Category Archives: academify

I’ve always found it slightly confusing that the undergraduate research sequence at Komplexify University is MATH 498 >> MATH 402. Then I met Gavilan College, whose Pre-Algebra to Algebra 1 to Algebra 2 to Precalculus sequence is MATH 402 >> … Continue reading →

Me on 11/23: Student X, you currently have a D in the class, but all you need to do to turn it into a B is to raise your MyMathLab homework percentage from a 35% to a 50%. You have … Continue reading →

Actual question asked by an actual student during the actual algebra exam he was currently taking in my class this morning: I can’t remember how to solve this kind of problem. Can you walk me through it, step-by-step?

Student: Um, yeah, professor… I’m asking for an extension on the exam. I don’t know if you know this or not, but your lectures haven’t been livestreaming for, like, the last two weeks. I haven’t been able to understand the … Continue reading →