RPN Tutorial in retro style

[walter b]

(07-20-2014 12:48 PM)r. pienne Wrote:  In the paragraph "What is the correct way to calculate 6 : 2 × (1 + 2) ?" a colon is used throughout to represent division, which I have never seen before. Was that deliberate?

I'd guess. Colons are standard for divisions as center dots are for multiplications on this side of the pond. Hence, pupils learn simply "Punkt vor Strich" (dot prior to bar) instead of PEMDAS.

d:-)