7/10/2023 0 Comments Funny pre calculus jokes![]() * Proof by personal communication: "Eight-dimensional colored cycle stripping is NP-complete. * Proof by eminent authority: "I saw Karp in the elevator and he said it was probably NP- complete." * Proof by wishful citation: The author cites the negation, converse, or generalization of a theorem from the literature to support his claims. * Proof by obfuscation: A long plotless sequence of true and/or meaningless syntactically related statements. * Proof by exhaustion: An issue or two of a journal devoted to your proof is useful. * Proof by cumbersome notation: Best done with access to at least four alphabets and special symbols. * Proof by adverb: "As is quite clear, the elementary aforementioned statement is obviously valid." * Proof by picture: A more convincing form of proof by example. * Proof by deferral: "We'll prove this later in the course". * Proof by omission: "The reader may easily supply the details" or "The other 253 cases are analogous" * Proof by example: The author gives only the case n = 2 and suggests that it contains most of the ideas of the general proof. * Proof by funding: How could three different government agencies be wrong? * Proof by forward reference: Reference is usually to a forthcoming paper of the author, which is often not as forthcoming as at first. * Proof by Divine Intervention: "Then a miracle occurs. * Proof by accumulated evidence: "Long and diligent search has not revealed a counterexample." * Proof by seduction: "Convince yourself that this is true!" * Proof by vigorous hand waving: Works well in a classroom. * Proof by Vigorous Assertion: "And I REALLY MEAN THAT!" * Proof by Authority: "Well, Bill Gates says it's true, so it must be." * Proof by Intuition: "I just have this gut feeling. * Proof by Design: "If it's not true in today's math, invent a new system in which it is." * Proof by Avoidance: Limit of Proof by Postponement as t approaches infinity. * Proof by Poor Analogy: "Well, it's just like. * Proof by Supplication: "Oh please, let it be true." * Proof by Deception: "Now everyone turn their backs. * Proof by Hasty Generalization: "Well, it works for 17, so it works for all reals." * Proof by Simplification: "This proof reduces to the statement, 1 + 1 = 2." * Proof by Stubbornness: "I don't care what you say! It is true!" * Proof by Divine Word: "And the Lord said, 'Let it be true,' and it came to pass." * Proof by Tessellation: "This proof is just the same as the last." * Proof by Clever Variable Choice: "Let A be the number such that this proof works." * Proof by Majority Rule: Only to be used if General Agreement is impossible. * Proof by Logic: "If it is on the problem sheet, then it must be true." * Proof by Lack of Interest: "Does anyone really want to see this?" ![]() * Proof by Terror: When intimidation fails. * Proof by Calculus: "This proof requires calculus, so we'll skip it." * Proof by Lost Reference: "I know I saw this somewhere. * Proof by Plagiarism: "As we see on page 238. * Proof by Tautology: "It's true because it's true." * Proof by Definition: "We'll define it to be true." f( x) − L < epsilon whenever x − a < delta" * Proof by Mumbo-Jumbo: " For any epsilon> 0 there exists a corresponding delta > 0 s.t. ![]() * Proof by Insignificance: "Who really cares anyway?" * Proof by Accident: "Hey, what have we here?" * Proof by Postponement: "The proof for this is so long and arduous, so it is given in the appendix." * Proof by Lack of Sufficient Time: "Because of the time constraint, I'll leave the proof to you." * Proof by Intimidation: "Don't be stupid, of course it's true." * Proof by Plausibility: "It sounds good so it must be true." * Proof by Necessity: "It had better be true or the whole structure of mathematics would crumble to the ground." * Proof by Convenience: "It would be very nice if it were true, so. * Proof by Imagination: "Well, We'll pretend its true." * Proof by General Agreement: "All in Favor?." * Proof by Obviousness: "The proof is so clear that it need not be mentioned." Below are some effective methods of proof that may aim you in the right direction. If the proof of a theorem is not immediately apparent, it may be because you are trying the wrong approach. You may want to check out our algebra math jokes, calculus math jokes, geometry math jokes etc. We hope you enjoy our collection of favorite math jokes and jokes about the methods of Mathematical Proofs. ![]() ![]() Wood in The Mathematics Teacher November 1998 and from Steve Phipps) ![]()
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