Monthly Archives: August 2005

Stumbleupon Review A physicist, a mathematician and a computer scientist discuss what is better: a wife or a girlfriend. The physicist: “A girlfriend. You still have freedom to experiment.” The mathematician: “A wife. You have security.” The computer scientist: “Both. … Continue reading →

Stumbleupon Review A physicist, a statistician, and a (pure) mathematician go to the races and place bets on horses. The physicist’s horse comes in last. “I don’t understand it. I have determined each horse’s strength through a series of careful … Continue reading →

Stumbleupon Review Psychologists subject an engineer, a physicist, and a mathematician – a topologist, by the way – to an experiment: Each of them is locked in a room for a day – hungry, with a can of food, but … Continue reading →

Stumbleupon Review A math student and a computer science student are jogging together in a park when they hear a voice: “Please, help me!” They stop and look. The voice belongs to a frog sitting in the grass. “Please, help … Continue reading →

Stumbleupon Review Q: What is normed, complete, and yellow? A: A Bananach space…

Stumbleupon Review A French mathematician’s pick up line: “Voulez vous Cauchy avec moi?”

Stumbleupon Review Q: Why do mathematicians often confuse Christmas and Halloween? A: Because Oct 31 = Dec 25.

Stumbleupon Review Q: Do you already know the latest stats joke? A: Probably…

Stumbleupon Review A pure and an applied mathematician are asked to calculate 2 * 2. The applied mathematician’s solution: We have 2 * 2 = 2 *1/(1-1/2). The second factor on the right hand side has a geometric series expansion … Continue reading →

Stumbleupon Review One day, Jesus said to his disciples: “The Kingdom of Heaven is like 3x squared plus 8x minus 9.” A man who had just joined the disciples looked very confused and asked Peter: “What, on Earth, does he … Continue reading →