Meow to the 47th

I found this on a piece of scratch paper in the math lab at my school.

All Adds Up

My friend found this slip of paper in the vents of his house in NE Portland, an apparent relic from its previous residents. On the front is a child playing with an adding machine. On the opposite side, a child has written “I will eat you.” This is what I imagine regarding its origin: the … Continued

I Know My Calculus

I work at the Indiana University library, and this is one of many treasures I’ve found in the stacks. I think some graduate students who work in the carrels upstairs had a bit of a nerdy love connection going on. This piece of paper was folded in half over a lengthy calculus problem; but, there’s … Continued

Double U, Double E, D

This was all wet and scrunched up on a tennis court where I play bike polo.

Geeked Up

Found in a trigonometry classroom … oh, the irony.

Spring Break Budget

I am a professor who teaches large chemistry classes. I found this paper on desk in the back of the class on my way out of the room after a lecture. I looked at it and saw that it was a Spring Break budget with specified categories. Clearly this student had his/her mind on “chemistry” … Continued

Math Problem

My son found this on the school bus and brought it home. I hope this was not a homework assignment. Please submit your answers!!

Not Full Credit?

The detail that this student explores… I feel as if I can almost visualize the curve…

Mu = Dumbo

If the original problem involves a huge spring pushing an apple crate up a skateboarding ramp, is an elephant acting as a resisting force all that far off?