Common notes
Although everyone thinks mathematics is universal language, this is not always the case. During the years of teaching international groups, I have noticed several ways for notations etc. What is obvious for me, may not be obvious for you and vice versa. Something is used here in Finland, something etc. in French-speaking countries. Here are some examples:
- decimal numbers:
- 1,2 in Finland and Russia
- 1.2 almost everywhere else
- multiplication:
- dividing: