Nerdy argument over mathematical notation

[Alpinfox]

[quote[Alpinfox note m/s/s is more correct notation than m/s*s ])?

 

I don't think so... s/s = 1 whereas "s*s" or "sXs" or "s^two" is = s squared.

 

Notice I had to use "two" because the #two button on my keyboard doesn't work which also means I can type the "at" symbol for email addresses. This sucks. Time to call Dell and wait on hold for an hour and half.

 

I am so

Edited January 10, 2004 by chucK

[chucK]

Sorry, you are wrong. s/s = 1 but m/s/s does not equal m/1 (note m/s*s = m = m/1). Try punching m/s/s and m/s*s into a calculator

[lummox]

(m/s)/s

[klenke]

Alpinfox said, "my 2 button my keyboard is broken, so..."

What an idiot! Just cut and paste a '2' or an "@" symbol from somewhere else. No excuses.

 

Lummox's notation is the correct form. "Meters per second...per second" or (m/s) x (1/s)

[chucK]

Yeah, but I was doing it without parentheses, because my parentheses keys are broken

[Thinker]

so why does Alpinfox's original post say "edited by ChucK"?

 

are both of the #2 keys on your keyboard inoperative?

[chucK]

I moved it from a trip reports forum and edited the title.

 

And he'd still need the @ key.

Edited January 10, 2004 by chucK

[Alpinfox]

OK OK I see that m/s*s is wrong. I meant m/(s*s) or Lummox's masterpiece works too...

 

Order of operations! DUH!