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Oct. 12, 2009, 7:21 p.m.

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Stein: So I had been teaching across the room from Walstein. I brought up the Wikipedia article on Heaviside, and Walstein looks up and says, "Hey! That's my birthday!"

#657

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Oct. 12, 2009, 7:18 p.m.

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//during open house Stein: Hey, look! A parent! I almost forgot! It's Open House today! Thiagu, is that your dad? Thiagu: Yes Stein: Well, Mr. Thiagu, we're doing exponential growth right now. Follow? *no response* Well, Thiagu what do we get? Thiagu: Umm... //after getting the answer Stein: So you say to yourself-- *all but Thiagu's dad say self* Okay, Thiagu, you really need to talk to your dad about this class.

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Oct. 12, 2009, 7:13 p.m.

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//Stein's phone rings Stein: It's that car guy *hangs up* //5 minutes later, it rings again Stein: Ugh! //5 minutes later, it rings yet again Stein: STOP IT!

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Oct. 12, 2009, 7:12 p.m.

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//doing a practice problem with mixtures of urine and water Theresa: Our cross country coach said we need to be more hydrated and drink so much we can read through our urine. Stein: Has anyone actually tried that? Theresa: Well, some people claim they did. Stein: And did it work? Theresa: They said it did! Stein: That's kind of impressive. The thing is though, we're ignoring the whole issue of asparagus.

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Oct. 12, 2009, 7:09 p.m.

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//talking about logistic growth Stein: We need a Plan B. Which is unfortunate because you guys only have a Plan A.

#653

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Oct. 12, 2009, 7:07 p.m.

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Stein: See, Newton just used his genius on that apple. In the morning, it hit him on the head, and we had gravity. Then he heated it up for lunch, and we had calculus.

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Oct. 12, 2009, 7:06 p.m.

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//talking about Newton's laws of heating and cooling Stein: So let's say we want barbecued toe fungus. You know, as a delicacy or something. Actually, how would that work? I guess you'd have to coat it in breadcrumbs, deep-fry it for a bit, then put on barbecue sauce? Whatever.

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Oct. 12, 2009, 7:05 p.m.

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//looking over a homework problem with A=e^rt Stein: Hey wait, we can't use A. So let's use B. Hey look! It's Bert! Now we need an Ernie... //writes "=Be^(rt) + Ernie" on the board

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Oct. 11, 2009, 5 p.m.

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*Stein's phone rings in class* Stein: It's Mr. Pham. He wants to know if I want noodles and chicken.

#597

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Oct. 7, 2009, 4:17 p.m.

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Stein: Why are you hugging a water bottle? Andrew RS: It's a milk jug, actually. Stein: Why are you hugging it? Andrew RS: Uh, I dunno...