Sep 23, 2009 11:40
I must once again do the ancient song and dance of frustration over the fact that my classmates CANNOT READ SIMPLE INSTRUCTIONS TO SAVE THEIR LIVES. *hem, caps off* The teacher called for us to create a mathematical expression for our fellow classmates to simplify that includes both scientific notation AND at least one of the rules of exponents. That and is not an 'or', people. :| Why so scared of scientific notation? Take a number without zeros behind it and add x 10 to whatever power you'd like behind it! It isn't that hard!
I do not know why this frustrates me so when it happens every semester, but still I must dance the dance until I froth or stop caring.