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Derivatives With Attitude

Derivatives With Attitude
Calculus students know the struggle. You spend weeks learning to take derivatives "with respect to x" like a proper mathematician, then suddenly your professor expects you to differentiate with complete disregard for y's feelings. The audacity. Next thing you know, you're in a tuxedo calculating partial derivatives while insulting variables left and right. "Your coefficient is so small it's practically negligible, y!"

The Great Calculus Betrayal

The Great Calculus Betrayal
The ultimate mathematical betrayal! Someone bought a textbook called "Calculus Without Derivatives" only to discover it actually contains chapters about derivatives on pages 118 and 134. That shocked cat face is the universal expression of finding out you've been mathematically bamboozled. It's like ordering a "sugar-free" dessert and finding out it's 99% sugar. The author pulled the classic academic switcheroo - promising one thing in the title while sneaking in exactly what they claimed to exclude. Pure mathematical treachery!

It Came To Me During My Math Class

It Came To Me During My Math Class
When calculus students daydream, pure genius emerges! This drawing shows a function with hands raised in surrender at its lowest point (0,0) labeled "ABSOLUTE MINIMA." It's basically a function hitting rock bottom and going "I give up, this is as low as I can go!" The perfect visual pun for when your GPA and motivation reach their own absolute minimum during finals week. Mathematical humor at its finest—where else can you make a function literally throw its hands up in despair?

Absolute Minima Surrender

Absolute Minima Surrender
Look at that function throwing its hands up in total surrender! That's what mathematicians call an "absolute minima" - the lowest possible points on a curve where the function basically says "I can't go any lower than this, I give up!" The (0,0) point in the middle is just chilling there like "don't look at me, I'm just the origin of this existential crisis." Every calculus student knows that feeling when you've hit rock bottom and there's nowhere to go but up... literally, according to the derivative! The hands are just *chef's kiss* - even mathematical functions need to express their dramatic flair sometimes.

Watch Me Put A Man On The Moon With It

Watch Me Put A Man On The Moon With It
The eternal rivalry between mathematicians and physicists in one perfect frame! Mathematicians, clutching their pearls over the sanctity of calculus: "No, you can't just cancel out derivatives!" Meanwhile, physicists are smugly deriving rocket equations while breaking every mathematical rule in the book. This is basically the scientific equivalent of watching someone solve a Rubik's cube by peeling off the stickers. The mathematician is having a full-on crisis while the physicist is busy getting people to the moon with what mathematicians consider mathematical blasphemy. The Tsiolkovsky rocket equation doesn't care about your mathematical purity! The best part? NASA engineers are nodding along with the physicist while mathematicians everywhere are screaming internally.

The Descent Into Calculus Madness

The Descent Into Calculus Madness
The math trauma is real with this one! The meme perfectly captures that descent into calculus madness we all experience. Quadratic formula? Simple enough to derive and use. Law of cosines? Still hanging in there. But then L'Hôpital's Rule shows up and suddenly your brain switches to creepy nightmare mode. And don't even get me started on the product rule derivative - that's when you fully embrace the mathematical darkness and start cackling maniacally in the corner of the library at 2AM. Nothing says "I've reached peak math insanity" like trying to remember if it's f'g + fg' or f'g' + fg. The struggle is differentiable.

My Tier List Of Derivative Rules

My Tier List Of Derivative Rules
Behold! The sacred hierarchy of calculus suffering! 🧪 The exponential and logarithm rules sitting pretty in S-tier because they're basically showing off—differentiating themselves! Meanwhile, that chain rule in C-tier with its nested functions is the mathematical equivalent of Russian nesting dolls designed by a sadist. And don't get me started on the quotient rule in E-tier... it's the calculus version of "I heard you like fractions so I put fractions in your fractions." Every math student knows the true tier list is based on how many tears were shed per formula!

Roses Are Red, Derivatives Are Blue

Roses Are Red, Derivatives Are Blue
The most romantic calculus pickup line ever created. Instead of finishing with some cheesy declaration of love, this poetic masterpiece hits you with the product rule for derivatives. Nothing says "I'm interested in you" quite like reminding someone that the derivative of a product isn't just the product of derivatives. Math professors have been using this to unsuccessfully woo potential dates since differential calculus was invented. Pro tip: save this for your Tinder bio if you want to ensure you'll have plenty of time to study alone on Saturday nights.

The Four Horsemen Of Non-Differentiable Functions

The Four Horsemen Of Non-Differentiable Functions
Behold! The mathematical apocalypse has arrived! These four graph shapes strike terror into the hearts of calculus students everywhere. Each one represents a point where derivatives throw up their hands and say "I quit!" The sharp corner, the vertical line, the cusp, and that chaotic mess in the bottom right (which looks like my brain after finals week) are all places where differentiation becomes mathematically impossible. Calculus professors use these as torture devices, cackling maniacally while students desperately try to find slopes where none exist. These aren't just curves—they're the villains in every calculus nightmare! Next time someone says math is smooth and predictable, show them these mathematical rebellions!

The Exponential's Kryptonite

The Exponential's Kryptonite
The ultimate calculus showdown! Our brave exponential function e^x boldly declares "I fear no d/dx" because it's the only function that remains unchanged when differentiated. But then... natural logarithm (ln) enters the chat and suddenly our confident hero is trembling! Why? Because differentiating ln(x) gives 1/x, which transforms our mighty e^x into something completely different. It's like mathematical kryptonite! Even the toughest functions have their weakness!

The Calculus Conspiracy They Don't Want You To Know

The Calculus Conspiracy They Don't Want You To Know
The calculus conspiracy has finally been exposed! What they're showing is the chain rule for derivatives being simplified by canceling out the "dx" terms like they're fractions - which is mathematically illegal but somehow gives the right answer. It's like cooking meth but for differential equations. Math professors have been screaming "YOU CAN'T CANCEL THE DIFFERENTIALS LIKE THAT!" for centuries while secretly knowing it works anyway. Big Calculus doesn't want you questioning their authority!

Then I Can Just Integrate Their Answer, Everybody Falls For It

Then I Can Just Integrate Their Answer, Everybody Falls For It
The ultimate calculus bamboozle! Asking for the derivative (d/dx) of someone's credit card number is pure mathematical trickery. Why? Because if you know the derivative, you can just integrate it to get back the original function (with only a harmless constant off). It's like saying "Don't tell me your password, just tell me your password minus 5" — you're still giving away the goods! The dollar signs in the second panel really drive home that this is basically a mathematician's version of a heist. Sneaky differential equations strike again!