• x4740N@lemmy.world
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    17 days ago

    I live in Australia and don’t recall my school at all teaching me this in maths class

    They taught us stuff like radius and area of a circle but not this

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    Also counterpoint, people exist that live in other countries and every countries education system is different

    • I live in Australia and don’t recall my school at all teaching me this in maths class

      I’m in Australia, and I remember being taught it, and I teach it.

      people exist that live in other countries and every countries education system is different

      The rules are the same everywhere, only the notation varies (in Germany they use . for multiply and : for divide, and say “dot before slash”, slash being - and +).

    • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      16 days ago

      I thought math was relatively universal. The US education system may be different, but I’m certain we’re not the only place that does it that way.

      • I thought math was relatively universal

        It is

        The US education system may be different

        They have the same rules, but they don’t require Maths teachers to have a Maths qualification (in Australia you have to have a Masters), and they have been sliding in world rankings for more than a decade.