Timeline for Examples of common false beliefs in mathematics
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| Dec 14, 2018 at 9:24 | comment | added | Zach Teitler | (Well, I spent way too long trying to figure this out. In case anyone else comes across this, to save you some time, the joke is that the high school teacher was discussing homogeneous (multivariate) polynomials. With appropriate pronunciation, such as an Australian accent, "homogeneous" could sound like "I'm a genius.") | |
| Jan 13, 2018 at 17:46 | comment | added | Dan Brumleve | One of my high school teachers was known for exclaiming "I'm a genius!" in reference to certain multivariate polynomials. | |
| S Jan 13, 2018 at 16:33 | history | answered | Somatic Custard | CC BY-SA 3.0 | |
| S Jan 13, 2018 at 16:33 | history | made wiki | Post Made Community Wiki by Somatic Custard |