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Discussion might have been a bit easier if he'd just listed the assumptions and the model underlying the calculations. But the Amazon blurb of the book shows th
by tgv 5y ago
Discussion might have been a bit easier if he'd just listed the assumptions and the model underlying the calculations. But the Amazon blurb of the book shows that the author isn't really interested in that
> Learn why students hunt for easy As and casually forget most of what they learn after the final exam
We know why, ok? And focusing on "the primary function of education" is like focusing on the primary function of cars, and concluding that traffic accidents contribute to the economy. It reads like a libertarian disguised as a utilitarian who dreams of the 19th century.
- edanm 5y ago> Discussion might have been a bit easier if he'd just listed the assumptions and the model underlying the calculations. But the Amazon blurb of the book shows that the author isn't really interested in that He wrote a whole book about this. A very detailed book.
- tgv 5y agoIf it's all in there, what's the point of discussing the spreadsheets? You won't care about that unless you disagree with the author yet make the exact same assumptions. So it's almost 100% certain you'd argue assumptions and modeling before the actual calculations. Doesn't seem very rocket-science-y to me.