Most of the mathematical heavy lifting in this comic was delegated to The Count. A man more eminently qualified to discuss such matters than I.
As a “computer scientist”, most of my knowledge of math in the non-discrete realms has gotten fairly rusty after years of neglect. However, I’d like to think that given a pressing need, and sufficient time with a calculus textbook, I could pick it up again. And I could always call The Count if I got really stuck on the chain rule or something.
–Geoff