Natural Blogarithms

I love a good math limerick.  And, no, “Nantucket” is never a destination for some mathematician in a good math limerick.  Here’s a new one I discovered online:

For the laymen,
The integral sec y dy                         -> (read as “seek y dee y”)From zero to one-sixth of piIs the log to base eOf the square-root of threeTimes [...]

Ok, so I know that several of the readers of this blog will enjoy this, several others will groan as they read, and many others will just roll their eyes at the lack of humor below.  I’m posting anyways.
And for the record, at one time, I have laughed out loud at every one of [...]

Following in the vein of my earlier post, here’s another oldie, but goodie:
[HT: SoftwareCraft]
CLEARLY: I don’t want to write down all the in-between steps.
TRIVIAL: If I have to show you how to do this, you’re in the wrong class.
OBVIOUSLY: I hope you weren’t sleeping when we discussed this earlier, because I refuse to repeat [...]

If you ask an average person on the street what is the highest level of mathematics, the most common answer would probably be Calculus.  There might even be a few throwing College Algebra out there as fairly advance.  However, if you ask a math major or engineering student the question of what is the [...]

I stumbled across the website of Chuck Norris Facts not long ago.  You know such treasured gems as
1. When Chuck Norris does a pushup, he isn’t lifting himself up, he’s pushing the Earth down. 2. There is no chin behind Chuck Norris’ beard. There is only another fist. 3. Chuck [...]

One of the first comics I read on the XKCD website was this one:

 
So don’t you think it would be a good idea to write a script that would factor every time throughout the day.  Just to make it interesting you might factor the time as a 6 digit number, including the seconds.  You [...]

I was finally catching up on some blog reading today (Yes, I should be finishing the grading of my Differential Equations tests, but I was kind of cranky this morning for no apparent reason. I’m sure my students would prefer me to be in a good mood before I start grading)
While reading the Carnival of [...]

Originally from ThinkGeek

Heisenberg is pulled over for speeding:
“Do you know how fast you were going?” the police officer asks, incredulously.
“No,” replies Heisenberg, “but I know exactly where I am!”