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Re:Five-Year-Olds Can Learn Calculus (2014) by smcl on Tuesday September 05, 2017 @03:01AM (#15173058)
Maybe we can generalise - the best way to learn an abstract concept is to learn how applies to a discipline you find interesting.
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Re:Five-Year-Olds Can Learn Calculus (2014) by kagamine on Tuesday September 05, 2017 @04:33AM (#15173404)
Sounds about right, I'm always reminded of this gif that explains why and how to calculate the circumference of a circle : https://kaiserscience.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/when-radiu...

and suddenly a cryptic formula from maths class is made clear through the visual display of a wheel turning.

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