Comment on Chemical equation balancing: An integer programming approachparentComments−eru10yHow are you supposed to solve it, and how would they know?−yummyfajitas10yRoughly speaking, this method: http://www.wikihow.com/Balance-Chemical-EquationsShowing work is required, and if work contains a matrix then they'd just mark it as zero.−nsajko10yShowing work is required, and if work contains a matrix then they'd just mark it as zero.Ugh, this makes me so angry and resentful ...−irixusr10ySchool's first objective is to make you obey.−eru10yLooks isomorphic to what you can do with matrices (including some heuristics to what rows to go for first). Of course, that doesn't make it better.−wrong_variable10yby placing backdoors in his technique.
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How are you supposed to solve it, and how would they know?
Roughly speaking, this method: http://www.wikihow.com/Balance-Chemical-Equations
Showing work is required, and if work contains a matrix then they'd just mark it as zero.
Ugh, this makes me so angry and resentful ...
School's first objective is to make you obey.
Looks isomorphic to what you can do with matrices (including some heuristics to what rows to go for first). Of course, that doesn't make it better.
by placing backdoors in his technique.