You may find this hard to believe, but there are people still alive today who once did their mathematical calculations by sliding sticks back and forth. No keypads, no batteries, no LEDs. Just sticks.

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Journal Information This journal, begun in 1943 as Mathematical Tables and Other Aids to Computation, publishes original articles on all aspects of ...

LONDON — Once a week, year six pupils at Ashmount Primary School in North London settle in front of their computers, put on their headsets and get ready for their math class. A few minutes later, ...