The Chain Rule of Difficulties
The Chain Rule of Difficulties: a calculus theorem restated as a truth about learning calculus.
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Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2024-10-15-key-theorems-about--the-chain-rule-of-difficulties/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)Transcript
The Chain Rule of Difficulties: Challenge of Learning Calculus That Involves Lots of Algebra = Challenge of Calculus × Challenge of Algebra