Re:The most common errors in undergraduate mathematics
by superuser2 on Friday August 15, 2014 @11:17AM
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Because their notation is optimal on whiteboards and onerous on computer screens.
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Re:The most common errors in undergraduate mathematics
by quacker on Friday August 15, 2014 @12:19PM
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Going forward, the ideal notation would be suitable for both digital and analog formats while being concise but comprehensible.
It's hard to hit all of those points. Lisp falls short (neither concise nor suitable for analog) as does the existing notation (not as comprehensible and not suitable for digital formats).