There is a need to educate the 'tiny minds & upcoming buds' to learn RIGHT placement of *decimal point*.
Writing numbers between 1.0 and below i.e. <1, the need for placing a ZERO before decimal point become necessary, like:
0.98765 4321
since *often the printer* may IGNORE and/or mix up the dust particle 'settled in printer' to confuse the reader/student. Comma as 'decimal' part of the number certainly is confusing - since also used as 'unit value sepaerator' - for which purpose a BLANK space need be left, I feel.
As part of my concern in 'expressing large numbers' and to BRIDGE the Indo-European place value for numbers, I proposed: http://www.brijvij.com/IndoEuropean_UDN.doc
during usma discussions last year.
Regards,
Brij Bhushan Vij
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> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [USMA:37233] Re: the math panel, the metric system, and decimal education
> Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2006 22:24:24 +0100
>
> The case in question was not a case of misplacing the decimal point, but
> rather of entering too many digits. Having said that, I notice that many US
> publications fail to include the leading zero if a decimal number is less
> than one. I seldom see that in the UK.. Maybe that is somethign that
> should be taught in the US, especially since the US, like the UK uses a dot
> rather than a comma as a decimal separator.
>
> On the topic of decimal points, I noticed that in may countries the sugar
> level in blood is measured in mg/dL rather than in mmol/L as is done in the
> UK. The advantage of using mg/dL is that there are no decimal points -
> healthy sugar levels are between 70 and 120 mg/dL as opposed to between 4
> and 7 mmol/L. Using the mmol/L, one invariably measures the sugar level to
> one decimal place.
>
> Going back to the original question, I believe that it was a case of
> slap-dash procedures rather than lack of education.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Paul Trusten, R.Ph." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2006 5:22 PM
> Subject: [USMA:37230] the math panel, the metric system, and decimal
> education
>
>
> > Do people who were born and raised in countries outside the U.S. have a
> > better mental feel for decimal numeration because they use the metric
> system
> > every day?
> >
> > If so, then to what extent is the following article in Drug Topics
> magazine
> > outlining a problem that is a home-grown U.S. problem, because we don't
> use
> > decimal measurement units every day?
> >
> > Now, HERE is something the Math Panel should know!!!
> >
> > Ten-Fold Errors Can Lead To Tragedy
> >
> > http://www.drugtopics.com/drugtopics/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=365727
> >
> >
> > Paul Trusten, R.Ph.
> > Public Relations Director
> > U.S. Metric Association, Inc.
> > www.metric.org
> > 3609 Caldera Boulevard, Apt. 122
> > Midland TX 79707-2872 USA
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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