I want to know what is a slide-ruler. Can anyone say me??
Thread Starter Nasim2002 Joined Oct 21, 2012 11 Oct 27, 2012 #1 I want to know what is a slide-ruler. Can anyone say me??
bertus Joined Apr 5, 2008 22,270 Oct 27, 2012 #3 Hello, Have a look here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slide_ruler Bertus
Papabravo Joined Feb 24, 2006 21,159 Oct 27, 2012 #4 When I was an undergraduate: The waelty engineering students had a Dietzen Log-log Duplex Deci-Trig slide rule @ $28.00 plus tax. The less wealty students had a table of 4 place lgoarithms @ $0.25 The truly destitute ones memorized their classmate's table of 4 place logarithms. Ohh..and BTW a textbook could be had for $15.00 or less - NEW! They just don't make students like they used to make 'em
When I was an undergraduate: The waelty engineering students had a Dietzen Log-log Duplex Deci-Trig slide rule @ $28.00 plus tax. The less wealty students had a table of 4 place lgoarithms @ $0.25 The truly destitute ones memorized their classmate's table of 4 place logarithms. Ohh..and BTW a textbook could be had for $15.00 or less - NEW! They just don't make students like they used to make 'em
C Clay Joined Feb 12, 2010 21 Oct 27, 2012 #5 Here is a virtual slide rule to practice with: http://www.antiquark.com/sliderule/sim/virtual-slide-rule.html Best regards, /Clay
Here is a virtual slide rule to practice with: http://www.antiquark.com/sliderule/sim/virtual-slide-rule.html Best regards, /Clay
spinnaker Joined Oct 29, 2009 7,830 Oct 27, 2012 #7 Wow I am way too old. When I started in electronics we had to learn to use a slide rules because those new fangled calculators were just a fad.
Wow I am way too old. When I started in electronics we had to learn to use a slide rules because those new fangled calculators were just a fad.