@Gork@lemm.ee to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world • 1 year agoLet π = 5files.catbox.moeimagemessage-square129fedilinkarrow-up1823cross-posted to: science_memes@mander.xyz
arrow-up1823imageLet π = 5files.catbox.moe@Gork@lemm.ee to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world • 1 year agomessage-square129fedilinkcross-posted to: science_memes@mander.xyz
minus-square@GiveMemes@jlai.lulinkfedilink4•1 year agoWhy are we upset by rounding to the nearest 5 for elementary schoolers when we round to 10 m/s/s for gravity in collegiate physics classes anyway?
minus-square@maynarkh@feddit.nllinkfedilink4•1 year agoIt’s not even a bad thing to do for quick mental calculations, if you know that you will overshoot. Multiplying by 5 is easy.
Why are we upset by rounding to the nearest 5 for elementary schoolers when we round to 10 m/s/s for gravity in collegiate physics classes anyway?
It’s not even a bad thing to do for quick mental calculations, if you know that you will overshoot. Multiplying by 5 is easy.