Casting Out Nines: Our Decimal Number System

Casting Out Nines: Our Decimal Number System

We Americans Hate Despots—those who want us to obey, not to think. Or do we? Do those of us who turn the knob on our TV know why it works? Are despots always human? May we become slaves to mechanical devices without realizing it? What is the price we pay for the privilege of getting results without...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Arithmetic teacher 1955-10, Vol.2 (3), p.77-79
1. Verfasser: Ulrich, Louis E.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Abacuses
Arithmetic
Casting
Decimals
Pebbles
Remainders
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Zusammenfassung:We Americans Hate Despots—those who want us to obey, not to think. Or do we? Do those of us who turn the knob on our TV know why it works? Are despots always human? May we become slaves to mechanical devices without realizing it? What is the price we pay for the privilege of getting results without the toil of thought.
ISSN:0004-136X
DOI:10.5951/AT.2.3.0077