The TI-34 is a fairly basic scientific #calculator.

[futurebird@sauropods.win]

The TI-34 is a fairly basic scientific #calculator. I’m a big fan because it’s easy to use and not overwhelming.

I was reading the manual and discovered it has two functions:

ipart(x)
fpart(x)

These return the integer and fraction parts of x.

ipart(2.34)=2
fpart(2.34)=.34

Great! So, uh.. What are these typically used for? Why include them on such a *basic* calculator? #calculators #ticalc #ti34 #matheducation #mathchat

[futurebird@sauropods.win]

On a slight tangent I have just noticed that on the TI 84 int(x) is NOT the same as in python. Who is to blame for this? #ti84 #python #horror

[sidereal@kolektiva.social]

@futurebird “learning math it’s important because it’s the same everywhere you go!” - my lying ass math teacher in grade school

[oblomov@sociale.network]

@sidereal @futurebird TBH “int()” is not a mathematical function. Mathematics has floor, ceiling, and truncation, which are unambiguous. The problem here is computer scientists and engineers. Some of them have taken int() to mean the integer part as originally used by Legendre (which is, the floor), while others have chosen to use the truncation instead. (And then Excel that IIRC has it all wrong.)