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My high school physics teacher explained calculus to me by plotting a velocity curve, then saying the tangential line at a point (derivative) is acceleration an
by psalminen 6y ago
My high school physics teacher explained calculus to me by plotting a velocity curve, then saying the tangential line at a point (derivative) is acceleration and the area from 0 to that point under the curve (integral) was the distance travelled. Made all of calculus very easy for me to grok going forward.
- brailsafe 6y agoI missed the day where the word tangent must have been explained, then failed basic trigonometry and felt like an idiot for the rest of high school.