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``I can't explain the relationship between the course notes and what I'm talking about.''
- Younger, C&O 230

``It's sort of a tradition in this course to skip section 1.6.''
- Younger, C&O 230

``... Not that I consider you godlike. Well, only on Thursdays, when I don't see you.''
- Lastman, MATH 237

``I don't know what you think of this. I think it's rather yummy, myself.''
- Jackson, MATH 235

``Vector spaces don't have that shape, or that colour. Nor are they that dusty.''
- Jackson, MATH 235

``Why don't you and I have a party afterwards and we'll discuss it.''
- Jackson, MATH 235

``Just say one word: `one-sided limits'.''
- Wainwright, MATH 137

``It's like sex... it doesn't work out by yourself.''
- Lawrence, MTHEL 100

``What happens if they operate on my brain? (Afterthought) Well, they'd have to find it first... ''
- Lawrence, MTHEL 100

``Yes, this is a bad program.''
- Geddes, CS 134

``A picture is worth a thousand equations, at least in applied mathematics.''
- Tenti, AM 261

``Where would you be without linear Diophantine equations? Swinging through the trees I guess.''
- Hoffmann, MATH 135

``Sorry to the guy with the pen hanging out of his nose... you caught me off guard.''
- Kenyan, PSYCH 101

``The beauty of the co-op system is that it really fucks up your education.''
- Kesidis, E&CE 241

``This survey has been reviewed and approved for ethics by the Office of Human Research and Animal Care. I`m not sure which category applies to you.''
- Richardson, ACC 401

``I hope you realize this, but I'm not just shitting bricks here.''
- Hoffman, MATH 135

``Let me write something down, so you can work on it if you get bored today, like in my lecture.''
- Hoffman, PM 467

``I've always had the urge to go for an entire class with a straight face and teach complete garbage.''
- Best, MATH 138

``I'm the prof, that's why I can do it. You're the student, that's why you can't. Haven't you figured that out yet?''
- Best, MATH 138

``I know it's unfair, but life sucks.''
- Best, MATH 138

``If you were walking down a dark alley and you met a sequence, how would you know if it converged?''
- Best, MATH 138


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