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		Why colleges must change how they teach calculus (theconversation.com)
		10 points by noch on Feb 4, 2018 \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 1 comment

jaclaz on Feb 4, 2018 [–]

As always I may well be wrong, but the "rope around the equator" example seems like not involving calculus at all, I would call it "elementary geometry".

If anyone at UNI has issues answering correctly that question there are much more serious problems in mid and high school.

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