What It Is, Why You Need It
A two-column chart giving lofty reasons to learn proof, graphing and variables, then giving up on circle theorems: 'you need it for the test.'
Content note: Mild language ('screw it').
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Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2016-01-01-what-it-is-why-you-need-it/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)Transcript
[What It Is | Why You Need It]
geometric proof | to think about arguments: how to build them, dissect them, and knock them down
graphing equations | to make hidden, intangible relationships feel explicit and visible
using algebraic variables | to master the art of naming ideas, of pinpointing what we do and don't know
circle theorems | ah, screw it — you need it for the test, that's why