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Syed Hasnain

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Final Exam
« on: March 26, 2018, 03:43:29 PM »
Hi,
On the final exam, are non-programmable calculators allowed ?
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Re: Final Exam
« Reply #1 on: March 26, 2018, 11:18:25 PM »
Quote from: Syed_Hasnain on March 26, 2018, 03:43:29 PM
Hi,
On the final exam, are non-programmable calculators allowed ?
No, calculator is the last thing you would be allowed. And what for? To express $\sqrt{5}$ or $\cos(\pi/9)$ as decimal fractions? At the moment you'll do it, your solution becomes impossible to check and by default is assumed to be wrong.
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