[GreenKeys] slide rule???

[Larry Goodrich]

I still have the abacus that I stated business with in 1965.  I couldn't
afford a calculator because of buying food and equipment.  Later I bought a
4 function calculator, made by Canon, for --gulp--$300.00.  It still works.
 The abacus worked great.  Larry W9HTK


At 06:06 PM 7/24/06 -0400, Mark Richards wrote:
>In Japan 3d graders are taught to use soroban, an abacus, to perform 
>elementary mathematical routines.  It brings a "hands on" experience of 
>math and I've heard that in some places there are competitions to be the 
>fastest at solving a problem.
>
>The soroban maintains a link with the past and has great utility towards 
>a deeper experience of learning by connecting the physical and the 
>conceptual through the fingers.  I think it's a principle of learning to 
>use as many senses as possible which aids deeper understanding and 
>retention.
>
>I'm glad I can still use a basic slide rule.  Using it (or a soroban) 
>might just promote more careful work by giving us more time to think it 
>through.
>
>So this discussion has given me some impetus to learn to use soroban, too.
>
>/k1mgy
>
>
>
>>>
>>> Anyhow, thanks, everyone, for bringing back the memories.. Yup, 
>>> computers are fantastic, but darn it, just like the synchro discussion 
>>> of the other day, analog anything is fun,  and allows one to actually 
>>> work with one's mind, something which is totally lost on the newbies 
>>> of today.  It's kind of like my set of drafting instruments..... sure 
>>> CAD is precise and a heck of a lot labor saving, but I still like the
>>> 'ol board and all the gimmicks attached thereto....... considering I 
>>> am still a "young 'un" to a lot of ya, I feel extremely fortunate to have
>>> been able to at least start my career with the "old ways"...
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