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Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby
We didn't have calculators. We had to learn the actual math.
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Yes, we used slide rulers in engineering because calculators were not invented yet. And I remember a visiting student from India who had the sin and cosine tables in his head and could finish the equations before anyone else. We challenged each other, and had fun. The poor students who just tried to get by on tests etc never enjoyed learning and probably never enjoyed their work later either. I bet Sam Altman, and Elon Musk loved what they were doing, not just trying to get an A.
OBB, you sound like you had a brilliant father. I learned my love of math from my dad too.