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"Show your work"

All NinesAll Nines
edited 2011-10-30 16:51:14 in General
Has friends besides tanks now
Nuff said.

Comments

  • RedEyedAbyssRedEyedAbyss
    2/10
  • All NinesAll Nines
    edited 2011-10-30 17:00:04
    Has friends besides tanks now
    Wait, what? Never mind, I think I see what you mean. Heh. Honestly, I wasn't trying for wordplay; this is a legitimate complaint, and a problem that continually rears its ugly head in my life.
  • GelzoGelzo
    Pony Sleuth
    Heh heh. Clever.

    But yeah. Hey, next time write "These truths are self evident, that (number) and X are created equal."
  • IcalasariIcalasari
    No rainbow star
    God that phrase is annoying
  • ShichibukaiShichibukai
    Thane of rum-guzzling and necromancy
    How about I just show my tools instead?
  • ChagenChagen
    [tɕagɛn]
    Woah, other people who hate this phrase.
  • RedEyedAbyssRedEyedAbyss
    I got into the habit of showing my work early on, so I didn't have much problem with it. I can't imagine trying to do a question on an exam without showing your work anyway.
  • All NinesAll Nines
    Has friends besides tanks now
    ^ That's my biggest problem with this phrase: if a problem has multiple steps that are reasonably complicated, nearly everyone is going to have to show their work anyway, just to solve the problem, since it necessitates that they have something to refer to. Otherwise, it should be evident that the problem is easy enough to be done mentally. Or at least, that's what I'd like the standard to be. >_>
  • RedEyedAbyssRedEyedAbyss
    edited 2011-10-30 18:13:56

    "Otherwise, it should be evident that the problem is easy enough to be done mentally."

    Think about it from the marker's perspective. If it is really that easy, then it would be an all-or-nothing deal. Imagine getting 0 on a question just because you made a tiny flub, yet the marker doesn't know.

  • All NinesAll Nines
    Has friends besides tanks now
    Hence the last sentence and shifty emoticon.
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