Non-Conservative

We reward those who do good throughout the whole semester versus those who peak at the end, even though the end result is the same.

Sweeping

And then a few days later, we ask for an explanation once again.

Hunting

“Don’t be scared, you want to be the right sign anyway.”

Reading

“How many books did you read this year?”

“Just one, but it was an advanced mathematics book.”

“Oh wow, that’s worth like fifty books!”

Mental Visualization

“It’s good to be able to visualize things in your mind.”

“That’s what I’m doing. But I think my brain processes better with pictures.”

Computation

“How are you going to run that computer without it losing power?”

“I didn’t think of that.”

“I guess you would have needed the key to wisdom to figure out a better strategy, huh?”

Memory Aid

“Did you think your memory aid was going to magically make sense when the test comes around?”

Life Inertia

“Maybe I need to add some lubricant underneath to lower the coefficient of friction.”

Template

The trick is to make the historical summary interesting enough to lull people into the paper until they feel like they invested so much time that they have to see it through.

Mathematical Minefield

You better tread carefully here.