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submitted 10 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 16 points 10 months ago (2 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 54 points 10 months ago (2 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 6 points 10 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 10 months ago

real (same)

[–] Strawberry@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 10 months ago

And then it's in differential equations too since the rate is actually based on the pressure which is proportional to the height of the liquid in the tank

[–] Furball@sh.itjust.works 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Everyone knows calculus teachers hate tanks with a passion

[–] affiliate@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

what about tanks that have no passions

[–] Thalfon@sh.itjust.works 9 points 10 months ago

We already got to those ones.