sepultallica Posted December 11, 2004 Share Posted December 11, 2004 how is math performed in other countries where english isnt the primary language? math has some tricky stuff and i cant picture calculus in anything other than numbers. obviously numbers but does anyone know what im refering to? also, how does the language and typing aspect of computers work in lets say, china? dont they have like a 2000 character alphabet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nalos Surith Posted December 11, 2004 Share Posted December 11, 2004 I would think its all practially the same, we all use the standard 1,2,3,4,5...numbering system so I would think that math over all is generally similar. And in the computer field I believe its no differant with the programming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloodhound Posted December 12, 2004 Share Posted December 12, 2004 mathematics is a universal language. english doesnt come into it. what matter is that your consistent in your use of notation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
savethegibbons Posted December 12, 2004 Share Posted December 12, 2004 I cannot comment on China, but in Japan they pretty much use standard keyboards with extra buttons. They can either use modifier keys to type in hiragana (a 46 char alphabet I think), but I believe they mostly input directly with latin chars, and if the katakana (the other, other alphabet) or hiragana modes are set, then the OS interprets them phonetically and converts them on the fly. They can then use buttons like space to convert the hiragana into kanji, which are the 2000 chinese characters you refer to. The maths and programming are handled the same as in the USA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alt_f13 Posted December 12, 2004 Share Posted December 12, 2004 Man, that post was a quote for the best quotes ever thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sepultallica Posted December 12, 2004 Author Share Posted December 12, 2004 so everyone pretty much uses the traditional numbering system of 1 2 3 4...? i also heard that english was more or less the universal language or something like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auburngirl05 Posted December 12, 2004 Share Posted December 12, 2004 I've noticed at my school that the foreign exchange students are almost invariably a lot more comfortable in math classes than subjects like history, literature, etc, the reasons being pretty obvious I guess, numbers are one thing they don't have to translate. There's a chinese girl in my AP Calculus class that speaks almost no English, but she always has one of the top grades in the class. Does anyone know of a language/community that uses anything other{/I} than the common 1, 2, 3 numberical system? (I'm not being a smartass, genuine question, I couldn't think of one but I thought someone better educated might). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sepultallica Posted December 12, 2004 Author Share Posted December 12, 2004 I've noticed at my school that the foreign exchange students are almost invariably a lot more comfortable in math classes than subjects like history' date=' literature, etc, the reasons being pretty obvious I guess, numbers are one thing they don't have to translate. There's a chinese girl in my AP Calculus class that speaks almost no English, but she always has one of the top grades in the class. Does anyone know of a language/community that uses anything [i']other{/I} than the common 1, 2, 3 numberical system? (I'm not being a smartass, genuine question, I couldn't think of one but I thought someone better educated might). the only thing that even remotely comes to mind is roman numerals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaKiri Posted December 13, 2004 Share Posted December 13, 2004 Many communities do not use the arabic method of counting, but by and large they are ones from history, or ones that are not in global communication. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alt_f13 Posted December 13, 2004 Share Posted December 13, 2004 Many communities do not use the arabic method of counting, but by and large they are ones from history, or ones that are not in global communication. Like Texas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Severian Posted December 14, 2004 Share Posted December 14, 2004 mathematics is a universal language. english doesnt come into it. That isn't very true. go look at the mathematics boards here and you will see what I mean. They use a lot of words... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimeTraveler Posted December 14, 2004 Share Posted December 14, 2004 Alot of the symbols used in mathematics do not originate from english either, many are greek symbols and others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ydoaPs Posted December 14, 2004 Share Posted December 14, 2004 i THINK most indoeuropean language-speaking countries use arabic numerals. as for non-indoeuropean, i am pretty sure that they have different systems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ecto-1 Posted December 14, 2004 Share Posted December 14, 2004 Like Texas. nothin wrong with using your fingers and toes. and tooth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Tycho?] Posted December 14, 2004 Share Posted December 14, 2004 That isn't very true. go look at the mathematics boards here and you will see what I mean. They use a lot of words... The words used to explain mathematics are not mathematics. You could teach someone different aspects of math with using no language at all, just standard notation. It would be trickier, and more time consuming, but it can be done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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