[OT] xkcd 2117: Differentiation and Integration

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Mar 4, 2019, 11:27:28 PM3/4/19
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I find this very interesting (it even mentions Risch algorithm!):

https://xkcd.com/2117/

https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/differentiation_and_integration.png

Image caption:
"Symbolic integration" is when you theatrically go through the motions
of finding integrals, but the actual result you get doesn't matter
because it's purely symbolic.
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