On 5/24/07, R.A. MacDonald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hello Terrence;
How do you explain
sin a+b
I explain it as ambiguous.
Terrence Brannon wrote:
> Leo Vo~handu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
>
>> There is nothing unconventional in "right to left". ALL compilers use
it.
>> Read http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reverse_Polish_notation
>>
>
> The topic was unconventional _math_ notations... when you study math (at
least
> from Kindergarten up through a B.S. in Computer Science), you are taught
to
> evaluate expressions from left to right using My Dear Aunt Sally and
later
> exponentiation comes in.
>
> Right to left is therefore unconventional _math_ notation, based on my
> experience of learning Math here in the United States for 4-6 years (and
still
> s00king).
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