It's been decades since I used a slide rule, and I never learned how to use it to its full capacity, but I enjoyed it; back in the late '60s, a friend and I were invited to teach our science class how to use one, since we were the only ones who knew how. And I still have two or three, with an instruction book, against the day when all the electronics fail...
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Maths is never simple!
I always hated slide rules.
It's been decades since I used a slide rule, and I never learned how to use it to its full capacity, but I enjoyed it; back in the late '60s, a friend and I were invited to teach our science class how to use one, since we were the only ones who knew how. And I still have two or three, with an instruction book, against the day when all the electronics fail...
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