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[-] Neato@ttrpg.network 21 points 2 months ago

Do colleges allow you to use laptops and phones during math finals?

[-] Donkter@lemmy.world 34 points 2 months ago

For higher level maths you can easily make a final where googling the solution if you don't know it will just slow you down.

[-] abs_mess@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 2 months ago

Can confirm, got halfway wrecked in my upper div statistics midterm during COVID. 24 hours, open everything. Even the Internet can't replace real understanding.

[-] i_am_hiding@aussie.zone 2 points 2 months ago

GPT wasn't around during Covid though...

[-] abs_mess@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 2 months ago

Gemma2, the new state of the art, still can get above 45% correct in basic addition, and also can't do better than a two or three basic Google searches. GPT is a NLP tool, and using it to do math would be like using a F-35 to weave lace.

[-] i_am_hiding@aussie.zone 2 points 2 months ago

That's true, but usually they get their method right (or close to it) but fail on the simple addition. If you use it to help figure out what steps you need to take, you can then run through substituting the correct numbers in and make some real progress.

I just completed a class on hydrology and water engineering with this method. Got a HD. That either says something about the school or something about GPT. Not sure which.

It certainly says something about my willingness to complete water engineering coursework, I'll admit that.