I couldn't see your video display on my screen, but I found it by searching the title.
Funny, of course, but I have to say I loved the little calculus I learned, though I stopped short of differential equations. The areas under curves, the ability to find minima and maxima, why aren't these things fun for so many? I find them charming, like find a key to a lock.
It's hard for me to learn things that don't fit into a coherent system; the memories don't stick, and my interest flags. But calculus is a whole beautiful thing. Each piece makes every other piece more obvious and inevitable. It's like the difference between trying to create a map by plodding along the surface vs. having access to aerial photos.
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I couldn't see your video display on my screen, but I found it by searching the title.
Funny, of course, but I have to say I loved the little calculus I learned, though I stopped short of differential equations. The areas under curves, the ability to find minima and maxima, why aren't these things fun for so many? I find them charming, like find a key to a lock.
It's hard for me to learn things that don't fit into a coherent system; the memories don't stick, and my interest flags. But calculus is a whole beautiful thing. Each piece makes every other piece more obvious and inevitable. It's like the difference between trying to create a map by plodding along the surface vs. having access to aerial photos.
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