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Math comics from xkcd.com

By Murray Bourne, 25 Jul 2007

From XKCD.com, "A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language":

1. James Bond

james bond

2. dPain/dt

On the hoped-for diminution of the pain of unrequited love over time:

dpain dt

If you're not sure what number (2) means or your calculus is rusty, check out: Introduction to Differentiation over at Interactive Mathematics.

XKCD.com is by Randall Munroe,

... a CNU graduate with a degree in physics. Before starting xkcd, I worked on robots at NASA's Langley Research Center in Virginia.

Disclaimer: Some of his comics are a bit naughty. Don't go to the site if you are easily offended.

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