Story archives - tag: "math"

"I'm an English major; you do the math."

I thought I needed to take my SAT again to improve my math score, but it turns out that I just added the scores incorrectly the first time.

tags: math test sat fail [add]

2010-07-19 16:10:05 / Rating: 118.75 /

Geoffrey Cubbage

On average, I deliberately set a person's hair on fire every twelve years or so.

tags: math statistic arson fire story [add]

2010-05-06 15:10:32 / Rating: 176.25 /

shmelicious

Meeting him in calculus taught me to love math.

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2010-05-05 14:28:48 / Rating: 155.75 /

A

I realized how sad my life is when I found myself reading a graduate mathematics reference text for pleasure on a Friday night.

tags: math alone sad [add]

2008-09-02 09:38:20 / Rating: 283.25 /

mathematically challenged

I'm so terrible at math that my precalculus teacher had me write an essay about why I'm terrible at math so I wouldn't fail the class.

tags: math high school humor [add]

2008-03-26 13:24:59 / Rating: 406.25 /

Eximus

As I looked at my old lecture notes, a doctoral thesis in math and physics, I realized: nothing will ever make me feel smart.

tags: notes math physics school intelligence self-esteem [add]

2007-11-12 22:49:29 / Rating: 353 /

yeah i'm a nerd

As x = my bank account approaches zero, y = me being nervous exponentially increases.

tags: math money [add]

2007-10-02 10:29:05 / Rating: 246.25 /