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With the view of APL as a better notation for mathematics, what would happen if mathematics were taught using APL from first grade? In first grade it would pro
by M_Bakhtiari 9y ago
With the view of APL as a better notation for mathematics, what would happen if mathematics were taught using APL from first grade?
In first grade it would probably be identical to traditional notation, and you wouldn't need a computer because learning to evaluate by hand would be the whole point. Then as more operators are added it's a convenient way to not have to worry about operator precedence. And in higher grades where programming classes are increasingly being mandated (despite there being next to no teachers capable of teaching it) they would have already picked up enough of APL to get it for free, making it a mere typing exercise to put it into the computer for execution.