Comics about mathematics, science, and the student life.
The Trivial Line
It’s no secret that I dislike the word “trivial”, but I think it has a good place here.
24 Mar 2021Pass/Fail
I’ve been on both sides of this issue, and I have to say: You can really tell when students are doing the minimum.
22 Mar 2021Knobs
This is why I’m thankful that I’m a theoretical physicist: I can avoid a lot of these complications (but not all!) in my research.
19 Mar 2021Online Advantage
The trick is make sure you don’t looked zoned-out on camera while doing this.
17 Mar 2021
Plural
With this reasoning, I guess the safest thing to do is slap on an “s” at the end of each word, since the “No” points on the real line are a measure-zero set.
12 Mar 2021Research Path
Okay, this is a lie: Most of the time, you don’t even know where your end point is!
10 Mar 2021Academic Golden Handcuffs
Let’s make sure we don’t stay stuck in these comfortable local minima.
08 Mar 2021