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Course Notes - Department of Mathematics and Statistics

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ATools for assignmentsCommon Mistakes• Not utilising memory• Incorrect use <strong>of</strong> brackets• Incorrect use <strong>of</strong> brackets• <strong>and</strong> Incorrect use <strong>of</strong> bracketsIncorrect Use <strong>of</strong> Brackets• To use a calculator, you must think like a calculator• Operations have a distinct order <strong>and</strong> a calculator is programmedlike this:1. Brackets2. Exponents i.e. √ , 2 , 33. Division i.e. ÷4. Multiplication i.e. ×5. Addition i.e. +6. Subtraction i.e. -BEDMAS• Find the mean <strong>of</strong> the following numbers:2 7 8 12 23 28• Formula for mean is 1 n Σx i• DO NOT ENTER THIS INTO YOUR CALCULATOR2 + 7 + 8 + 12 + 23 + 28 ÷ 6267

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