Comic #6267: derivative

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Comic Description:

The comic depicts a classroom scene with a teacher at the blackboard. The teacher, a woman with gray hair and wearing a purple shirt, is writing on the board with a piece of chalk.

Text on the Black Board:

• "A = the number of symbols in a function"
• "B = the number of symbols in that function's derivative."
• "HOMEWORK: Find the function of finite length with the highest ratio of B to A."

Text Below the Image:

"Rather than beating around the bush for a whole semester, Professor Jenkins forced us to prove that we hate differential calculus."

This conveys a humorous take on the challenges of learning calculus.