Why over-complicate it? Just get a pencil and paper! Readily available, inexpensive and does not require batteries!
-- Russell Senior [email protected] On Tue, Nov 11, 2025 at 8:31 AM Richard Owlett <[email protected]> wrote: > > Question arose when posing simple question before 1st cup of morning > coffee ;/ > > Did I have enough pocket gas money to make a trip this morning? > I didn't have pencil and paper and a senior moment prevented me from > mentally tracking units. Thought wouldn't it be nice if ... . > > After solving my problem and working on my second cup of coffee I > pondered "How to introduce kids to units of measure and concept of > dimensional analysis?". > > While using MATE calculator which displays current calculation in > algebraic notation, I wondered about a kid's calculator displaying > current units while problem being entered. > > [P.S. now on 3rd coffee] >
