cross-posted from: https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/p/crimedad/664838819785277759

My five year old asked me what calceulus is.

The context is that I’m an engineer and she wanted to know what I learned in engineering school, so I said calculus. (In my case, I only made it to pre-calc in highschool.) I swear I’m not the type of parent to try and push this stuff on her. I said it’s about understanding how things change and then I tried to illustrate it. I’m open to suggestions on how I could answer her better.

#calculus #engineering #parenting

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  • @DoYouNot@lemmy.world
    3•10 months ago

    Thanks for posting this kind of stuff. I love the day-in-a-life content.

    As for calculus, I’m not sure there’s more a 5 yo could grasp! But if there is, you could show how a bunch of straight lines arranged just so make a very smooth curve. Reminds me of my time spent playing Line Rider way back when. It’s also handy if ever you need to round a corner with some scissors!

    • CrimeDadOPMAEnglish
      2•10 months ago

      Thanks for the game suggestion. My daughter really liked it. I should find more of these physics type games for her.