That is simply not true. The order convention IS recognised and IS used, or SHOULD be used, by everyone. It is not peculiar to the States. Yes, that is what is being taught now, and has been taught for many, many years.
My niece has just finished school. She was not taught about PEMBAS, Order of Operation or anything else like that. My point is that there are indeed conflicts. You can't say, 'no they're not' and then in the next breath, 'not to mathematicians. Maths is for everybody. Maybe PEMBAS comes up in A level maths or university, I don't know but I'm starting to come to the conclusion that it is a minority that use PEMBAS.
It is true. Maybe I should have put a comma in there - it is not recognised or used, by many people. I didn't say it was peculiar to the States, though I haven't found anyone outside the US yet, who knows about order of operation.
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No, just different sets, depending on what you are doing.
You have now. I'm an Australian.
I have family in Australia. Let's see what they say. And what level of maths did you learn up to?
If I say conflicting, I would assume different means the same thing, or similar. At least to some people.
My cousin, in Australia, knows about order of operations but he can't remember at what level of education he learnt it. I have spoken to family in Italy and Germany and a whole bunch of people in the UK and not one knows about this system.
