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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