Sentence examples for basic calculations from inspiring English sources

He would have been delighted by the introduction in 1948 of the Curta calculator, a hand-cranked, barrel-shaped calculator small enough to fit in the pocket and capable of basic calculations.

By Jim Holt According to Stanislas Dehaene, humans have an inbuilt "number sense" capable of some basic calculations and estimates.

He agrees that Mr. Obama's persistent diplomacy has increased the likelihood of tough action but observes that engagement itself cannot change basic calculations of national interest.

I started out as a graduate engineer doing basic calculations, analysis, light design work, and then worked my way up through management.

But using an endoscope inserted in the fishes' mouths and doing some basic calculations of fluid dynamics, the researchers discovered that the rakers act instead as a cross-flow filter.

Students can launch a rocket into space for math-based "missions," like solving multiplication equations while the rocket is in orbit, and they may also perform more basic calculations and earn money to modify their rocket for the next mission.

To calculate the relative power, a basic calculation was used which divides the peak value of the power of interest by the sum of all the peak values of the powers recorded [ 22, 23].

Do It Yourself 1. Do a basic calculation with the people hour capacity you have if you were to calculate it based on 8- (or 9- or 10-) hour days.

There's evidence that just improving basic calculation skills and inculcating a few key concepts could make a significant difference.

"For those people who are middle income or higher, a lot of times they're making a basic calculation that it's too expensive to buy health insurance," said Sally Canfield, Mr. Romney's policy director.

Joshua Gotbaum, chief executive of the fund, a joint project of the United Way of New York City and the New York Community Trust, said that yesterday's shift was prompted by a basic calculation.