X as multiplication, sure we've been taught to use * but I still use X.
[QUOTE=Barnhouse;29339688]When people say print do they just mean regular handwriting that isn't cursive?[/QUOTE] Print as in not joined up. Like you get in print. I've never seen the dot used. Only x or no sign at all. In computing we use * but that's just because using x is retarded in such a context.
Actually I write faster and cleaner in print than I do in cursive, even after having practiced it for two years. My cursive writing starts to slant a lot, eventually falling out of lines if I'm not careful, and it's messy because I hate loops (although recently my print has evolved to some terrible mix of print and cursive, with my gs and ys getting pretty loops on their downswings). Sometimes some weird shit happens with my fs but it looks really cool and I can't replicate it on purpose. [img]http://gyazo.com/77c4f2b4c208f3ad7d04e75438b34d48.png[/img]
My school made me use cursive, but it made my handwriting shit and now i can't break the habit [editline]21st April 2011[/editline] Douchebags
[img]http://gyazo.com/fd7f28351d7f69d2fa382eb667446dcf.png[/img] Blame mouse for the shitty messy handwriting, it's a lot neater IRL
[QUOTE=sltungle;29332665]I had to fill out a forum for a student loan in block letters. Needless to say I gave up doing so at the point which required me to write 'B.Sc Nanotechnology & B.Sc Applied Science' into a box about 4cm long. I can't stand writing block letters anyway. It's so slow and inefficient.[/QUOTE] You know cursive is basically just writing block letters without lifting up your pen. Yes there are some characters that are a little different, but it in no way makes either one of them smaller, or quicker to write. [editline]21st April 2011[/editline] It's just faster for you because you're used to it. MY cursive is really really slow because I'm used to print.
[QUOTE=Jo The Shmo;29341814]You know cursive is basically just writing block letters without lifting up your pen. Yes there are some characters that are a little different, but it in no way makes either one of them smaller, or quicker to write. [editline]21st April 2011[/editline] It's just faster for you because you're used to it. MY cursive is really really slow because I'm used to print.[/QUOTE] For me it does. The letters get smaller, and more compact.
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