Mathematics

[Dae314]

The way I was taught, given a vague expression like that you evaluate by the normal rules as far as you can so 6/2(3) then you evaluate left to right :P. Alternatively, you could get one of those old HP calculators that do computation in prefix notation :D. Arithmetic using prefix notation completely eliminates any ambiguity about what should be done first. Infix notation (what you all know) is usually easier to read though, and I guess people saw ambiguity as an acceptable downside :P.

Prefix notation for both calculations:
* / 6 2 + 1 2
/ 6 * 2 + 1 2

[DDrgn]

LOL at Dae going back to the original topic.

[omarXRanger]

Why do these people exist. Were they born by apes and boom a man and female appear?

Evolution.

[FailFTW]

And he just reaffirms my point. Dae I think you take this "on topic" thing a bit too seriously.

[Dae314]

And he just reaffirms my point. Dae I think you take this "on topic" thing a bit too seriously.

I should be a mod and force you all to conform to my will.

Actually, I just got on now, and I wanted to comment on the original topic, so I rerailed a derailed thread so I could make a point :D. And now look, I'm derailing it again :3.

[emailbox]

derailing is good

i mean bad