bare_trees Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 Nah, I use either one on my phone or computer. Link to post Share on other sites
verily-forsooth-egads Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 2 hours ago, AstrophelDragon said: ...you just have a slide rule lying around in your backpack? You don't? 4 Link to post Share on other sites
Fangorn Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 The only time I don't is if I'm already online; then I just use google. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Autumn ace Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 If I can’t reach my phone, I just go for my physical calculator (since it’s always on my desk) Link to post Share on other sites
Starry Sky Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 Never. Got rid of that thing once I finished school 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Ortac Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 I hardly ever use an actual calculator these days. If I am doing something at work or with my computer, I use Excel to work with numbers and do calculations. If I need to do a quick calculation when I am out and about, I will use the calculator function on my smartphone. 9 hours ago, Starry Sky said: Never. Got rid of that thing once I finished school I still have my graphic calculator from school. This discussion thread promoted me to pull it out from the drawer to see if it still works, which it does. It is a Casio fx-9700GE. I honestly wouldn’t have a clue how to use it anymore. The instruction manual which I also still have is 14mm thick! I think it was a pretty decent and high spec calculator back when it was new, but I expect new ones now will be much posher and have color screens. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
nazokashii Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 On exams (the rare ones where they are required/allowed) I certainly do, though I also do like to use my TI-84+ on the occassion that I need one at home, too ^^ but then I am studying mathematics at university 😄 well, ok, I do also sometimes use WolframAlpha ^^ 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Starry Sky Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 1 hour ago, Ortac said: I honestly wouldn’t have a clue how to use it anymore. The instruction manual which I also still have is 14mm thick! I remember the instruction manual for mine being incredibly daunting like that!! I never actually learned how to use it. My teachers instructions never made sense. So anything beyond the symbols I could copy from the paper, I just did my best manually .-. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Ezoodle Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 I'm a high schooler Im required to have a graphing calculator- so yes every day of my school week I use one 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Cranston Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 I don't need to do any math that requires a calculator anymore. If I need to add/subtract/multiply/divide, I do it on paper. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
bloominoko Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 Only time I used a physical calculator recently was for exams I wasn't allowed to bring my phone into. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Ceebs Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 Tbh I probably would sometimes if I knew where mine was. Alas, I do not. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Sally Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 Yes, when I have to calculate something. But whether you use a hand calculator or a computer or a phone, you still have to use your hands to do the calculation, so it's still "physical"... 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Piotrek Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 7 hours ago, Cranston said: I don't need to do any math that requires a calculator anymore. If I need to add/subtract/multiply/divide, I do it on paper. That too. Also, it's the one opportunity I have to practise the long division skill that I learned in highschool. Does anyone school age even know how do it that way anymore? 1 Link to post Share on other sites
ElloryJaye Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 One of my physical calculators is on loan to my technophobic mother. The others are . . . around here somewhere. If I have to do arithmetic that I can't accomplish in my head, I typically issue a Perl one-liner at the command prompt, so "What's 38 lbs in kilos?" ends up looking like "perl -e 'print((38 * 0.465) . "\n")'" 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Piotrek Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 Has anyone ever used one of those https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calculator_watch ? Link to post Share on other sites
A User Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 math class is impossible to survive without one. and even if it's not math class, i find physical to be easier (ive used it already and i know the functions that i need like the back of my hand) if there's no physical i'll go for my phone's calculator but ive always hated the format of my phone's calculator and it's easier to type on a physical one Link to post Share on other sites
AstrophelDragon Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 On 2/9/2023 at 9:44 AM, A User said: f there's no physical i'll go for my phone's calculator but ive always hated the format of my phone's calculator and it's easier to type on a physical one My graphing calculator does rational numbers so whenever i feel lazy i use that. or even if they're not rational, just because then i can see everything laid out and not have to pull out scrap paper Link to post Share on other sites
A User Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 23 hours ago, AstrophelDragon said: My graphing calculator does rational numbers so whenever i feel lazy i use that. or even if they're not rational, just because then i can see everything laid out and not have to pull out scrap paper personally i've never worked with non-rational numbers to a big extent but my calculator lays stuff out in a way that satisfies my brain so i use it more often anyways (ex. my phone when doing square root puts a round bracket after the square root sign while my physical one allow me to type it inside the square root) but for the basic 4 (addition, subtraction, division, multiplication) i use my phone's if it's convenient Link to post Share on other sites
Epitaph Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 My phone's and old flippy so punching numbers on it is much slower than with an old fashioned calculator. Generally though, even though I'm horrible at math, I try doing most of it in my head. Link to post Share on other sites
chillbro258 Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 we have to during maths tests but otherwise, google is my friend Link to post Share on other sites
Brøøklyn Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 I need a graphical one for my math class, I wouldn't be able to calculate anything without it. So I use it all the time. Link to post Share on other sites
everywhere and nowhere Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 By the way, today I started my proper training in accounting (yesterday we had an organisatorial meeting), and I did the exercises (calculating depreciation, or how much value do certain assets lose over time) without using the calculator. Link to post Share on other sites
Squirrel Combat Posted March 24, 2023 Share Posted March 24, 2023 I do all my practical math in my head. Link to post Share on other sites
Soul Searcher Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 Rarely. One when I have no other option. Link to post Share on other sites
iff Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 @R_1 This poll is being locked and moved to the read only Census archive for it's respective year. As part of ongoing Census organisation, and in an attempt to keep the demographics of the polls current with the active user base at the time, the polls will last for one year from now on. However, members are allowed and even encouraged to restart new polls similar to the archived ones if they like them. iff, Census Forum Moderator Link to post Share on other sites
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