I'll bite. What's the error? Thanks, - Scott -----Original Message----- From: math-fun-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:math-fun-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Dan Asimov Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2014 4:53 PM To: math-fun Subject: Re: [math-fun] More 4th grade "math" One error I believed for many years* is that the antiderivative of 1/x is ln|x| + C. --Dan ______________________________________________ * Thanks to my misplaced trust in G.B. Thomas. On 2014-02-04, at 2:59 PM, James Propp wrote:
Someone should write a book for college teachers that explains what misinformation students commonly carry with them when they arrive at college.
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