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How is explaining something with higher mathematics reasonable for childrens? Exponentials arent something you can use. Also shorter sentences are usually easier to understand.


Multiplication is repeated Addition. Exponentiation is repeated Multiplication.

  assert 2+3 == 5
  assert 2*3 == 6 == 2 + 2 + 2
  assert 2**3 == 8 == ((2+2) + (2+2))
And then fractional countability;

  assert 2.5*2 == 5 == (2*2) + (0.5*2)
  assert 2.5*10 == 25
  assert 2.5*100 == 250
  assert 2.5*104 == 260 == (2.5*100)+(2.5*4)
Functions are quickly demo'able with Desmos or Geogebra, or SymPy and matplotlib:

  # f(x) = x+1
  def f(x):
    return x+1
  assert f(0) == 1
  assert f(1) == 2
  assert f(999) == 1000
Calculus derivatives:

  # N-th derivatives of displacement; velocity, acceleration, jerk, jounce

  # (time t seconds, meters)
  xyvals = [(0,0), (1, 10), (2, 120)]

  # velocity:
  10-0 / 1-0 = 10m/s 
  100-10 / 2-1 = 110m/s


That is a good concern. I have to find another way.




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