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Derive the quadratic formula. It's just about as simple as FizzBuzz, and requires primarily symbolic manipulation. Anyone from any branch of mathematics (incl
by lotharbot 14y ago
Derive the quadratic formula.
It's just about as simple as FizzBuzz, and requires primarily symbolic manipulation. Anyone from any branch of mathematics (including applied math and statistics) should be able to do it in their sleep.
- dllthomas 14y agoBut so should a high-school student...
- saulrh 14y agoGiven how important computers are these days, the same could be said of FizzBuzz.
- dllthomas 14y agoI suppose I will grant that, with regard to an ideal curriculum. With actual present day curricula, however - the highschool algebra summer course I took many years back had us produce the derivation.