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Sept. 2, 2022, 2:41 p.m.

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//Schwartz tangentially talking about abstract algebraic structures (group, ring, field, module, vector space, and more) Michael: What are the applications of those other things? Schwartz: I don't know! I'm a pure mathematician. Math is strong and independent and don't need no applications!

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Jan. 6, 2022, 1:44 p.m.

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Schwartz: Wait... 1 - 0.4 - 0.6 does not equal 0. Class: Yes it does! Schwartz: Schwartz: Ohhhhhhh

#8471

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Jan. 28, 2020, 9:14 p.m.

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//Linalg icebreaker Contreras: Say your name and a descriptor that starts with the same letter, I'll start. Contreras: Coffee Contreras. Marc: Messy Marc. Eric: Intelligent Eric.

#7470

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May 4, 2018, 4:59 p.m.

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Schwartz: "Life is pain, highness. Anyone who says differently is selling something." One student: What's that from? * Entire class shouts out at him that it's from the Princess Bride, Schwartz's favorite movie * Schwartz: I can feel his letter grade dropping.

#7271

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Feb. 25, 2018, 8:26 p.m.

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Schwartz: We all know magnets aren't found outside.

#6965

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Nov. 20, 2017, 10:13 p.m.

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//Picking people to prove various facts Schwartz: Someone pick a number! Ryan: 7 Schwartz: Someone pick a number! Kevin: 7 Schwartz: You two go up! //Ryan and Kevin go up and start writing on the whiteboard

#6964

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Nov. 20, 2017, 10:10 p.m.

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//Talking across the room Connor: Your intuition is shit!

#6808

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Oct. 19, 2017, 3:07 p.m.

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//T O O  M U C H   M A T H   L A T E R and a fraction that spans the entire whiteboard Schwartz: So this determines whether or not the matrix is invertible Schwartz: Let's call it... Anson: The determinator! Schwartz: Okay! *few statements later* So now we have defined what a determinant is Anson: No we defined a determinator.

#5665

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Nov. 25, 2015, 4:47 p.m.

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//Lin alg during bell problems //Schwartz is lecturing when the bell rings Schwartz: Thank you all, see you next class, and have a great Thanksgiving! //Arnold Mong leaves the room Schwartz: What no, come back //Arnold Mong returns //Lecture continues //Bell rings Schwartz: Hello everyone, welcome to class, today we'll be having a quiz and-- Announcement: Pardon the interruption, we are having some trouble with the bells this morning, obviously-- //Pause Schwartz: Is that all? Student: Obviously-- //Bell rings Announcement: Obviously if you hear the bell at any odd times, please ignore it unless it follows today's schedule. Today is a regular even day. Thank you.

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Sept. 21, 2015, 3:22 p.m.

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//Doing an application problem to Econ Schwartz: How much of the Water company's output goes to Electricity? Student 1: .1! Student 2: .9! Student 3: .5! Schwartz: .5 is between .1 and .9...but it isn't even the arithmetic mean //Awkward pause Schwartz: (sarcastically) ...see, Econ majors worry about arithmetic. But math majors have BETTER things to think about