Sliderules, Logs, and Prodigies

Igor Chudov @ home ichudov at algebra.com
Fri Nov 1 18:09:32 PST 1996


Bill Frantz wrote:
> 
> Slide rules are still, IMHO, the best calculator to keep in a car for
> calculating gas mileage.  They are rugged, have no batteries, are not
> attractive to thieves, and have sufficient accuracy for the problem.  They
> also teach the logarithm relation, which is valuable for understanding the
> physical universe.
> 

Gas mileage is easy enough to calculate without any devices.

	- Igor.






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