8 Comments :

Peter said...

She is right, though– you can be a brilliant mathematician and still be lousy at arithmetic, or vice versa.

Sunday, April 15, 2007 3:19 pm

Math minor said...

I have a theory that entrance into a Math Major requires failing a 7th grade arithmetic test.

Sunday, April 15, 2007 10:58 pm

Math minor #2 said...

I can attest to that one…
Fractions are the worst.

Tuesday, April 17, 2007 6:11 pm

Engineer #1 said...

Bah…idiots..

Thursday, April 19, 2007 10:33 am

The person quoted said...

What was really said was:

Girl: So, 14+7…. 23.
Guy: Umm, it’s 21. Aren’t you a math major?
Girl: (Angrily) I’m in math, not arithmatic!

I say this all the time! Anyway, nobody who got through analysis 1 could mistake math for arithmatic!

Thursday, April 19, 2007 1:59 pm

Engineer #2 said...

Hence the problem with Math majors.
Can’t even add, but they think they’re the shit.

Saturday, April 21, 2007 3:45 pm

Math major said...

We don’t need to add.

Tuesday, April 24, 2007 3:05 pm

...dias said...

She was entirely correct, had she been working in Z/2Z.

Friday, March 7, 2008 1:29 am