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⚐ ReportSchwartz: I'm just playing around with symbols, as is all of maths. Schwartz: *looks out the window* Good. Rose isn't here to hear that.
#12898
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⚐ Report//Rose describes the things he had planned for Logic for which he ran out of time Michael: Do you ever think that Logic should be double-period? Rose: No, Logic doesn't need to be double-period. I just need to cut out some junk. Rose: I've come to the point where I'm willing to admit that.
#12883
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⚐ ReportRose: I ran a Zoom class, and half the class showed up, and everyone was sad. Rose: Well, no, you might have all been happy, but I was sad.
#12822
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⚐ Report//chaotic rose anthology, january 4 "Katz, you need to stop making that joke. It should be your New Year's resolution. ... Why? Eh, maybe it's just a me thing." "You all haven't memorised the first book of Euclid like I have." "Katz, in september, on your first day of college, you should go to the professor after class and find something they did wrong to scream at them about. ... It's a good way to establish dominance." "Can I put Jonathan Fan in a phone bin?" "[Hilbert] did something different ... because he's Hilbert." "Don't zone out or get bored! Well, I can't stop you from getting bored."
#12821
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⚐ Report// Skimming through Logicomix Rose: Bertrand Russell’s parents were in a sort of… non-traditional arrangement… Stephen: A throuple? Rose: Yeah, a throuple Rose: That’s the first time I’ve said that word out loud
#12801
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⚐ Report//chaotic rose anthology, december 22 "According to the scientists -- and we all know we can trust the scientists -- the winter solstice happened at 22:30 last night. But I know otherwise, from my personal truth, ..." "Can I get some head nods from maybe 30 or 40% of the class? ... Evan's making up for it [by nodding very intensely]. Good." "Was that your question? No? Doesn't matter. I'm going to ignore your question anyway." "I know that you don't know this, because I taught you everything you know." "'The inadequacy of language became an obstacle in my journey.' I know exactly what you mean, Frege." "If you love philosophy -- or if you hate philosophy -- well, that would include everyone ..." "No. Hands down. No more student contribution."
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⚐ Report//chaotic rose anthology, december 20 "There are two ways we can go about this. When the teacher stops talking for a second, you can start talking about bullshit that's unrelated to class, or you can stop, and be quiet, and focus on what's happening in class." "Don't get mad at me, Katz! Or get mad at me, but suppress those feelings, as I often do." "I'm not going to look at the clock, because it would make me sad. ... There's no clock anyway? Great!" "Now, here's something new that will change your life. ... For the better. I have to clarify that every time." "I'm just retelling the story from october, but this time I'm using the word 'consistency' a lot." "He uses the pseudosphere, which is at my house, as part of the Christmas tree, so I don't have it with me now." "Perfect. And when I say 'perfect', I'm really crying inside. But it's only on the inside, so that's okay." "[Fus making an announcement is] the voice of nightmares." "Now we're getting to the part of this class where I make fun of Schwartz a lot." "[Schwartz is] so influenced by modern mathematics. He's like a caricature of the 21st-century mathematician." "If you ask whether something is true, Schwartz will say 'what do you mean, true? I don't care about truth! Just tell me the axioms, and give me my peanut butter sandwiches, and my water, and I'll sit in my hammock and derive the theorems.'"
#12752
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⚐ ReportRose: There we go. My first aleph of the year. Rose: They get progressively worse the more Judaism evaporates from my body.
#12734
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⚐ Report//after explaining uncountability of the real numbers Rose: If you want to feel even more confused ... //introduces the Cantor ternary set (pathological fractal) Rose: The Cantor set is uncountable. Do you all believe me on that? Katz: I don't believe that. Rose: Okay, Katz. I can prove it to you. You have to consider the ternary representation of the real numbers ... *starts explaining binary and ternary* Katz: Okay, I believe you now. The Cantor set is uncountable. Rose: Will you just play along? *continues proof*
#12732
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⚐ Report//chaotic rose anthology, december 14 "Maybe you're being way too precise, or maybe you're being just the appropriate amount of precise." "What are you saying? ... Wait. Let's watch a cute little video first." "Those of you who are learning this for the first time should be feeling nervous, as you realise that there are too many real numbers. There's just so freaking many of them!" "If you've spent between 0 and 20 hours staring at this poster, as you should ..." "On the fourth page, I got kinda lazy, so I did all the work myself."