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  • “That is a philosophical problem with calculus. The better question is, why are you here, and why are you here with that attitude?”
    — Physics professor, responding to a complaint about never being offered a rigorous proof on why calculus works
    • 4 years ago
    • 530 notes
    • #physics
    • #ateenagetheorist
    • #submission
  • “We’ve come to the conclusion that I am a giraffe. Therefore, the square root of 2 is irrational.”
    — Pure Mathematics professor
    • 4 years ago
    • 359 notes
    • #general
    • #ateenagetheorist
    • #submission
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