March 27th, 2009
You Haven’t Earned the Right
Talk to me when you’ve spent a week wrestling with something that’s “clear.”
Mathematical Cartoons inspired by Sharpie Fumes
Talk to me when you’ve spent a week wrestling with something that’s “clear.”
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March 27th, 2009 at 9:57 am
I’ve listed a few similar responses I get regarding physics:
http://lanseybrothers.blogspot.com/2006/05/dont-ask.html
March 27th, 2009 at 10:21 am
Just counted. Over 70 instances of “clear” in my thesis so far… ouch!
*Adds “Clear up clear” to TODO list*
March 27th, 2009 at 10:22 am
Add to that about 20 obviouses.
March 27th, 2009 at 11:14 am
Word.
Side note: we should replace the phrase “Word.” with “Integer.”. It’s clear.
March 27th, 2009 at 7:12 pm
Walter Rudin
March 28th, 2009 at 9:53 am
I have just added your site to my ongoing collection of “math 2.0″ communities: http://www.naturalmath.com/index.php?option=com_jd-wp&Itemid=88888917&p=92
Thanks a lot for your work!
As to the subject of this comic, I am of two minds here. We have to acknowledge that a lot of people get tortured with mathematics and never see any math beyond that. Of course, they COULD expose themselves to a wider variety, but who is to blame when they don’t? The reply in the comic can as easily be:
- You were robbed of the right
or, more mildly,
- You never had a chance to get the right
March 28th, 2009 at 12:52 pm
@MariaDroujkova I agree that many people are scared off math. That’s why I keep some copies of Flatland in my backpack. It’s not the mellowest read, but it inspires a lot of mathematical curiosity!
March 28th, 2009 at 9:48 pm
I hate when people says something like:
“Well, if u are good in maths then tell how much is 83473 times 183845″
I just :o|
April 14th, 2009 at 8:42 am
It’s funny ’cause it’s true!
This is your best one yet! Everyone I’ve shown it to has laughed HARD. Of course, they’re all math grad students. This may be relevant…
July 31st, 2009 at 7:58 am
The best thing is when people who dislike math finally take a proof-based course and love it.
September 28th, 2009 at 1:46 pm
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