Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for September 10, 1990
September 09, 1990
September 11, 1990
Transcript:
Calvin: Help me with this homework, ok? What's 6 + 3? Hobbes: 6 +3, eh? Well, this one is a bit tricky. First we call the answer "Y", as in "Y do we care?" Now Y may be a square number, so we'll draw a square and make this side 6 and that side 3. Then we'll measure the diagonal. Calvin: I don't remember the teacher explaining it like this. Hobbes: She probably doesn't know higher math. When you deal with high numbers, you need higher math. Calvin: But this diagonal is just a little under two. Hobbes: Ok. Here, I'll draw a bigger square.
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ChihiroRoseBud about 12 years ago
sometimes my tutoring sessions feel like this.
dedemah about 10 years ago
Honestly, why can’t they just teach him it in a way he’ll pay attention to? You have six comics in your hands. Here’s three more. Count how many comics you have now. So on and so forth. He just has to see it physically in a way that’s fun.
Xalder over 9 years ago
Didn’t this happen in an older strip?
yow4zip Premium Member over 8 years ago
Who knew basic addition could be so complicated?
Marathon Zack over 8 years ago
Call the answer “Y,” as in “Y do we care?”
BiggerNate91 over 7 years ago
I tried this once, but I used a ruler and measured out 6 inches on one side and 3 on the other. The diagonal measured 6.75. Next, I tried dividing both numbers by 2 (since the opposite side would make the full number.) So I measured out 3 inches on one side and 1.5 on the other. The diagonal measured 3.7 – which is actually close to 6 MINUS 3!
sunchaunzo almost 6 years ago
I like this idea of “new” math!
ergsrge about 4 years ago
Y really is a square number! Hobbes did some math right for once!
noissimbus almost 3 years ago
Hobbes’ higher math would make complete sense to a high-er person.
MaverickMoPete 8 months ago
I feel the same way when people talk about common core math.