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Alpharup
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I have hard somewhere the story of mathematics professor(It maybe fake). The math professor was very strong in his concepts and had very good ability to solve math problems. Due to popularity among his peers and other mathematicians, his name spread throughout the entire city where he lived..He was awarded many prizes for his discoveries.
Once a common man approached him in his office.
Common man; I have heard that you are very strong in mathematics ...
Professor; Ya, may be ..
Common man; I think you can answer this question in one second? What is 1778565 multiplied by 167374?
Professor; How could...
(Common man interrupts)
Common man; I have heard that mathematicians can do this in one second. But you could not do
it. What sort of mathematician are you?
Professor; :grumpy:
This is how a common man views mathematicians.This is one of the common misconceptions regarding mathematicians... A common man thinks that one who does arithmetic proficiently is a mathematician..
Could you share some of the misconceptions regarding mathematicians and physicists which the general public has? If you have experienced the same, please share it...
Once a common man approached him in his office.
Common man; I have heard that you are very strong in mathematics ...
Professor; Ya, may be ..
Common man; I think you can answer this question in one second? What is 1778565 multiplied by 167374?
Professor; How could...
(Common man interrupts)
Common man; I have heard that mathematicians can do this in one second. But you could not do
it. What sort of mathematician are you?
Professor; :grumpy:
This is how a common man views mathematicians.This is one of the common misconceptions regarding mathematicians... A common man thinks that one who does arithmetic proficiently is a mathematician..
Could you share some of the misconceptions regarding mathematicians and physicists which the general public has? If you have experienced the same, please share it...