Somewhere along the course of history, calculus got categorized as the Mount Everest of mathematics. Students dread it, memes mock it, and it is often treated as the dividing line between “math people” and everyone else. But here’s the truth: calculus is actually not that difficult. We just make it seem that way.ShareThe core ideas behind calculus are surprisingly intuitive. At its heart, it is about change and accumulation. You already understand both of these. When you drive a car and glanc...

Somewhere along the course of history, calculus got categorized as the Mount Everest of mathematics. Students dread it, memes mock it, and it is often treated as the dividing line between “math people” and everyone else. But here’s the truth: calculus is actually not that difficult. We just make it seem that way.ShareThe core ideas behind calculus are surprisingly intuitive. At its heart, it is about change and accumulation. You already understand both of these. When you drive a car and glanc...