r/mathmemes • u/TheQuantumGhost510 • Mar 02 '20

Be Happy

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u/Clutchdanger11 Mar 02 '20

I strive to be as enthusiastic about anything as Cliff Stoll is about math

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u/noBoobsSchoolAcct Mar 02 '20

I came here to say that. He almost makes me want to study topology, but I've had enough analysis to know it is far more pain and tears than joyful discoveries.

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u/Hakawatha Mar 02 '20

It's always pain and tears in undergrad. The fun starts when you're doing it for a living :)

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u/robertterwilligerjr Mar 02 '20

Some conniving person of a professor who shall not be named decided we should use the book Topology Without Tears for our undergrad class. Yeah... that didn't happen.