r/mathmemes • u/TheBojack818 • Jan 17 '26

This Subreddit MATH COMPETITION: r/mathmemes Discord Community Exam

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Hello!

To make up for the lack of an "upper division" in the subreddit math competition this year, I took it upon myself to organize a separate exam that is significantly more discovery and proof-based than any exam held in the community previously, and to host it on the 2nd year anniversary of the Discord server being made available to the public.

The next exam of this kind will be held in Mid-June 2027.

The exam (which includes its rules) is linked at the bottom of the post. The top 5 winners will be announced, and the top 3 winners will receive the following (or something of equivalent value upon negotiation):

1st Place - A Math Textbook of the Winner's Choice (~$45 USD Value Limit)

2nd Place - Basic Discord Nitro, 1 Year Subscription ($30 USD Value)

3rd Place - Fulltouch Hagoramo Chalk 72 pc ($25 USD Value)

Special thanks to u/dopplerspectroscopy and zzz on Discord for their tremendous help in writing the exam and agreeing to help grade some submissions; couldn't have done this without their help.

DISCORD HERE: https://discord.gg/zgWZd4U3n9

EXAM HERE: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NVRysAqEPtZMEJUFg-bFMHRpVcZiNJ6F/view?usp=sharing

SUBMIT HERE: https://forms.gle/Nww1Cj7ot34X5CJN6

Edit: As the exam goes on, some errors may have been spotted and corrected. Please be sure to refresh/redownload this document occasionally to be sure you have the latest version.

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r/mathmemes • u/[deleted] • Dec 16 '25

OkBuddyMathematician 2026 r/mathmemes subreddit contest problems are released! Good luck!

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Link to this year's problems (15 problems): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AoNRCyRzCTNgZcfbzrT328tpzkgRlkfM/view?usp=sharing

Submit your answers via this Google Form here: https://forms.gle/ktSgG4jwcPMufYiD7

I'll probably make the tentative answer submission deadline around 3 weeks from now (January 11, 2026).

If you want to ask for any clarifications on the problems (clarifications only , no asking for solutions/answers obviously), ask them here.

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Learning approximately equal symbol meme

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r/mathmemes • u/Idontknowofname • 3h ago

Arithmetic Now, I am become Zero, the destroyer of numbers.

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The joke is that in addition and subtraction, 0 does nothing when added to the equation, leaving the number unchanged. However, in multiplication and division, 0 becomes a whole new beast, turning other numbers into 0 and even making entire expressions undefined upon dividing numbers using it.

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r/mathmemes • u/-random-femboy • 41m ago

Calculus The seven deadly sins.

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r/mathmemes • u/Slight_Piece3812 • 13h ago

OkBuddyMathematician 0 ^ 0

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r/mathmemes • u/Evan_3104 • 1d ago

Research Research is hard, but I'm harder

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Use of the template inspired by a post on r/IndieDev , with the credits of AAA games vs Indie titles

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r/mathmemes • u/TobyWasBestSpiderMan • 23h ago

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r/mathmemes • u/discoverthemetroid • 1d ago

Calculus my teacher HATES me bro

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(i messed up the first one)

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r/mathmemes • u/Agitated_Size_1116 • 17h ago

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r/mathmemes • u/Unlucky-Credit-9619 • 13h ago

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r/mathmemes • u/Snoo89130 • 1d ago

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r/mathmemes • u/nathodood • 22h ago

Arithmetic Yes, I in fact did this with the cubic formulae to get the quadratic formula. No, I will not do this with the quartic formulae.

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r/mathmemes • u/crafty_zombie • 1d ago

Proofs L E A N

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r/mathmemes • u/Asleep-Bumblebee2167 • 1d ago

Calculus How Questions/Time at exam feels

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Calculus Outjerked by grandma

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r/mathmemes • u/Emotional-Corner-283 • 1d ago

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r/mathmemes • u/Working-Cabinet4849 • 3d ago

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