most advanced math classes allow that, that I have been in, anyway. I personally have no problem with the proposition that it's not what facts you can regurgitate, it's what you can prove with them. There are 80 or 90 equivalencies in calculus. Why memorize them?
Now basic math facts... I do think you should be able to function without a calculator if you have to. Dana On 2/3/07, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Barnes wrote: > > ""Learning stops when memorization begins." > > > > I so disagree with that. > > Well, it depends on what you're memorizing. I once had a physics > class where the instructor let us bring an 8.5 x 11 sheet of paper as > a cheat sheet. > > Of course some guy stayed up all night using a florescent light > magnifying glass writing the entire book onto the sheet. It was > actually microscopic writing - no lie. He brought 2 hand held > magnifying glasses with him to read it. > > He failed. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Upgrade to Adobe ColdFusion MX7 Experience Flex 2 & MX7 integration & create powerful cross-platform RIAs http:http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;56760587;14748456;a?http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=LVNU Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:226741 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
