Tuesday, May 01
Win!
What are the values of Δv1 and Δv2?
But some of those numbers have seven digits...
You have a calculator, don't you!?
Right, right! ... the heck is this!? There's no equals key!
Of course not! Don't you know Reverse Polish Notation?
Of course not!
Oh, really? In that case... I'll take five minutes to cram its operation into your head. When I'm done with you, you'll never be able to use a regular calculator again!
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Posted by: Pete Zaitcev at Tuesday, May 01 2007 03:23 AM (9imyF)
I'll say one thing for this show: The story moves right along. That long-running subplot they established right at the beginning? Already over.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at Tuesday, May 01 2007 08:41 AM (PiXy!)
You know, I only watched MKM because of wonderful fanboyism at AoMM. I did not know the greatness of emo facial distortion before I read about it.
Posted by: Pete Zaitcev at Tuesday, May 01 2007 02:08 PM (9imyF)
So she knows what happened to him already?!More than that, but I won't spoil it for you.
This is the second show this season (the other being Lovely Complex) that has taken what looked to be an annoying long-term subplot and nailed it shut in the first couple of episodes. It's a really encouraging development.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at Tuesday, May 01 2007 02:41 PM (PiXy!)
Wait, wait, wait... THERE REALLY IS SOMETHING CALLED "REVERSE POLISH NOTATION"???
This isn't some engineering joke?
Posted by: Wonderduck at Sunday, May 06 2007 12:41 AM (VdgKc)
Posted by: Steven Den Beste at Sunday, May 06 2007 08:46 AM (+rSRq)
never heard of it.
The calculator in that episode is clearly an HP-41.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at Sunday, May 06 2007 12:01 PM (PiXy!)
Still, despite being educated enough to know about the notation, I cannot remember which is straight and which is reverse between N M Op and Op N M.
Posted by: Pete Zaitcev at Sunday, May 06 2007 12:22 PM (9imyF)
Posted by: Wonderduck at Sunday, May 06 2007 02:18 PM (VdgKc)
Posted by: Steven Den Beste at Sunday, May 06 2007 03:30 PM (+rSRq)
Posted by: Wonderduck at Sunday, May 06 2007 04:55 PM (R/R0E)
*For years before that (and still today), they also had a contest where you had to do arithmetic completely in your head; don't worry about them going soft on kids, at least not those who compete.
Posted by: Big D at Sunday, May 06 2007 05:12 PM (JJ4vV)
Steve's right - even if you're not a math geek, you should have at least HEARD of reverse Polish notation... maybe only a ten-point deduction, though.
Posted by: AvatarADV at Monday, May 07 2007 04:44 AM (PyY3O)
I always wondered why more states don't do things like that... UIL Academics did wonders for kids in my classes. I still use a lot of the old Number Sense math shortcuts today.
Posted by: Big D at Monday, May 07 2007 06:27 AM (JJ4vV)
Posted by: Pete Zaitcev at Monday, May 07 2007 06:29 AM (9imyF)
"even if you're not a math geek, you should have at least HEARD of reverse Polish notation... "
Why? Seriously, why? If I (or anybody else) has never had a need to know advanced algebra/RPN/whatever, and high-end calculators like the one in Rocket Girls didn't exist for the general public when I was in high school, give me one legit reason that I should have heard of something like "Reverse Polish Notation."
"You're a geek" is not an acceptable answer. I came to my geekdom via the performing arts track, not the math track.
Posted by: Wonderduck at Monday, May 07 2007 09:57 AM (VdgKc)
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