Some of you old farts on the Hog: Some of you old farts on the Hog need to go back to school and learn this stuff This is some of what's being taught to your kids, etc. I'm sure when...

Huey Driver Loc: Texas

Some of you old farts on the Hog

need to go back to school and learn this stuff This is some of what's being taught to your kids, etc. I'm sure when they graduate they will throw out the old math and use this in everyday living? Give me a break ! ! !

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nlfa5v3ullg

woodweasel Loc: bellingham Wa

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rmorrison1116 Loc: Near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania

You mean grand kids and great grand kids don't you. I would venture to guess the average age of many UHH members kids is late thirties to mid forties.
As for new vs old math, the video simply showed a different way to determine the answer, a way that doesn't require memorization of times tables. It's a form of visual calculation used to teach young ones how the numbers relate. Bottom line, one plus one will always equal two regardless of how you get there. When they graduate they will use calculators just like everyone else.

jeep_daddy Loc: Prescott AZ

What happened to

35
x
12
______
420

fotkaman Loc: Earth

Huey Driver wrote:

Some of you old farts on the Hog

need to go back to school and learn this stuff This is some of what's being taught to your kids, etc. I'm sure when they graduate they will throw out the old math and use this in everyday living? Give me a break ! ! !

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nlfa5v3ullg

How'bout the merchant's math: 35x12 is the same as 12x35
10x35=350
2x35= 70
Total - 420. Done! It can easily be done in head...

Fotoartist Loc: Detroit, Michigan

Are they saying you can do this in your head? I like the way above or 35x12 to me = good old pencil and paper.

polonois Loc: Lancaster County,PA.

fotkaman wrote:

How'bout the merchant's math: 35x12 is the same as 12x35
10x35=350
2x35= 70
Total - 420. Done! It can easily be done in head...

Right On!

John_F Loc: Minneapolis, MN

All they did was to factor the equation: 35x12 = (30 + 5)x(10 + 2). 35 could be written as 5x7 and 12 as 2x6. What if 35 is a variable A and 12 is B. Suppose A is the sum or product of an exponential and a radical. Suppose further B is the sum or product of a sin or cosine or tangent and a line integral or a derivative. My point - lost in the woods.

Terrymac Loc: LONDON U.K.

John_F wrote:

All they did was to factor the equation: 35x12 = (30 + 5)x(10 + 2). 35 could be written as 5x7 and 12 as 2x6. What if 35 is a variable A and 12 is B. Suppose A is the sum or product of an exponential and a radical. Suppose further B is the sum or product of a sin or cosine or tangent and a line integral or a derivative. My point - lost in the woods.

I Have a headache now.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

fotkaman wrote:

How'bout the merchant's math: 35x12 is the same as 12x35
10x35=350
2x35= 70
Total - 420. Done! It can easily be done in head...

I do that a lot.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

jeep_daddy wrote:

What happened to

35
x
12
______
420

kpmac Loc: Ragley, La

I have diarrhea.

polonois Loc: Lancaster County,PA.

rmorrison1116 wrote:

You mean grand kids and great grand kids don't you... (show quote)

What's wrong with memorization of times tables? It appears to have worked for many years.

TriX Loc: Raleigh, NC

Longshadow wrote:

I do that a lot.

Yep, that’s what I do also...

G Brown Loc: Sunny Bognor Regis West Sussex UK

As a child my parents would give me a florin (2 shilling coin) for every times table I could recite - which sounds great except that I had to start every test from 2x and work my way up through all the tables till I hit 'the new one'. (we did it up to 12 as that was the number of pennies in a shilling, foot or a dozen) a single mistake was a fail for the day...!

so yes I can do it in my head...!!