The eternal struggle of calculus students everywhere! The teacher elegantly writes the derivative notation as d/dx(x), while the student frantically attempts to recreate it with the mathematical grace of a caffeinated squirrel. That chaotic fraction with crossed-out terms is basically the mathematical equivalent of a ransom note. Technically wrong? Sure. But does it get the job done through sheer mathematical violence? Also yes. In 30 years of teaching, I've seen students turn elegant calculus into hieroglyphics that somehow still produce the right answer. It's like watching someone solve a Rubik's cube by disassembling it and gluing it back together—horrifying yet effective.
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