Things Math Professors Never Say

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[@dustinlangley3070]

“I don’t really believe in homework, I don’t believe in tests, but I believe in you” 🤣

[@OkamiiRamii]

This one really killed me!!!

[@mc_comn6484]

Hahhahaha can't help laughing!

[@charlie3k]

Wholesome professor

[@eelllieeee]

My teacher's acctually said that, but we still had tests cause we needed to

[@lyrimetacurl0]

A hippie maths teacher

[@MrPJBarney]

"10% of your grade comes from washing my car on weekends." God bless.

[@jpvoodoo5522]

First you have to know what 10% means. Then you have to read the question carefully. A=4.0 B=3.0 C=2.0 D=1.0 If you earn a D (1.0). i will give you 10% of "your grade" Which is 1.10,. Also a D.

[@桂堂]

Washing the car 10 times on a single weekend

[@derekj.russell458]

Hahahahaha dead

[@xxxpirlo]

Thank god

[@sapientum8]

I heard a story (admittedly, it might be an urban legend), when in the beginning of a very first math class, the students were sitting in the classroom waiting to meet a professor, but he seemed to be running very late. After about 15 minutes of waiting, one of the older students started to protest, and loudly ask questions , something like: "Where is this damn professor? how long are we going to sit here for waiting for him ? what kind of professor is that ?" and for the next 5 minutes or so he was saying all sorts of silly things about that professor. Finally, he apparently got fed up, got up, came to the board and said: "Ok, since there is still no sight of this bloody professor, it is I who will be your professor!" (turned out, this was actually the real professor)

[@ccbgaming6994]

Wow

[@user_2793]

fucking legend

[@nafisa.t13]

@Eric Johnson Cold War mentality ftw xDDD

[@anthonyjulianelle6695]

I am pretty sure that I heard about this shortly after it happened at Williams College around 1985. I think that the student/prof was Colin Adams who was a new faculty member and hence unknown to the students.

[@sapientum8]

@@anthonyjulianelle6695 thank you for unraveling the origins of this urban legend.

[@martinshoosterman]

"if there is something you don't understand during class just let me know and I wont put it on the test" If only life could be that easy

[@TheMathSorcerer]

Haha yes

[@DGNT1]

"if you want a raise, just ask! we can discuss the number at that time". i can only dream

[@musayusuf2284]

Don't be selfish.! What if you don't understand 70% of the stuff?

[@gotnextventures2228]

Ah yes if only

[@wanderingwobb6300]

The test proceeds to be a blank piece of paper

[@harmonicartist]

I mean, I’m sure that my math teacher wouldn’t say these things, but doing this summer class on Zoom during a pandemic, he’s hitting about 60% of these

[@TheMathSorcerer]

Hahaha

[@user-pb4hh1jk3f]

All my professors made all the tests open note when we went online, as we'd have them on hand anyway.

[@pianoforte17xx48]

I read for some reason "my math sorcerer". I'm that obsessed with him 😂

[@roccokainka9661]

I've got another one... "You can treat dy/dx like a fraction"

[@TIHUXSDW]

y/x gives you the slope of the curve, yay!!!

[@dieselguitar1440]

I think one of my teachers actually said that once when teaching separable differential equations, smh.

[@technoguyx]

only physics professors would ever say that lol

[@roccokainka9661]

@@technoguyx true xD

[@mastershooter64]

you can! but only when y is a single variable function

[@Magoo277]

"I actually dont know the material either" i actually had a college teacher say this to me once. He also vaped in the classroom. As you can imagine i didnt pass along with many many others in the class.

[@TheMathSorcerer]

Haha oh wow!!

[@TheMathSorcerer]

Just totally crazy lol. Thanks for sharing 👍

[@PhillipRhodes]

I had a discrete math class once, where the original professor had to back out of teaching the class at the last minute. The school scrambled to find a replacement, and as of the first night of class we had no instructor when we arrived in the room. 15 minutes later a guy rocks up and says "I am the replacement instructor. My major was Physics, so I have had this math before, but I haven't looked at any of this stuff in 45 years. So basically, I'll be learning it right along with you guys." Needless to say, it was not the most enlightening class.

[@ddelony1]

I've always had this suspicion about a lot of math teachers.

[@himavan221]

This should be renamed as “things every math student wished their math teacher would say“

[@TheMathSorcerer]

Haha yeah good title

[@johnwalker1058]

“things every math student wished their math teacher would say“ Teacher: "oh, it's okay if you forgot to put the +c behind each indefinite integral / antiderivative, I'm sure you know what it's for and meant to put it on, so I won't take off points."

[@craighalpin1917]

I personally had a teacher in high school that would allow test corrections.. not every test but every now and then when the classes scores were lower than expected. The teacher would set aside a class to solve each question on the test in the lecture and reissue a new test the next day. It was actually pretty effective for my class but I can see why it's not popular with many teachers.

[@scragar]

This is one of the most effective ways to improve skills though. Test people to see what they don't know, go over it and show how to do it correctly, retest to confirm learning. So weird how a lot of schools seem to think testing should be the end of it and going back over material that was wrong to ensure you know it is a bad thing. If you're lucky you get a few profs in your life who do it well though and actually confirm people understand things correctly before moving on. Even better is doing this with mock tests in the run up to an exam and having separate lessons for each topic people got wrong so based on the areas you did bad in you can get a refresher before the exam.

[@masterman812]

Forgot "Yes it really is as complicated at looks." Also he looks and sounds like 87% of all math professors in America.

[@TheMathSorcerer]

Haha

[@spiderdude2099]

“Let’s go through the algebra for these integrals and derivatives just to be thorough, wouldn’t want anyone getting lost just by assuming that “you should all know this by now.”

[@vladprus4019]

"Actually I don't know how to do most of the homework either" Yes, they don't say that, but they THINK that.

[@Michelle-xx1gy]

The last one was so nice 😭😭

[@TheMathSorcerer]

:)

[@nilaksh007]

I actually had a prof that said that aaaaaaa

[@AZTECMAN]

I went to a school without grades as a youngster. It was dope. My teacher let me explore math independently, and I just had to show that I knew the material. Now as an adult, I enjoy studying math independently via Khanacad and MIT OCW. I think it helped that I never had it shoved down my throat.

[@tothbrush1917]

I had a similar experience in highschool. Only 3 students were in my calculus class, so failing tests or getting stuck and giving up on a problem was simply not an option. If one of us couldn't solve something, that meant 25% of the room couldn't solve it, which was a big deal.

[@Boingus-]

​​@@tothbrush1917TEACHER NOTES: Hmm how many student's are there and what percent does one take up in the classroom? Please resubmit the assignment when you figure out the problem.

[@tothbrush1917]

I counted the teacher as a person :|@@Boingus-

[@Ganerrr]

honestly, id love this teacher. assuming he actually knows the stuff his class seems like its focused on being a resource for you to learn what you want, rather than systematically covering and memorizing things

[@chair3736]

Tf are you doing here ganer, do some more flip resets pal....

[@johnwalker1058]

"being a resource for you to learn what you want, rather than systematically covering and memorizing things" Teachers that do this are the most amazing teachers out there, and end up being the ones we learn the most from!

[@mrheng562]

😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣, Students: I did it all in my head. Teacher: Good, let me just teach you all in my head. Here’s the problem, here’s the answer. I just taught you in my head. If you couldn’t follow my work, then invent a mind reader and do a kickstarter. I’ll invest in one!!!

[@TheMathSorcerer]

Bwuahahahahaha that was great!!!

[@insouciantFox]

2:00 About the “I don’t believe in grades/tests -do what you want to learn” thing... I legitimately had a intro to Music Theory Professor in college who subscribed to that philosophy. No real homework, tests were open note and literally directly from the slides he posted as lecture notes. Most of the time he told stories for half the class. Everyone loved him. Everyone learned stuff too. It was great.

[@paigebrady6622]

What's absolutely hilarious is these are literally ALL the things my philosophy professor used to say. Especially "come grab a beer with me and we'll just hang out and just don't worry about the homework"

[@TheMathSorcerer]

Lol!!!

[@j.wyliehartwell8769]

This is how I imagine a Math for the liberal Arts class would be.

[@Bagunka]

Nah. For them it’s mostly college algebra and trig

[@jarlsparkley]

Math is a liberal art.

[@bollockjohnson6156]

@@jarlsparkley lol no

[@jarlsparkley]

Bollock Johnson uh, yeah, it is. Here are some of the liberal arts: the sciences, mathematics, philosophy Here are things that are not liberal arts: engineering, medicine, business The liberal arts are all academic (as opposed to professional) disciplines.

[@bollockjohnson6156]

@@jarlsparkley haha nope

[@robertschlesinger1342]

Having taught college chemistry for some years, it seems you left out a phrase: "If you don't know how to do a problem on your homework or an exam, please feel free to copy the homework from another student or ask another student for the answer during the exam." Have a great day.

[@TheMathSorcerer]

Lol!!!

[@F50inFTW]

“I like teaching the calculus sequence.”

[@micaelaroyo4837]

As chill as this professor looks, I just know I wouldn't like him. I've had a few of these types of professors and they never know the answer, they don't seem to care, and yes, they are nice, but they just care about their paycheck. All of the nicest, most caring professors I've had (in college) were the hardest math teachers! They truly are passionate if they're willing to work you to the bone so you can understand

[@TheMathSorcerer]

hahaha

[@leonardobranco8829]

Wolfram Alpha 😂😂😂😂

[@TheMathSorcerer]

Hehe

[@cristianloiacono2410]

I ain't no simp Adam. C'mon now

[@ranani20]

@Amazing Adam kind hate explaining it but.. Symp(y) =simp haha...

[@existenceispain2074]

who actually compute the integral by hand

[@klutchboi3266]

@@existenceispain2074 exactly lol

[@vedgsesh]

The absolute unit of a professor who taught my Calc 1, Calc 2 and DE classes struck the perfect balance between everything you just said and making people learn. Absolute legend. You might know him?

[@liambmn]

Jeff Bezos seems a lot more likeable with long hair

[@TheMathSorcerer]

Lol

[@gibson17155]

The “I don’t know how to do most of the homework” one was my calc 2 professor. He started every practice problem with “alright I’m gonna need some help with this one guys” and when we finally finished he would say “yup that’s probably right.” Love ya Dr Smith!

[@nicolasdellano280]

My teacher actually said "Attending class is not mandatory" Later that day he also said: "God! I speak and speak and the class does not finish" Great guy tho

[@ismotahtinen1079]

Nicolas Dellano I never had a course in maths or physics (theoretical) where attendance was mandatory during my BSc and MSc studies. I think this is pretty much the norm in all Finnish universities.

[@wojak6793]

Ismo Tähtinen youre lucky i heard schools and prisons in Finland and other nordic countries are really nice

[@jermainerace4156]

@@ismotahtinen1079 I'm in the US and the same is true here: however, I've never met a student who missed any significant amount of class and did well. Maybe someone can get away with this if the math/physics isn't critical to their major, but if you are getting a C in math/physics, you are going to have a very hard time in statics/dynamics.

[@jemand_Nachname]

In Germany our math professor is Like: „Feel free to copy the model solutions of the exercises last year. You only have to ask you friends in the higher semesters who still have the pdf's“

[@TheMathSorcerer]

Haha

[@tauceti8341]

That's why I struggled in physics, no one wanted to associate with the foreigner. So they kept all the previous tests, homework, quiz, and test problems to themself.

[@IsomerSoma]

@@tauceti8341 That's a big advantage. If you copy you learn literally nothing.

[@Sam-cv5gd]

@@IsomerSoma || True, but sometimes you need to pass this class to move on.

[@IsomerSoma]

@@carlgauss1702 Well in Germany you pay like 120 € per semester

[@ArdoBlueMoon]

"I want you to write an essay on your feelings towards algebra."

[@TheMathSorcerer]

Haha that is awesome

[@HomoGeniusPDE]

I had a dynamical systems class that the professor said the test was open everything because he doesn't care how you find the answer. He emphasized understanding in his lectures enough that nobody ever had to use google for anything significant. Although I did use wolfram alpha to calculate an integral during an exam lol.

[@mimithehotdog7836]

"Yeah, this course is free. No, you don't need the newest edition of the textbook because all the lectures are on my youtube channel."

[@hansolafsen77]

In Germany attendance is really not mandatory and indeed attendance is useless or at least not necessary...the first time I saw my abstract algebra preofessor was in the last session before the exam. I never saw the probability theory professor... An textbooks, hell no. We have internet.

[@TheMathSorcerer]

Haha wow

[@ILoveMaths07]

That's very deplorable...

[@Evan490BC]

Attendance may not be mandatory but you'll have to work ten times as hard if you try to teach mathematics to yourself.

[@hansolafsen77]

I didn't want to appear arrogant or super smart. Quite the contrary. I was too stupid for lectures. I needed internet and attended some tutorial classes where TAs solved the assignments.

[@Evan490BC]

@@hansolafsen77 No I understand. I was just saying that live attendance provides invaluable cues and interaction that greatly enhance learning.

[@alvinlepik5265]

Our linear algebra professor actually did give us an opportunity to correct ourselves in a post-exam conversation. Not necessarily to make up for all lost credit, but at least partially.

[@TheMathSorcerer]

Ya many people do that for partial credit

[@narukami3039]

You got me hooked with "As long as you feel that you're learning then I know that you know that you know what you're doing and I will give you an A" Hilarious hahaha! That must've been fun to say.

[@secularisrael]

I actually like allowing to use Mathematica. Not while learning integration (or whatever), but later, when using it to do other things. I think using it to solve a tedious integral can be highly efficient and appropriate. Just like we often use calculators to do multiplication and addition and such; it saves time and silly mistakes.

[@MrSaemichlaus]

"I really don't worry about your progress as much as that I walk out of the lecture looking like a genius which is so freakin next-level that you simply cannot understand my excellence"

[@brandonfox9618]

There were some things that I agreed with (e.g. test correction opportunities, giving full credit to homework that was at least attempted) and some things that I disagreed with (e.g. just using the calculator and Wolfram Alpha to get the answers without showing any work, attendance not being mandatory). Also, I just completed a course in mathematical modeling and another one, which was based on writing proofs for things like recursion, relations (my favorite!), and number theory. Both of them were A's!

[@jacktaylor1516]

Obviously being a prof and a veteran of grad school you have it ingrained but man...you have just got the math professor verbal cadence absolutely nailed. 👍😂😁

[@TheMathSorcerer]

Haha thx man

[@JesusGarcia-fu8bj]

This is literally every humanities class

[@TheMathSorcerer]

Lol

[@hyperbolicandivote]

Equity math.

[@rosesolomon7276]

my discrete math class had this awesome thing where we could resubmit any assignment and retake any quiz or test as many times as we want so we could just get an A for being commited to the course. we also pretty much got graded pass/not pass yet on each of those assignments. we learned a ton though!

[@oximas]

use wolframalpha, LOL this got my laughing hard

[@TheMathSorcerer]

👍

[@MsTh5]

as a physics student, we're actually told to use use Wolfram Alpha

[@pieb0y1]

I had a calculus prof let us use wolfram alpha during exams, they weren't easy questions however lol. All of them required a lot of work in order to get something you could put into wolfram, his idea was that if we knew how to get to the point of basic integration, we knew the process and could just use the calculator to do the integrating and not waste time on it, since we already knew how to do it fluently.

[@AnubisXII]

You forgot, "I peed on a cricket". I've never heard a math professor say that.

[@TheMathSorcerer]

Lol

[@StNick119]

0:50 Well a couple of my professors HAVE assigned us homeworks without checking in advance how the questions are actually done, occasionally assigning insanely difficult questions by accident, so....

[@RigoVids]

“I will always be about 15 minutes late” is so technical as if he’s barely abiding by the minimum wait before class is canceled.

[@jeremygillihan]

Circular integration by parts/tabular integration < Wolfram|Alpha

[@smackdashitoutchu7755]

That last one was beautiful. "I don't believe in homework. I don't believe tests. But I do believe in you... so don't worry."

[@TheMathSorcerer]

Hahahah

[@ihorsvir]

My prof actually allowed to use WolframAlpha on tests, as long as there was a step by step explanation of how it was calculated

[@esejsnake1503]

"Jusht press the BUTTON and give me the answers" XD My prof is NEVER late.

[@luwn00bz]

0:35 my math teacher literally was hanging out at the local pub on fridays and he advertised it

[@rithikv9816]

The first 20% of this is the physical embodiment of my math professor

[@xdrfvgyhn64]

I feel like this hypothetical professor would be the Michael Scott among math professors

[@TheMathSorcerer]

LOL!

[@erwinmulder1338]

I always told my students that homework was not mandatory. After that I'd tell them that everyone who skipped on the homework has so far failed the exam. Their choice.

[@SuspiciousFace]

0:49 Brilliant!

[@TheMathSorcerer]

:)

[@RedBar3D]

Sentences no math textbook has ever seen: "This part of the proof is actually very subtle and so we will explain it in detail to make sure that you follow our reasoning".

[@sabrinae.6361]

“For twenty points of extra credit, write your name on the test” LOL.

[@TheMathSorcerer]

LOL

[@haimbenavraham1502]

I'm sure everyone will be on time for this professor.

[@marioytambor]

The I don't even know how to do the homework is the most accurate work

[@TheMathSorcerer]

:)

[@nukeengineer5214]

This is why you have online classes which are excellent. A great teacher can reach millions, and maybe this is how education should be? Local professors can do research, and answer questions, give out exams. I wish this were the case when I went to grad school.

[@ultralaggerREV1]

Every math instructor I’ve been with always said that buying the text book isn’t required because everything is already in MyLab Math

[@mikehawk658]

Just don’t forget that Euler’s gamma function helps on integrals by parts. You are welcome.

[@Whiteboytripping]

Things electrical engineering professors never say: This is another math class.

[@trevornoble337]

Here's another one that was missed: "Don't be shy, there are no wrong answers in this class."

[@GRBtutorials]

2:00 You sure? I remember there was a simple problem that Wolfram Alpha gave the wrong answer to. I don’t know which one is it right now, I’ll check tomorrow.

[@kiand2638]

On my 1st year of university, my math teacher told us to use whatever program we want to use, it’s not considered cheating as long as you don’t pay for a program or another student to pass the exam for you.

[@phillipmartin2033]

I wish I had a math professor like that haha

[@TheMathSorcerer]

haha yeah

[@lumigg2556]

this man deserves more views he's hilarious af!

[@TheMathSorcerer]

Thank you!!

[@jrodriguez3647]

Things Mathematics professors NEVER says: "It's okay, you can make mistakes as long as you learn from them." 🤣🤣

[@pyre753]

This video actually made me laugh out loud multiple times. Thanks for the entertainment. Easiest like and sub of my life; I look forward to seeing more of your content!

[@liondovelearning1391]

Had a spanish teacher who also taught geometry because no one could pass the previous teacher's class. She (re)learned geometry as we went and I actually learned more than I did in any of my other math classes. It was like we were all working together to figure it out. Highest geometry percentage on the state test in the county from that class. One person beat me in Tallahassee or it'd been highest in the state. From a geometry teacher who didn’t know geometry, but really friggin tried

[@Tylerjul729]

*Takes a break after doing some calc 2 hw, gets roasted for doing homework on a Saturday night, laughs in pain*

[@direnbhatsavesoil9628]

Thank You for restoring my faith in humanity.

[@TheMathSorcerer]

hehehehehe you are welcome, your comment made me LOL, so thank you for that:)

[@ChillZilla9001]

My statics professor actually suggested wolfram alpha if we get stuck on a homework problem to gain insight how to do it

[@prysrek8858]

1:33 sounds like something, an engineering professors would say.

[@mrmartinwatson1]

"I don't know how to do most of the hw either" Goodness gracious, i so happened to get the one proffessor who has the textbook and its contents memorized by the letters and fonts of each chapter and seems bewildered when we don't get it.

[@ldb579932]

"There are no grades in this classroom...do your best you will get an A in this class." Perhaps math professors never say this since it's a contradiction.

[@anweshaguha7366]

One of my math profs did say attendance isn't mandatory and that he doesn't believe in homework 😂

[@derekjohnson6676]

In my combinatorics class, a student asked if the midterm would be open note. Our professor replied: “The exam is open Wolfram Alpha.”

[@osk3253]

Here is a question for you i have a doubt in. Integral of tan 2x/√(sin^6x+cos^6x)

[@broccoli7941]

I encourage you to use Wolfram Alpha during the exams. F'ing gold, f'ing gold.

[@zdrastvutye]

Math is: learn a pin number by heart to buy food no math: climb up coconut trees and get'em from 1st hand

[@TheMathSorcerer]

Hehe

[@michaelrhodes4712]

"Do not mess around with showing work......"

[@TheMathSorcerer]

Lol!!!!!!

[@fraserpye9667]

"If you want to talk about your grades just stop by my office, bring some beers, we'll have a good time" lmao

[@aplusacad]

Some of My Professors used to tell me that Textbooks are not required in the Class and to leave all the word Problems. When i remember i feel that they were Useless Professors.

[@grimftl]

As a post-secondary math professor, I did actually say a few of these things. "Using an approved calculator on your test is not illegal, immoral, or fattening!"

[@TheMathSorcerer]

hehe

[@nerdgeekcosplay909]

Math is a very hard subject for me. I struggled with it in my first year of college. I went to tutoring everyday including the day of the final exam. I got a C but I worked for it .

[@TheMathSorcerer]

awesome!

[@nerdgeekcosplay909]

@@TheMathSorcerer Thanks 😊 for my major, I need two more math classes to do , but I’m waiting for the pandemic to end. So I can take those classes . Math and science are not my best subjects so I have to wait .

[@Enigma758]

In the mid 70s, I had a math professor say "You won't study, you'll just go back to your dorm and listen to your acid rock!".

[@ddelony1]

"There is no reason to show all of your work on your exams. You can just use your calculator and just press the buttons and give me the answer." So a statistics professor? I actually loved stats, but this was pretty true. There may be a correlation, though. ;-) It's an interesting cultural difference between statistics and the rest of math, where statistics education really embraces technology. I think that because doing it by hand is impractical for large data sets.

[@donjonmaister]

Can you imagine how many students need someone to tell them this? 3:43

[@TheMathSorcerer]

hahaha

[@aritano491]

“It’s good for ur physical health” 😂😂😂

[@TheMathSorcerer]

Heheheh

[@johnkoenig326]

I saw the thumbnail and thought, "Gotta be a professor. Either that, or a homeless guy."

[@TheMathSorcerer]

Rofl

[@tarmizi2005]

Thanks for the laugh !! . I think I've practiced almost every single thing you mentioned in the video...hahaha

[@TheMathSorcerer]

Haha

[@mr.fordnite1909]

these are things english teachers say

[@jimhudsoncountrytunes5205]

A few of theses lines I absolutely believe in!!

[@TheMathSorcerer]

haha

[@PMA65537]

A Taylor series with just one term is how we usually do things. (He dropped in here from Physics.)

[@andrewhone3346]

The thing about not doing any working with adding fractions, is that many students put it into the calculator wrong, so get a wrong answer. Also, not working with fractions often means carrying around lots of unnecessary decimals, and losing familiarity with basic arithmetic. For instance, one ofmy colleagues was shocked by the fact that he had to spend several minutes convincing a 3rd year student that 1/0.25 is equal to 4.

[@jj.wahlberg]

I actually have had a professor say that the textbook was optional, but we should buy it if we were going to take the next two in the series

[@TheMathSorcerer]

Ya I actually always make it optional too, well the hw is online so they have the ebook if they want it😃

[@cgon1315]

I actually had a professor say the textbook wasn't really needed and the homework was not really worth doing. But he said it was because the textbook didn't really have what he considered test level questions so we should get some of his past quizzes and tests he posted online to do if we wanted problems to help prepare.

[@erichlf]

I have said attendance wasn't mandatory. I have also said homework was not graded or mandatory.

[@memyselfi3756]

My teacher does not believe in test scores, He says we are supposed to learn from our mistakes he is the best!