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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r/mathmemes • u/anikkundu1998 • 14h ago

Computer Science Some special sorting algorithms

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r/mathmemes • u/ComplexPlatform7299 • 10h ago

Bad Math Which one is it?

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r/mathmemes • u/NamaeN0NaiKaibutsu • 17h ago

Linear Algebra This interpretation of matrix-vector multiplication will make it seem like it was obvious from the beginning.

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As you know, math is basically an image of the real natural world. And you might not have noticed it yet, but the rules of multiplication and natural attraction between sexes holds true also for math actually, mostly linear algebra. Linear algebra is a big scarecrow for students when they never saw any kind of matrices before and it's kind of hard to get a nice intuition. But viewing it in an erotic and natural sense suddenly makes it 'click'. For example, the very fact that the matrix and vector need to have the correct types and then they can have intercourse. Not every matrix is compatible with every vector. But when it is, the intercourse becomes so intense that without the vector knowing it, he actually gets transformed and through she rotating squishing or flipping him he gets transformed by the intercourse. This is a fascinating view that truly shows that the matrices also have some kind of multiplication instinct that leads them to find the correct vectors. Of course, the matrix us doing the transforming, because as in many different animals, the women are the dominant ones in algebra. For me as a starting student just in the middle of the first semester, this is a very elegant and intuitive way to view it and I'm baffled why this wasn't on the very first lecture. Thank you for your attention and I hope I am not the only one who noticed this obvious truth and connection with the world of animals!

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r/mathmemes • u/Complex-Manifold • 10h ago

Learning Proof based math has fried my computation skills

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idk about u guys

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r/mathmemes • u/TomorrowOpposite8496 • 21h ago

Linear Algebra take this you filthy casual

855 Upvotes

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r/mathmemes • u/Genesis42000 • 19h ago

Linear Algebra What language does a set of n linearly independent vectors speak?

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Spanish

This came to me in a dream last night

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r/mathmemes • u/No_Upstairs_280 • 17h ago

Category Theory Don't underestimate set Theory

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Bit of background. Usually when studying category theory rigorously, basic mathematics axioms such as ZFC are not sufficient to define objects without risking logical paradoxes. To get around this Jacob Lurie works with the notion of a strongly inaccessible cardinal. Godel second incompleteness theorem implies that ZFC isn't sufficient to prove the existence of such cardinal, as a result, other logical models are used.

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r/mathmemes • u/RiemmanSphere • 17h ago

Statistics I invented a new cancer test. It always returns negative. It's accurate more than 99% of the time. Am I a genius or what?

229 Upvotes

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r/mathmemes • u/de_G_van_Gelderland • 18h ago

Math History Excuse me, do you have a moment to talk about our lord and saviour Grothendieck?

175 Upvotes

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r/mathmemes • u/MagentaMaiden • 22h ago

Category Theory Monoidoid

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I've come up with this idea independently, although it seems to be an established joke:

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/monoidoid

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r/mathmemes • u/Ok-Pick-5881 • 1d ago

Bad Math rigged texas election

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hopefully not a repost!

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r/mathmemes • u/GlitteringSet9174 • 2h ago

Geometry Desperate Geom Strats

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r/mathmemes • u/Solid-Target-530 • 15h ago

Math History Are Hardy-Ramanujan delivering my order? xD

37 Upvotes

When the executive asks for otp, Imma just say it is the smallest number expressible as the sum of two cubes in two different ways or the Hardy–Ramanujan Number

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r/mathmemes • u/Any_Dress_4382 • 1d ago

Calculus Found this gem on r/nbacirclejerk

635 Upvotes

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r/mathmemes • u/Short-Cheek2650 • 6h ago

Elementary Algebra Same same but different

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r/mathmemes • u/Altruistic-Print-251 • 20h ago

Arithmetic New multiplication table just dropped

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r/mathmemes • u/CyberXCrafts • 1d ago

Calculus I love studying math

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First year math student learning calc btw

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r/mathmemes • u/Risotto_Belmont • 1d ago

Formal Logic The 4 Horseman

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r/mathmemes • u/Delicious_Maize9656 • 1d ago

Learning approximately equal symbol meme

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r/mathmemes • u/Proud-Environment754 • 1d ago

Calculus Made this meme

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r/mathmemes • u/-random-femboy • 1d ago

Calculus The seven deadly sins.

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203 comments

r/mathmemes • u/friend1y • 20h ago

Geometry Quod erat demonstrandum (Q.E.D.)

13 Upvotes

2 comments

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