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Comment author: Capla 14 November 2014 07:45:43PM *  0 points [-]

Where did you get the Khan Academy image? Could I see the full version?

A dependencies graph would be of great philosophical and practical interest.

After compiling a list of topics, the next step is to figure our what math underpins each one, and order them according to increasing assumed mathematical knowledge.

Comment author: coyotespike 15 November 2014 05:08:57PM 2 points [-]

Sadly, you can no longer see the full version on Khan Academy.

https://khanacademy.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/203353750-Where-is-the-Knowledge-Map-Star-Map-math-overview-

The Exercise Dashboard is not as helpful for highlighting dependencies: https://www.khanacademy.org/exercisedashboard

You may be able to find other knowledge maps; Khan wasn't the first to have the idea. I like Kaj's idea as well. I compared the curricula of several majors at MIT to come up with a core curriculum, useful across engineering, computer science, and biology.