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Accurate (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 2 months ago by sjmarf@sh.itjust.works to c/mathmemes@lemmy.blahaj.zone

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https://xkcd.com/2974/

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[–] vrek@programming.dev 14 points 2 months ago (7 children)

I'm normally a fan of xkcd but I don't get this one.

Why would calculus teachers drill holes in the base of the tanks?

[–] headerfile@lemmy.blahaj.zone 52 points 2 months ago (3 children)

A common problem in many introductory calculus courses is to calculate the amount of water that drains from a container, because it introduces accumulation of change over time.

[–] vrek@programming.dev 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Ah ok that makes sense, more of a compsci guy then a pure math guy

[–] headerfile@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 months ago

real (same)

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