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[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 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?

[–] [email protected] 53 points 3 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.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

real (same)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 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 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Everyone knows calculus teachers hate tanks with a passion

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

what about tanks that have no passions

[–] Thalfon 8 points 3 months ago

We already got to those ones.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago

fun fact: you are legally required to credit xkcd!