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https://xkcd.com/2974/

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[–] vrek 13 points 5 days ago (9 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] 50 points 5 days 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 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

real (same)

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