Respectfully, as I recall Ken, you are a EE and you certainly had differential 
equations...

I remember an attempt to teach new math in 1967.  Memory says they were trying 
to teach functions by dressing it up with other terms.  I was dropped pretty 
quickly.



From: Ken Hohhof 
Sent: Monday, December 23, 2024 2:46 PM
To: 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' 
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Loop Powering Spreadsheet.xlsx

I won’t understand your math stuff because, due to starting high school in 
1963, I was subjected to the “new math”.  Which was deemed a failed experiment. 
 Because it taught abstract concepts like set theory and bases other than 10 
rather than useful things like memorizing multiplication tables.  Little did 
they know that in the future people would have calculators and smartphones.  So 
they could solve difficult math problems like what’s 2 items at 50 cents each.

 

The strange thing is I don’t remember new math being controversial at the time. 
 Maybe I was prejudiced because my 9th grade math teacher was a looker.  Think 
Opie’s teacher on the Andy Griffith Show.

 

Anyway, don’t expect me to understand your quadratic equations since I’m from 
the “Johnny can’t add” generation.  Supposedly.  And hey, my name’s not Johnny!

 

From: AF <[email protected]> On Behalf Of [email protected]
Sent: Monday, December 23, 2024 1:08 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Loop Powering Spreadsheet.xlsx

 

There it is, the solution to a quadratic equation.  I remember chanting this 
formula to my self over and over many many years ago.

 

=(B5+(SQRT((B5*B5)-(4*B2*B1))))/2

 

 

 

From: [email protected] 

Sent: Monday, December 23, 2024 2:01 PM

To: [email protected] 

Subject: [AFMUG] Loop Powering Spreadsheet.xlsx

 

I’ll be go to hell.  I found it.


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