Comment on Let π = 5
Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 5 months agoUnless the kid is even slightly above average and finds the idea that pi equaling 5 confusing.
Comment on Let π = 5
Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 5 months agoUnless the kid is even slightly above average and finds the idea that pi equaling 5 confusing.
NucleusAdumbens@lemmy.world 5 months ago
…if they’re above average, I think they’ll figure out the explicitly defined variable. I think the instructor is trying to make sure this problem doesn’t require a calculator and figured defining pi as 5 makes it clear that you can treat it as a whole number. 3 would be more accurate and just as easy, but meh idk that this is that great of a blunder.
Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 5 months ago
You can be a smart kid and not realize that adults are lying.
I remember the Peas and the Punnett Square. Sure, mendelian genetics explains pea plant colors, but doesn’t explain dog fur colors. Just providing a footnote that more completed genetics exists would have been nice.