Purpose of Math Ed
A circular flowchart of why each math topic is learned (so you can learn the next one) loops back on itself.
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Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2017-12-29-purpose-of-math-ed/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)Transcript
[Title] "Why You Need to Learn Math" [Cycle with arrows meaning "so you can understand"] Addition → Multiplication → Division → Slope → Derivatives → Functions → Groups → Rigorous Definitions of Mathematical Operations → Addition
A: "So my math education is totally circular?" B: "Not totally. There are some dead ends too."