Re: RPN maps to basic mathematic expressions nicely

metaperl.com wrote:

> I spent my early years memorizing multiplication tables and solving
> multiplication problems without any real practical idea of what
> multiplication really was.

Learning your multiplication tables by rote (something rarely done these
days) imprints the basis for doing other maths in the head for later life.
In my primary school we went up to 13 times and it has all stuck very
firmly. My son has a bit more difficulty because the school had given up
on
rote learning and has to resort to pen and paper or a calculator to do
stuff I still do in my head. Yet, he is still a very intelligent lad.

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