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27th September 2026, 01:03 pm
I’ve been throwing away my old math books: the information is easily accessible online. Yesterday, I stumbled upon a book I hadn’t used in a long time. I opened it and started laughing.
The inscription says, “To Tanya, in memory of Sasha Beilinson’s PhD thesis defense. May you always be in a good mood. Volodya, June 30, 1988.”
Suddenly, this one book connected three famous mathematicians: Neil Koblitz, Alexander Beilinson, and Volodya. For my readers who don’t speak Russian: Volodya is the nickname for Vladimir. Can you guess who Volodya is?
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30th September 2023, 11:30 am
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—What’s the best way to get a math tutor?
—An add!
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—Why was the equal sign so humble?
—Because she knew she wasn’t greater than or less than anyone else.
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—Where do mathematicians go on vacation?
—Times Square.
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—Why do cheapskates make good math teachers?
—Because they make every penny count.
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—Why was math class so long?
—The teacher kept going off on a tangent.
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—What did the student say about the calculus equation she couldn’t solve?
—This is derive-ing me crazy!
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—Did you hear about the statistician who drowned crossing a river?
—It was three feet deep, on average.
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—What do organic mathematicians throw into their fireplaces?
—Natural logs.
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—Why is the obtuse triangle always upset?
—It is never right.
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—What is the integral of one divided by a cabin? A log cabin?
—No, houseboat — you forgot the C.
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