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  1. How does a calculator work? | Science Questions - The Naked …

    Sep 11, 2011 · How does a calculator work? How can it make complex calculation within nano-seconds? Also, how does it display the result on the screen?

  2. How do the mrc m- and m+ buttons work on a very basic calculator?

    Oct 8, 2008 · Me either, probably because i don't even know what they are exactly for :/ and on a basic calculator? must have some use to normal math i suppose.

  3. Who uses scientific calculators? - Physics Forums

    Dec 15, 2016 · By the standards of days past, I use scientific calculators to do simple arithmetic - because the average cheap calculator nowadays is a scientific calculator by those standards. …

  4. How do calculators work so quick! | Page 2 | Naked Science Forum

    Calculators get away with this kind of thing to be fast where desktop PCs can't. PCs are a general computer and have to deal with far far far more calculations happening of various kinds with …

  5. How do calculators work so quick! | Page 1 | Naked Science Forum

    How do calculators work so quick! « Reply #2 on: 12/03/2009 17:36:03 » Quote from: tangoblue on 12/03/2009 13:45:10 i think that it's really wierd how calculators can work so fast.

  6. How does a calculator work? | Podcasts - The Naked Scientists

    Sep 12, 2011 · 00:00 - How does a calculator work? Calculators are rather speedy at subtracting, sums and deriving standard deviations. But how do they do it? We find out in this QotW. Plus, …

  7. Mechanical Calculator: How Does it Work? - Physics Forums

    Oct 7, 2009 · It's too small to use a brake and much too long. (It needs to be 80" long.) I have the flat strips on hand ready to be bent. But I'm still working on the machine to do the bending. My …

  8. Calculus I - without a calculator - Physics Forums

    Dec 17, 2007 · Calculus I courses often prohibit calculators during exams to emphasize understanding of concepts over mechanical computation. The rationale is that problems are …

  9. How do calculators work so quick! - The Naked Scientists

    The good calculators also have a small about of RAM in them to store information. In essence they are mini versions of of a very basic computer. The average calculator (not the kind we …

  10. Radians vs Degrees: When to Use in Calculus & Physics

    Jan 27, 2007 · Users should ensure their calculators are set to the correct mode to avoid errors, as mixing the two can lead to incorrect results. When a problem specifies degrees, it is …