From: "JACK L. URETSKY (C) 1996; HEP DIV., ARGONNE NATIONAL LAB, ARGONNE, IL 60439" <JLU@hep.anl.gov>
Date: Sat, 22 Feb 1997 20:26:38 -0600 (CST)
Hi-
You ask about calculator policies. I have noticed that the
usual student that I see is not numerate. If asked to divide 10 by
1, he/she/it will grab for the calculator. I have even seen this trait
among some local post-docs.
My solution is to ban the use of calculators altogether. Where
numbers are required, any estimate