But wait since π is defined in terms of the diameter it should be 1/4 πD2 .
In fact look at all these quadratic forms
distance fallen in a gravitational field: 1/2 gt2
energy of motion: 1/2 mv2
speed 1/2 at2
area of a circle 1/2 τr2
Because when you step up from the linear, one dimensional circumference, and integrate, then the antiderivative should have a 1/2 factor to account for the square when differentiating back. The fact that π cancels this factor, and hides it is to its detriment!
Read https://www.tauday.com/tau-manifesto again, specifically section 3. τ is how the circumference of a unit circle should be defined since we use the radius and never the diameter. Anything else is revisionism comrade, do better.
I have never seen this before, but one of the courses I have to develop curriculum for includes high school level trigonometry, and I am pretty fucking convinced that for learners (especially with LDs in math), the τ circle constant is conceptually easier to understand. The page is absolutely correct that showing a new learner the special angles with τ is a much simpler point of entry than the special angles relative to π (Figures 8 and 10).
A class full of young tauists sounds sick and I fully agree that it’s conceptually much easier (simply by virtue of being the trivial definition). In application however pi still reigns supreme, so if they use calculators for instance there will be a constant translation effort (remember to multiply with 2, or was it halve it??) that could be frustrating.
I have never seen this before, but one of the courses I have to develop curriculum for includes high school level trigonometry, and I am pretty fucking convinced that for learners (especially with LDs in math), the τ circle constant is conceptually easier to understand. The page is absolutely correct that showing a new learner the special angles with τ is a much simpler point of entry than the special angles relative to π (Figures 8 and 10).
Thanks for sharing!
A class full of young tauists sounds sick and I fully agree that it’s conceptually much easier (simply by virtue of being the trivial definition). In application however pi still reigns supreme, so if they use calculators for instance there will be a constant translation effort (remember to multiply with 2, or was it halve it??) that could be frustrating.
You have the coolest job ever though much props
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That’s just Tau propaganda
Um, uh. WH40k!
I bow in honor to your arguments and flawless custom emoji usage. I’m a tauist, but you are a true sage of the Way!
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posters:deep-nesting: Everybody in the :fedposting:iverse is saying it! :freedom-and-democracy:thanks for sharing, I’ve never heard of this before but it does seem easier to understand intuitively.