All of the equations in the second panel start out with “y=”. That’s the way equations like that always are, but why? Instead of something like y=2x, it could be x=0.5y. It should come out the same, but when I suggested that to my math teacher once, he said it was never done that way, but he couldn’t give me a satisfactory explanation of why. Anyone here know why it’s always done that way?
There is a high probability of many people liking the math comics; but the mean comic reader will say nasty things about them. It’s just their mode of operation.
Jacob Mattingly 9 months ago
still waiting for a strip for Dune Chapter 2. Soon. Soon enough.
Concretionist 9 months ago
Snakes on a plane is cute. As is prime rib.
seanfear 9 months ago
I’m sure Numberphile fans won’t mind those
thevideostoreguy 9 months ago
And yet, someone just did. Getting awfully meta, Fox Trot.
mccollunsky 9 months ago
Math cartoons could do well, but there will be divided opinion.
Hello Everyone 9 months ago
Much Better than “Meth” Cartoons! :)
jzummak 9 months ago
There are lots of them from Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal.
Kroykali 9 months ago
Today’s classic FoxTrot Sunday strip:
https://www.gocomics.Com/foxtrot/2003/03/09
Doug K 9 months ago
The plot to the Calculus: The Movie may have been too derivative, but it was integral to its final solution.
Imagine 9 months ago
Sin me up.
Doug K 9 months ago
In the sequel to “Snakes on a Plane”, a Z-axis will be added.
It will be in 3-D and it will be called “Snakes in Space”.
Doug K 9 months ago
As they go forth and multiply, they will be rapidly adding to the world.
Jwhitcomb1966 9 months ago
My Dad was a math professor for 28 years. He would find this comic strip hilarious!
littlejohn Premium Member 9 months ago
Math puns are
The first sine of madness!
littlejohn Premium Member 9 months ago
Puns make me numb, but math puns make me…
Number.
littlejohn Premium Member 9 months ago
Math Pun
We know that 6 was afraid of 7 since 7 ate 9. But why did 7 eat 9 in the first place.
Because it wanted 3 square meals a day.littlejohn Premium Member 9 months ago
Parallel lines have so much in common…
it’s a shame they’ll never meet.
Purple People Eater 9 months ago
All of the equations in the second panel start out with “y=”. That’s the way equations like that always are, but why? Instead of something like y=2x, it could be x=0.5y. It should come out the same, but when I suggested that to my math teacher once, he said it was never done that way, but he couldn’t give me a satisfactory explanation of why. Anyone here know why it’s always done that way?
cdward 9 months ago
They would appeal to a subset of the population.
minty_Joe 9 months ago
Apple pi or cherry pi?
SharkNose 9 months ago
Anybody remember “The Jason Fox Math Quizzer” for Apple devices? If you do, then there are some rewards for you. ;)
walstib Premium Member 9 months ago
Panel one is a week late. Should have run it on March forth.
[Traveler] Premium Member 9 months ago
Someone asked me if there was ever a book that made me cry. I answered “yes, calculus”
rayannina 9 months ago
Hey, it’s working for Randall Munroe …
jel354 9 months ago
There could be prime interest in the Calculus movie.
P51Strega 9 months ago
There is a high probability of many people liking the math comics; but the mean comic reader will say nasty things about them. It’s just their mode of operation.
P51Strega 9 months ago
The hopelessly square,root for such entertainment.
MichiganMitten 9 months ago
See Sidney Harris.
Brilliant_Birdie 9 months ago
I don’t know, I might be able to understand more complex math if it was in comic form.
Otis Rufus Driftwood 9 months ago
I actually got some of those. Quite clever.
zwilnik64 9 months ago
XKCD’s been making this joke for years.
Steverino Premium Member 9 months ago
After Jason is done with these, it’ll be the aftermath.
r413j731 9 months ago
How long have you been waiting to post that?
Thehag 9 months ago
Not any kind of a math head, but I like these, especially the Snakes on a Plane panel.
KEA 9 months ago
Calculus: The Movie — where math(s) is integral to the plot
Drbarb71 Premium Member 9 months ago
Dang he would be any math teacher’s dream! Not only would the cartoons help kids understand concepts, they could be encouraged to draw their own!
Teto85 Premium Member 9 months ago
Does Scientific American still publish?
dpatrickryan Premium Member 9 months ago
Randall Monroe might have some advice…
EMGULS79 9 months ago
I think some of the commenters here are going off on tangents….
M.K.Staffeld 9 months ago
If Jason sends them out to lots of sites, his chances of success will multiply.
listmom 9 months ago
Ah Jason, secant ye shall find.
listmom 9 months ago
Tom Lehrer once said he wanted to write a sexy math textbook: Tropic of Calculus
pchemcat 9 months ago
I liked them Jason.
Blackthorne42 9 months ago
I like those, tangentially speaking
Dr_Fogg 9 months ago
I never understood prime numbers. Fibonacci I get
j_crane 9 months ago
He’s been doing this all along
jofore9 9 months ago
he left out pie are square.
Rand al'Thor 9 months ago
In college, I made some cartoons based on metallurgy (my major).
Atanwat 9 months ago
The second rack of ribs may not be “prime”, but it is “perfect”.
Doctor Go 9 months ago
I didn’t get the last one…
JohnTheFoole 9 months ago
Ackshully, I thought they were pretty good.
Zykoic 9 months ago
Grandson taking pre-calculus. He enjoyed this cartoon.