@misc{noauthor_yacs:_2013-2,
	title = {{YACS}: {A} simple multiplication on the {Curta} mechanical calculator},
	shorttitle = {{YACS}},
	url = {http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1witCGVEIw&feature=youtube_gdata_player},
	abstract = {Demo of a multiplication on the Curta mechanical calculator.

We calculate 1259 * 298 = 375182

After setting 1259 on the setters we can calculate in a few different ways.
Each example includes restoring the crank to ADD-mode and the carriage to the x1 position. 


1 Do it the dumb way and wear out the Curta
- Crank of 298 times.

a total of 298 actions.


A better way is:
- crank 8 times
- move carriage to the x10 position
- crank 9 times
- move carriage to the x100 position
- crank 2 times
- move carriage to the x1 position

a total of 22 actions.


A much better way (as shown in the video) is:
- observe that 298 * 1259 equals ( 300 - 2 ) * 1259
- move carriage to the x100 position
- crank 3 times
- move carriage to the x1 position
- pull crank for SUB mode
- crank 2 times
- push crank for ADD-mode

a total of 9 actions.


A bit of thinking saves time and wear and tear on the Curta.

Created with YACS ( Yet Another Curta Simulator )

To play with the real model visit:

http://members.chello.nl/o.veenstra3/vrml/curta\_info/curta\_demo.html},
	urldate = {2013-12-09},
	month = jul,
	year = {2013},
}

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