We were taught PEMDAS as parentheses, exponentiation, multiplication OR division, addition OR subtraction. I don’t know if it was changed at some point but I don’t know anyone who was taught that multiplication comes before divison
I’m talking about the implied ordering from the name. I’m saying there’s no sense in including division or subtraction at all because they’re not actually different from multiplication or subtraction and we’re better off teaching the underlying laws in the first place.
We were taught PEMDAS as parentheses, exponentiation, multiplication OR division, addition OR subtraction. I don’t know if it was changed at some point but I don’t know anyone who was taught that multiplication comes before divison
I’m talking about the implied ordering from the name. I’m saying there’s no sense in including division or subtraction at all because they’re not actually different from multiplication or subtraction and we’re better off teaching the underlying laws in the first place.