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Negative Derivative (Tell Me a Joke)

October 8, 2019From the book Change Is the Only Constant

A graph of joy over time slopes downward: a negative derivative. The fix: tell me a joke!

Transcript

[JOY falling] "Hmm. Negative derivative." "Fix it! Tell me a joke!"

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Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2019-10-08-joy-over-time--negative-derivative/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)
Topics
Calculus › DerivativesCalculus › Rates of Change
Level
High SchoolCalculusCollege
Themes
Visual ExplanationsGrowth Mindset