• TheOakTree@lemm.ee
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        11 months ago

        Same as PEMDAS, except:

        Parentheses -> Bracket

        Exponent -> Order

        Multiplication <-> Division

        BODMAS

        • MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca
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          11 months ago

          I learned it as “BEDMAS”

          Brackets

          Exponents

          (You can guess the rest)

          But when I learned BEDMAS, my teacher directed us to do implied multiplication before other multiplication/division. Which, as far as I’m aware, is mathematically correct according to the proper order of operations (instead of whatever acronym summary you learned).

          Before I get "umm. Acktually"d … I know that’s not the full picture of the order of operations as it should be in mathematics. But for the limited scope I learned of algebra from highschool, AFAIK, this is correct to the point that I have understanding of. I’m not a mathematician, and I work with computers all day long and they do the math for me when I need to do any of it. So higher understanding in my case is not helpful.

    • MotoAsh@lemmy.world
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      11 months ago

      I mean … yea. The exact problem is math is not taught correctly. Order of operations make total logical sense for what the operations are doing.

      The problem only arises when people don’t come to all of the appropriate conclusions on their own.