Learning Math Is a Hard Climb
A climb that feels sheer while you're learning math looks like a small step once you've learned it.
Drawn for an essay by James Propp.
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Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2020-02-17-learning-math-is-a-hard-climb/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)Transcript
[While You're Learning Math] a climber on a sheer wall: "This is such a hard climb!" [Once You've Learned the Math] the same wall seen as a low ledge: "Wait… what?"