"There are more logs here than in a lumberyard."
"Treat infinity as your friend."
"You should know this. If you don't you should weep in remorse."
"This is math. Sometimes you have to dig in and get your hands dirty. However, you may take comfort in that when you get older you can just wave your hands and someone else does the dirty work."
"I won't draw a picture to insult you. That's for later."
After a student asks how he knew something..."Because I am a bloody genius."
"I don't want to risk a heart attack by asking you what a gradient is and not receiving an answer."
"The stupidity was not on your part I'm afraid."
"This is a moat. We can't jump."
"It is often a fool's game to rely on too many things."
When asked what building he works in "I don't work anywhere, so you can't really put a building to that. I just come here to shout at people."
"The proof of any serious mathematical theorem cannot be done in just 50 minutes."
"Again, nothing to do with doors."
"Maybe she's never seen that kind of clock before. Maybe she thinks they're all digital." Referring to a girl who didn't know what 'clockwise direction' meant
"I can imagine a state legislator coming in and saying, 'They pay you to draw this? My three-year-old can do better' "
"Let's get alive here. I will slap you."
"I could say end of proof and you would all sing and dance."
"This is n factorial. Not that you are surprised to see n."
After a student asks where the h is..."It's gone. I ate it."
About constant functions "It's like an exercise bike. It doesn't go anywhere."
"What? Is the algebra train stuck again?" |
