What number do you start counting from?

[chiwawa626]

I knotice all my math/ee/cs professors all start counting a zero on test problems and assignments...does anyone actually do this? lol

 

[desteffy]

Thats where you start counting in C.

 

[BullyCanadian]

wtf, Ive never seen people start counting from zero

so do your profs number the first question as zero?

 

[Kalvin00]

One two three...

 

[Jumpem]

Everyday 1. In CS/Engineering courses 0.

 

[mrSHEiK124]

heh, the answer to the............zero-st question is
I start counting from one thank you very much, and this thread is lacking in teh poll sector

 

[HappyPuppy]

9 is 10?

 

[GhettoFob]

for classes where I've had a problem 0, it's always been either your name or some other obvious question

 

[amdskip]

Originally posted by: Jumpem
Everyday 1. In CS/Engineering courses 0.

yup, bucket 0 contains....

 

[Jumpem]

Originally posted by: HappyPuppy
9 is 10?

Yes.

 

[Zugzwang152]

Originally posted by: Jumpem
Everyday 1. In CS/Engineering courses 0.

 

[Adica]

Originally posted by: Kalvin00
One two three...

four, five, six.....

 

[jadinolf]

I start at one.

 

[sniperruff]

Originally posted by: Jumpem
Everyday 1. In CS/Engineering courses 0.

weirdo!

 

[Ronstang]

Zero isn't a number, it is a place holder.

 

Usually 666.

 

[EyeMWing]

Originally posted by: GhettoFob
for classes where I've had a problem 0, it's always been either your name or some other obvious question

One time, I was making up a quiz for a CS class. I started numbering at -1.

 

[Jumpem]

Originally posted by: sniperruff
weirdo!

Dont blame me. Blame the people that invented computers and electronics.

 

[Descartes]

Originally posted by: Ronstang
Zero isn't a number, it is a place holder.

Zero is absolutely a number.

 

[smc13]

Originally posted by: HappyPuppy
9 is 10?

the numbers in base 10 are 0-9. zero is the first number, though I typically start counting from 1.

 

[Descartes]

Originally posted by: smc13

Originally posted by: HappyPuppy
9 is 10?

the numbers in base 10 are 0-9. zero is the first number, though I typically start counting from 1.

Of course you do, because any increase in quantity from nothing is something, and it cannot, by definition, be zero.

 

[chiwawa626]

To add to this,

during our tests and stuff it is very common for "Time remaining" on the board to be written in binary or hex :| its pretty frustrating when ur pressed on time and you look up at the board lol.

 

[Descartes]

Originally posted by: chiwawa626
To add to this,

during our tests and stuff it is very common for "Time remaining" on the board to be written in binary or hex :| its pretty frustrating when ur pressed on time and you look up at the board lol.

You get used to it. I can almost instantly read binary so long as it's eight bits or less.

You could also buy this to help

 

[JulesMaximus]

I start counting at inifinity.

 

[iwantanewcomputer]

Originally posted by: Descartes

Originally posted by: chiwawa626
To add to this,

during our tests and stuff it is very common for "Time remaining" on the board to be written in binary or hex :| its pretty frustrating when ur pressed on time and you look up at the board lol.

You get used to it. I can almost instantly read binary so long as it's eight bits or less.

You could also buy this to help

that clock is awesome, but i have no idea how to read it

EDIT: ok i get it