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  • @zachstar
    @zachstar  4 года назад +1644

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    • @thecatonacouch9371
      @thecatonacouch9371 4 года назад +1

      That’s a dub

    • @Damindeater
      @Damindeater 3 года назад +5

      I just started crying, because i had to laugh so much. I have an exam in 2.5h about state and parameter estimation, and i feel like that guy.

    • @reedhamkalariya6976
      @reedhamkalariya6976 3 года назад +6

      I did not realize pi2=g

    • @AlexBesogonov
      @AlexBesogonov 3 года назад +1

      Wow. I didn't realize that it's actually a pretty good approximation!

    • @tomgeorge7281
      @tomgeorge7281 3 года назад +7

      Also important: pi is a unit-less quantity, whereas g has units m/s^^2 . Don’t forget the units.

  • @sethcalliesmusic
    @sethcalliesmusic 4 года назад +11436

    "The optimist says the glass is half full, the pessimist says the glass is half empty. The engineer says the glass is twice as big as it needs to be." Best. quote. ever.

    • @derpyderp2627
      @derpyderp2627 3 года назад +304

      And the physicist ducks

    • @sethcalliesmusic
      @sethcalliesmusic 3 года назад +77

      @@Mac-hr9rg Jeez man. I didnt comment on a post just to be called names.

    • @Mac-hr9rg
      @Mac-hr9rg 3 года назад +46

      CedarCan the guy I replied to deleted his post that wasn’t for you

    • @sethcalliesmusic
      @sethcalliesmusic 3 года назад +22

      @@Mac-hr9rg oh lmao

    • @Mac-hr9rg
      @Mac-hr9rg 3 года назад +13

      CedarCan (:

  • @Andernol
    @Andernol 2 года назад +16769

    As an engineering student, I would be more embarrassed of my calculator history being publicized than my internet history being publicized

    • @gwadamit8116
      @gwadamit8116 2 года назад +2351

      I know I am like 8+7 what's that? Its 16 but that's 8*2 ok so it must be one less than 16 then 15 fuck i must be wrong, checks with the calculator. Ah I was right, proceeds to write 8 as answer.

    • @nicok.9371
      @nicok.9371 2 года назад +430

      Absolutely XD
      Especially in exams where you double check your calculations

    • @estergrant6713
      @estergrant6713 2 года назад +1033

      hmmm 2+2 i know thats four but… WHAT IF IT CHANGED? better check just in case

    • @nicok.9371
      @nicok.9371 2 года назад +90

      @@estergrant6713 yep 🤣

    • @yuudesu
      @yuudesu 2 года назад +70

      Wai- you guys get to use calculator ?

  • @shreyareddy1608
    @shreyareddy1608 3 года назад +6686

    Being an engineering student I can confirm that "if I got 8/10 in this question then I can make up some BS to get 2/10 in another question and I'll be golden" is basically our holy mantra

    • @jayandrews2803
      @jayandrews2803 2 года назад +164

      Yo I’m an engineering student too and that’s high key facts no lie

    • @albertcoll9
      @albertcoll9 2 года назад +267

      There is no better feeling than answering half of the exam and getting the exact grade you were aiming for. For me it’s the equivalent of getting an A.

    • @cesarsuarez7538
      @cesarsuarez7538 2 года назад +7

      Same here

    • @rhabeldibabeldi6812
      @rhabeldibabeldi6812 2 года назад +52

      @@albertcoll9 this is exactly an A. Not from the societys viewpoint but in your world which is the only world that really counts for you

    • @jorgemercado4428
      @jorgemercado4428 2 года назад +3

      @@albertcoll9 i did that through most my academic career, tried being a minimalist but it kept ramping up, real early too, 4th grade, i now regret it as i somehow just did not fail for 4 years with straight A, i managed to be doing college prep by 8th grade as i had completed my requirements for highschool and still hadnt taken a step in one. now what did i do with these, play the silver market, accidentally predict us response to the covid with schools in February 2020 on a friday and it happens by mondays closings, and generally keep saying stuff with seemingly half the detail and getting it right on predictions.

  • @DT_Worlds_Strongest_Goth
    @DT_Worlds_Strongest_Goth 3 года назад +5589

    "The solution is trivial and left as an exercise to the grader"
    Made me laugh hard in real life

    • @262ivanh
      @262ivanh 3 года назад +56

      yeah that part was underrated

    • @fluffigverbimmelt
      @fluffigverbimmelt 2 года назад +24

      These damn course books and their prerequisites...

    • @AbhilekhPandey
      @AbhilekhPandey 2 года назад +88

      I repeated that sentence word for word on my exam on how my professor had stated in the lecture notes that the solution was 'trivial'. Professor didn't like it but because that's what he wrote in his own lecture notes, he still game me the point lol.

    • @asvegas777
      @asvegas777 2 года назад +11

      @@AbhilekhPandey The professor didn’t like it because that is for actual mathematicians and you as an engineer, how could you dare to think that you could respond like that? Yet s/he is required to teach you, who is ignoring about all of that nuance in mathematics because of how the education system works.
      I’m not trying to be mean. I am mathematician by education. So providing an alternative viewpoint of hull think might be giving a little bit of a humorous edge. (Even though these days I am scientist and work with a lot of engineers.)

    • @fof1353
      @fof1353 2 года назад +3

      trivial For the solution check different equations sides 56-57

  • @xxbeatuupzz
    @xxbeatuupzz 4 года назад +6066

    When he says "can you repeat everything you said in the past 8 weeks I didn't catch that" I felt that

    • @8koi245
      @8koi245 3 года назад +20

      IKR

    • @drfifteenmd7561
      @drfifteenmd7561 2 года назад +6

      Me everyday

    • @mpldr_
      @mpldr_ 2 года назад +4

      And so the professor repeats 8 weeks of study verbatim. Now you *must* understand it, right?

    • @Mattsimilate
      @Mattsimilate 2 года назад +12

      @@mpldr_ HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
      no

    • @UnknownGamer40464
      @UnknownGamer40464 2 года назад +5

      Study guide time

  • @marcos4325
    @marcos4325 3 года назад +25098

    Engineer's goal: maximize not the grade, but the grade-effort ratio 😆

    • @Auden.
      @Auden. 3 года назад +728

      Facts this makes me wanna be an engineer even more

    • @bcthoburn
      @bcthoburn 3 года назад +425

      Is no one going to mention that with zero effort he will maximize his grade-effort ratio by dividing by zero? (assume there will be curve on the test which is greater than zero, and that we working in the projective real line where division by zero is well defined thus making the ratio infinite)

    • @Auden.
      @Auden. 3 года назад +32

      Benjamin Thoburn quit overthinking

    • @bcthoburn
      @bcthoburn 3 года назад +90

      @@Auden. Yeah, I think he meant "what topics should I study/focus on first in order to get the most out of my study time while also getting at least a minimum grade" or something

    • @Lioralon1
      @Lioralon1 3 года назад +17

      I was laughing out loud at this point, it's so ME to engineer a 75 in the class out of 60 in the exam!

  • @dagmarasajdak3998
    @dagmarasajdak3998 3 года назад +2160

    This shit hit home. At one point I spent like hours creating this incredibly rich and complicated excel spreadsheet that calculated my optimistic and realstic grades on the basis of the assignments I have submited in a given time in regards to the whole year. I was supposed to be studying for an exam at that point, but I went "nah, lemme just create this monstrosity of a spreadsheet"

    • @quiescence90
      @quiescence90 2 года назад +23

      dang I wish I had that spreadsheet 9 years ago

    • @ashleyn.9166
      @ashleyn.9166 2 года назад +132

      I never did the spreadsheets but I ran loads of "quick" calcs. My friends' brains exploded when I said, "I'm not studying for that exam. I'd need a 26.5% to drop to a C and a 106% to get an A. Soooo, I'm getting a B in this class."

    • @thanoscube8573
      @thanoscube8573 Год назад +5

      @@ashleyn.9166 lol I do the exact same thing

    • @pythagrates
      @pythagrates Год назад +19

      yeah and that experience making the spreadsheet will serve you better once you graduate than that exam ever could hope to...

    • @thomasmoore8794
      @thomasmoore8794 Год назад +6

      Same. Every semester I add all the assignments/ tests etc for each course and change projected to actual as they get graded. For whatever reason its helped me stay focused.

  • @matthewvanderveer8812
    @matthewvanderveer8812 2 года назад +477

    “Ok we are trying to maximize the final grade to effort ratio”
    That sentence just about summed up my entire college experience.

    • @kurtfrancis4621
      @kurtfrancis4621 Год назад +20

      Absolutely. Getting a B.S. in any engineering discipline requires prioritizing classes based on difficulty vs. the credit hours of the particular class. Always was a juggling act.

  • @sergten
    @sergten 4 года назад +24613

    Spot on!
    A mathematician, a physicist, and an engineer were all given a red rubber ball and told to find the volume.
    The mathematician carefully measured the diameter and evaluated a triple integral.
    The physicist filled a beaker with water, put the ball in the water, and measured the total displacement.
    The engineer looked up the model and serial numbers in his red-rubber-ball table.

    • @andrewyoung4473
      @andrewyoung4473 4 года назад +570

      Nice

    • @marusdod3685
      @marusdod3685 4 года назад +4257

      The mathematician would've just looked at the diameter and said "hey there's a solution" and then leave lol

    • @sergten
      @sergten 4 года назад +1137

      Another popular option is when you are too lazy to integrate - say "I'm leaving the solution in quadratures".

    • @MudahnyaFizik
      @MudahnyaFizik 4 года назад +2283

      A mathematician wouldn't be able to solve it. They'll be more interested in proving that the ball has no sides.

    • @benshiperoismyhero9092
      @benshiperoismyhero9092 4 года назад +1628

      @@MudahnyaFizik But a ball obviously a has two sides. It has an inside and an outside. Check mate math

  • @worldclassmediocre9275
    @worldclassmediocre9275 4 года назад +9038

    "What was that noise"
    "You mean proof?"
    "There it is again"
    This had me dying

    • @michealbay1290
      @michealbay1290 4 года назад +104

      I really hated the proof stupidity

    • @Ekolop
      @Ekolop 4 года назад +9

      HAHAHAHA

    • @michealbay1290
      @michealbay1290 4 года назад +6

      @@Ekolop what engineer are you?

    • @Ekolop
      @Ekolop 4 года назад +30

      @@michealbay1290 The one that measures effort to results .... Try to make it more efficient jajajajja

    • @michealbay1290
      @michealbay1290 4 года назад +3

      @@Ekolop huehuehue eee was the worst

  • @matthewvanderveer8812
    @matthewvanderveer8812 2 года назад +532

    “How do I profit… from this… tomorrow”
    As a senior mechanical engineering major this really resonated with me lol.

  • @dapz
    @dapz 2 года назад +668

    2:55 I feel called out. This is exactly what I’ve been doing back since 5th grade, but instead of passing I go for the lowest possible A. I didn’t even know I wanted to go into engineering until middle of high school

    • @ecc8323
      @ecc8323 2 года назад +9

      What are you doing here

    • @user_2793
      @user_2793 Год назад +16

      I didn't know I wanted to do Pure math + Physics until after I got admitted to an engineering program 💀

    • @ajsap8160
      @ajsap8160 Год назад +7

      I didn't even know what engineering was until after high school😂

    • @megaherky3294
      @megaherky3294 9 месяцев назад

      Yo I do the same thing

    • @colonelarmfeldt8572
      @colonelarmfeldt8572 8 месяцев назад +2

      @@ajsap8160 Sounds stupid but same story for me. I only thought of studying maths or physics as the options. Will probably study engineering in grad school.

  • @thelonecabbage7834
    @thelonecabbage7834 4 года назад +5390

    Unrealistic, I can actually understand the professor through his accent.

    • @4sety
      @4sety 4 года назад +18

      I think that he's pretty clear for the most part and can usually infer the missing bits if I somehow can't make it out. Same goes for his videos.

    • @Silent.
      @Silent. 4 года назад +347

      The professor doesn’t sound like a person from Russia that just learnt English last week. Unrealistic

    • @beanacomputer
      @beanacomputer 3 года назад +12

      I just want everyone to know that I am the 420th like. Relevant because with the power of weed suddenly accents become intelligible. Don't ask me why, it just happens.

    • @xX12VincEXx
      @xX12VincEXx 3 года назад +59

      @@Silent. he's 99% german. I'm from Germany and here we have this accent.
      I'm pretty sure.
      (It would also make sense, because he mentioned "is Proof a german word for..")

    • @nadrili2927
      @nadrili2927 3 года назад +10

      Life would be so much easier with professors you could understand.

  • @parjitkhakh6970
    @parjitkhakh6970 4 года назад +6668

    “I can see you cheating”
    “Yeah will prove it, *rigorously* “
    LMAO

    • @globalko
      @globalko 3 года назад +27

      lmao

    • @fernandoromero9023
      @fernandoromero9023 3 года назад +28

      C mamó

    • @karanpillai5690
      @karanpillai5690 3 года назад +71

      I laughed so fucking hard on this one. I had to pause the video.

    • @gold4963
      @gold4963 3 года назад +9

      Yeah, that was absolutely golden!

    • @jebwatson
      @jebwatson 3 года назад +7

      Actually DED from laughter

  • @Louis66666666
    @Louis66666666 2 года назад +317

    I am blown away at how generic the experience of studying engineering is. I finished studying almost a decade ago and I still remember at the beginning of every exam going through the whole thing, choosing the questions that I felt confident answering, and doing a quick marks calculation to see how to maximize the points/time ratio. Then getting stuck with one question halfway through, switching to a different one, restarting the question at a later stage.

    • @a_person4742
      @a_person4742 9 месяцев назад +7

      Im doing engineering right now, nothing has changed 😂

    • @SG-zc7if
      @SG-zc7if 8 месяцев назад +5

      things like this dont tend to change, you could go back a hundred years and it'd be the same.

    • @JK15-
      @JK15- 8 месяцев назад +1

      Lmfao what the fuck I just had my first exam and did the exact same thing

  • @bladfadsfblaadsfsadf900
    @bladfadsfblaadsfsadf900 Год назад +88

    2:45 after getting my degree, this is so spot on. I had a friend, don’t know how he graduated, but the most effort I had ever seen him put into something was this really well made spreadsheet to see how poorly he could do on the final to pass the class and walk at graduation. The final was only a couple days away and he hadn’t even started reviewing material.

  • @SB_Tommy
    @SB_Tommy 4 года назад +7238

    Me: "When will we ever use this in life?"
    Professor: "Tomorrow. For the pop quiz that's worth 20% of your grade."
    fine you win

    • @kolbyadams9979
      @kolbyadams9979 4 года назад +242

      When you eventually help your future kid in his math class so he can call you the best dad in the world.

    • @ceres4478
      @ceres4478 4 года назад +84

      @@kolbyadams9979 that is wholesome asf

    • @danielyuan9862
      @danielyuan9862 4 года назад +77

      Imagine having a professor that actually tells you about the pop quiz a day ahead.

    • @keremkuruuzumcu7761
      @keremkuruuzumcu7761 3 года назад +7

      @@kolbyadams9979 is my kid a nerd? telling me I'm the best because I solved math instead buying him a car or something

    • @WilsonGiova
      @WilsonGiova 3 года назад

      😂😂😂

  • @nikoszervo
    @nikoszervo 4 года назад +13036

    Me at engineering: Opens up the calculator. Types 5+15 just to be sure...

    • @marcosanaya9540
      @marcosanaya9540 3 года назад +1507

      Spams clear just to be safe. Then off and on to be safe more.

    • @sparetheearthlings
      @sparetheearthlings 3 года назад +149

      So true

    • @imblue2551
      @imblue2551 3 года назад +96

      Thought I was the only one

    • @ehhhhh596
      @ehhhhh596 3 года назад +214

      Dude, I even do 1+13 one time.....just to be sure

    • @nedinnis6752
      @nedinnis6752 3 года назад +87

      Why does truth hurt so much?

  • @iq_pi7211
    @iq_pi7211 5 месяцев назад +12

    - "I can see you cheating"
    + "yeah, Prove it RIGOROUSLY"
    😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @MitchBurns
    @MitchBurns 2 года назад +103

    Surprisingly accurate. I hated proofs. I debated being a math major, but once I took proofs I knew I made the right call going into engineering. I actually spent more time asking my engineering professors for applications since very few of my EE professors gave them. I remember my controls classes were particularly bad about that. My methods class was even worse about it. I struggled a lot in those classes for that reason.

    • @DeathnoteBB
      @DeathnoteBB Год назад

      Does engineering not require math?

    • @Fritz_Haarmann
      @Fritz_Haarmann Год назад +6

      @@DeathnoteBB Yes, but not proofs.

    • @kurtfrancis4621
      @kurtfrancis4621 Год назад +2

      @@DeathnoteBB Engineering school requires math. Calculus, and NO way around that. However, practical day-to-day engineering involves mabye 5% of the mat we ever learn.

  • @spacelightning6587
    @spacelightning6587 4 года назад +4630

    "Proof by calculator" hurt me on an emotional level

    • @fawadmirza.
      @fawadmirza. 4 года назад +153

      Still better than proof by induction.

    • @dysonspreybar4903
      @dysonspreybar4903 4 года назад +12

      @@fawadmirza. u right u right

    • @ginger88895
      @ginger88895 4 года назад +90

      "proof by confusion" hurts even more

    • @happycamperds9917
      @happycamperds9917 4 года назад +125

      Proof by “It just makes sense to me, how do you not see it?”

    • @seven9766
      @seven9766 4 года назад +57

      Proof by intimidation: "This better be true..."

  • @didosauce6008
    @didosauce6008 4 года назад +5355

    Pi: an infinite decimal that is one of the most revolutionary discoveries in mathematics and engineering
    Engineers: it’s 3 take it or leave it

    • @rickycook1539
      @rickycook1539 3 года назад +214

      My dad always said it was 22/7

    • @aliaseau-vive2699
      @aliaseau-vive2699 3 года назад +165

      Ricky Cook quite close until the fifth digit. Lmao

    • @generalgrievous3731
      @generalgrievous3731 3 года назад +58

      You look like your need a cup of calming Jasmine tea

    • @aliaseau-vive2699
      @aliaseau-vive2699 3 года назад +6

      Math’s my bad blood...

    • @Drakonus_
      @Drakonus_ 3 года назад +89

      @@rickycook1539 You can use either 3.14 or 22/7. It just depends on the usability. Generally, 3.14 is used for all numbers, except for multiples of 7 which uses 22/7.
      Anyways, that's what I was taught in school.

  • @vaibhavsrivastva1253
    @vaibhavsrivastva1253 2 года назад +34

    One day, two engineers were tasked with attaching wires to some poles. They thought to measure the height of all the poles and hence calculate the estimated total length of wire required by calculating the curves. They kept thinking for much time while standing below the pole but couldn't come up with a decent idea; they thought about measuring the angle, but the surrounding terrain was not smooth, they thought of using a ladder, but it couldn't be procured in the middle of nowhere, they thought of tying a stone to a rope and throwing it upwards, but realized that it would be very inaccurate. They were out of ideas.
    A mechanic happened to be passing by, and seeing the confused faces of those two engineers, he decided to help them. He enquired about the problem and promptly unscrewed the pole from the base, laid it down, measured it, and screwed it back. He told result to the engineers and bid them farewell.
    Engineer 1 : "What the hell did he just do?"
    Engineer 2 : "Yes, what an absolute fool! He had to calculate the *height* , not the *length* ."

  • @milanmilacic9311
    @milanmilacic9311 2 года назад +107

    You know what's even worse than opening a test and not recognising anything. Recognising everything but not being quite able to get it. In thermodynamic this demoralised me so much I actually tried to calculate the heat absorbed by the system during an adiabatic process using the first law. When I succeeded and got a zero I gave myself the biggest facepalm of my life (thankfully I passed the test)

    • @vioco
      @vioco 10 месяцев назад +5

      This has got to be the best story I've ever read on the internet

    • @Ozubura
      @Ozubura 9 месяцев назад

      Are we talking quasistatic or rapid?

    • @summerhasslett6038
      @summerhasslett6038 9 месяцев назад +7

      "recognizing everything but not being quite able to get it"
      UGH. YES. FML

    • @haleymarquez6456
      @haleymarquez6456 9 месяцев назад

      Physics in a nutshell for me

  • @grandmastergyorogyoro532
    @grandmastergyorogyoro532 4 года назад +3381

    *Grade to Effort Ratio*
    Remember that.

    • @livethefuture2492
      @livethefuture2492 4 года назад +5

      Damn I wish I knew that...

    • @CrittingOut
      @CrittingOut 4 года назад +4

      True

    • @ClaudiusJovianus
      @ClaudiusJovianus 4 года назад +57

      AKA “lazy score”. How many beers can I drink and still get an A?

    • @NotHPotter
      @NotHPotter 4 года назад +60

      @@ClaudiusJovianus Bruh, never forget: C's get degrees.

    • @coolguy7676
      @coolguy7676 4 года назад +33

      @@ClaudiusJovianus its more like how many beers can i drink and still pass the course.
      The funny thing is that if u have already passed, that number can be as big as you want it to be.

  • @grantplunkett8410
    @grantplunkett8410 4 года назад +3231

    “Can you repeat everything you just said in the past 8 weeks I didn’t catch that”
    Lmfaoooo

    • @fraychiken
      @fraychiken 4 года назад +51

      Sums it up all classes in University.
      When final exams arrive.

    • @chuleta441
      @chuleta441 4 года назад +8

      Me in physics

    • @Broockle
      @Broockle 4 года назад +10

      yep me in Linear Algebra and Analysis.
      I study Animation now....

    • @damonlang1185
      @damonlang1185 4 года назад +1

      I read this at the exact moment he said it in the video

    • @thesteakatstake8920
      @thesteakatstake8920 4 года назад

      "I don't know what I don't know"

  • @aditya3984
    @aditya3984 2 года назад +14

    2:04 This hits hard.

  • @richardrelocation9637
    @richardrelocation9637 2 года назад +13

    The Classic: "Hmmm, I haven't started the homework and it's due tomorrow." **Checks Syllabus** _Lowest HW score is dropped_ "Nice! Homework done."

  • @Odqvist89
    @Odqvist89 4 года назад +4209

    "Show me the applications."
    Dude, pretty accurate.

    • @NotHPotter
      @NotHPotter 4 года назад +41

      100% accurate.

    • @chrisjfox8715
      @chrisjfox8715 4 года назад +45

      Hussein Naji worst case scenario, just about everything you learn is exercise for your critical thinking skills.

    • @NotHPotter
      @NotHPotter 4 года назад +78

      @@chrisjfox8715 That was ultimately the conclusion my physics professor gave me, that it was more about learning to think through and understand how to solve problems more than committing any particular equations to memory, but I would argue that the process of learning itself is greatly improved by knowing what the equations are supposed to do. When you have some idea how the answer is supposed to look, you can get to it more readily (for better or worse).

    • @chrisjfox8715
      @chrisjfox8715 4 года назад +16

      @@NotHPotter agreed but the bulk of my point is that what you end up doing for a living is almost certainly not going to directly make use of every single thing you learn in school, and most importantly, many of the problems you solve in the real world will be so unique to your projects and unprecedented that you'll have to analyze how to somewhat derive new methods anyway.
      But again, I agree with you. Knowing applications as you learn helps the material stick...I think one of my main issue are the people that use not knowing a concept's purpose as an excuse to not try. The exercise is still incredibly beneficial towards the development of your analytical skills, no matter what you go on to do.

    • @NotHPotter
      @NotHPotter 4 года назад +3

      @@chrisjfox8715 For sure, and that's why I caveated my comment with "for better or worse". On the one hand, I realize that many solutions will require finding an answer that is hard to anticipate (often), so knowing how the answer should look isn't entirely realistic, but at the same time the "take this test in a vacuum" approach is also completely artificial, as the best problem solvers are often the ones who know how to best seek out help and make use of available resources.
      Admittedly, at this point we're discussing some of the more complicated aspects of education as a whole, but it doesn't change the fact that I spent the better part of the last few months begging (along with another few people in my class) my linear algebra instructor to give us some kind of context for the eigen-nonsense and matrix multiplication he kept making us do. Go figure, this channel dropped a video about what it all means a day after the final.

  • @ronaldjensen2948
    @ronaldjensen2948 4 года назад +2987

    "I thought that was trivial and left it as an exercise for the grader" rofl

    • @Naganter
      @Naganter 4 года назад +4

      wat is rofl

    • @ronaldjensen2948
      @ronaldjensen2948 4 года назад +5

      @@Naganter lmgtfy.com/?q=rofl&s=d&iie=1

    • @Sternburg
      @Sternburg 4 года назад +24

      @@Naganter rolling on floor laughing

    • @Naganter
      @Naganter 4 года назад +3

      @@Sternburg thank you

    • @nateo7045
      @nateo7045 4 года назад +1

      @@Naganter rofl my waffles

  • @internetperson8146
    @internetperson8146 2 года назад +34

    I can't describe how much this hit me as I retake my calc 2 class while having breezed through any physics and development class I've taken.

  • @justin3231
    @justin3231 2 года назад +7

    I can’t begin to explain how much I can relate to this, I’m glad others have had similar experiences.

  • @brandonjohnson9275
    @brandonjohnson9275 3 года назад +6024

    “I’m sorry but why would you try to go for a C in the first place?”
    “What?”
    This shit killed me I felt that

    • @No-way-way
      @No-way-way 2 года назад +172

      Is he actually implying that you should try to get an A? Is he insane? lmao

    • @JonpaulGee
      @JonpaulGee 2 года назад +130

      As an engineer...I would answer "Cuz i got shit to do"

    • @Cossca1952
      @Cossca1952 2 года назад +22

      @@JonpaulGee you sir, are very right.

    • @awsomedude12345678
      @awsomedude12345678 2 года назад +3

      Bro i love it

    • @joaquin2473
      @joaquin2473 2 года назад +5

      This shit was too funny 😂

  • @jotijot6
    @jotijot6 3 года назад +2686

    "If i can manage to get 8/10 points on this question, then that will make up for the 2 points i will try to BS on this question"
    Me on every test ever

    • @doominator-rw2fu
      @doominator-rw2fu 3 года назад +13

      Yea me pretty much on every chemistry/Biology/Physics exam

  • @nickt_274
    @nickt_274 2 года назад +9

    "Dear calc 2 gods, please let this final make a little bit of sense... wtf is that?!"
    I felt that

  • @janesdiary4357
    @janesdiary4357 2 года назад +13

    The minimalist one hit me close to home. I did not learn how an integral works until Calc 3.

    • @markmcculfor6113
      @markmcculfor6113 Год назад +16

      How. How on earth. How.... How did you pass calc 2 without knowing integrals

  • @SJ-tr9tg
    @SJ-tr9tg 4 года назад +2013

    *Stares at classmates test*
    Teacher - "Keep your eyes on your own test"
    MajorPrep - "Is that optional or a requirement"

  • @sloop24
    @sloop24 4 года назад +2881

    One of the worst parts was trying to understand what the teacher was writing on the board for an hour only to realize it was a proof and we only need to know the equation he comes up with in the end

    • @elsa_
      @elsa_ 4 года назад +189

      That was the best part, coming out of a class with only an equation to memorize 😂

    • @Laurent69ftm
      @Laurent69ftm 4 года назад +24

      @@elsa_ Actually I had to learn all the proofs

    • @maruManU210
      @maruManU210 4 года назад +115

      @@Laurent69ftm yeah math major profs keeps on asking proofs even though they are teaching math to engineering students

    • @Laurent69ftm
      @Laurent69ftm 4 года назад +92

      @@maruManU210 But it's very efficient. At this level (the level of math we did), if you don't understand the proofs, and even if you understand them but can't do them yourself, you can no longer follow this level of math. It goes hand in hand.

    • @TeamLakers24
      @TeamLakers24 4 года назад +1

      On god bro

  • @jonathanyang812
    @jonathanyang812 Год назад +16

    A video has never described my college life so well.
    Homework was extra credit for my calculus class. So i only ever touched the parts where I was confused, until i understood it, my papers would end up looking like some crazy person drawing scribbles. The
    Professor always bashed on the low test scores because of the correlation of no homework and low test scores (he showed an anonymous graph of the class test scores). Of course I was the one that always passed the test even though I turned in no HW. So there was always a stray dot in the graph. I was actually proud of myself for being such an under achievier.

    • @nahx6205
      @nahx6205 9 месяцев назад

      Where the fuck did you go? My school has an overreliance on homework making it worth 30% of the final grade and christ it is the most tedious boring shit that makes me not want to do the math instead of helping me memorize it, even when I don't need to...

  • @robertharrison8057
    @robertharrison8057 8 месяцев назад +6

    I remember in my pure math courses, there was often some guy asking what the applications were. He filled me with the superiority and hubris I needed to succeed.

  • @vari1535
    @vari1535 4 года назад +4776

    The Fundamental Theorem of Engineering:
    - π = 3 - e = 2
    - π = e
    - sin(x) = x
    - cos(x) = 1
    - If it's close enough,
    then it's good enough.

  • @dank9625
    @dank9625 3 года назад +5088

    Him: "Why the hell- does everyone look like they know what they're doing?"
    Me: Don't mind me I'm just writing my name slowly pretending I'm not a left out.

    • @simonair
      @simonair 3 года назад +162

      Me writing work: well this shit looks right enough

    • @lancetheking7524
      @lancetheking7524 2 года назад +32

      Me: just get an 85 and I can snooze the rest of the day

    • @binodtharu8348
      @binodtharu8348 2 года назад +1

      Yeah yeah

    • @beyonder6739
      @beyonder6739 2 года назад +5

      Holy shit this is so true, but not for everybody though

    • @Nempo13
      @Nempo13 2 года назад +14

      My math classes always hated me, son of an engineer and an accountant...math is in my blood as is efficient use of time. I'd sleep in class, do no homework, ace the tests without studying completely destroying the curve for everyone else on the tests. Calculus and advanced calc included. Fun times.

  • @jazzyzjas9701
    @jazzyzjas9701 2 года назад +13

    I have never taken a test without even knowing a single answer.
    But there was one time I went to a test not even knowing the chapter names, I hated the class, the professor and the material so much I ignored it all.
    It is a form of scarily dangerous freedom you feel sitting there in that room filled with sorrow, despair, effort, tension and determination while you are the only one that can be that free with no care in the world. I felt, alive.

    • @adolfhipsteryolocaust3443
      @adolfhipsteryolocaust3443 2 месяца назад

      Ah man it reminds me of my french class in high school, turning in a blank paper and chilling

  • @jf8442
    @jf8442 3 года назад

    I think I got this one recommended at least 4 times over the past 6 months or so and I watched it every time

  • @altvctr
    @altvctr 4 года назад +2249

    Calculating how much you need for a certain grade - oh, the memories!

    • @sachinnair1613
      @sachinnair1613 4 года назад +108

      Pretty sure I did this more than actually studying

    • @koyenabasu3249
      @koyenabasu3249 4 года назад +23

      Did it for chemistry in first year, undergrad... My weakest subject. Got an unexpected A though

    • @mithraneere7901
      @mithraneere7901 4 года назад +20

      I do it all the time. If I need a 50 on the final to get an A, why study?

    • @pokemoninyourrecommendatio4153
      @pokemoninyourrecommendatio4153 4 года назад

      Somehow I did that in Japanese tests from 3-7 th Grade but I still have ways to go

    • @burgerking220
      @burgerking220 4 года назад

      Start off really strong because the material is easy. After that you can usually pass with failing the final hehe

  • @Meta-Drew
    @Meta-Drew 3 года назад +3166

    "I'm at the hardest part of Calc 2... the part where you have to calculate what you need on the final to still pass"
    The one good thing about corona - it wiped out the real calc 2 final and we got a multiple choice take home test instead. I'll be grateful right up until my next math class

    • @fluffy13bondjames92
      @fluffy13bondjames92 3 года назад +30

      @@bignope5720 I get notes for my differential class. That and an almighty curve from above is the only reason I have a chance

    • @user-tw4kt8du9t
      @user-tw4kt8du9t 3 года назад +59

      a multiple choice calc 2 final. if only...

    • @BlastinRope
      @BlastinRope 3 года назад +6

      I posted this in a diff comment but to sum up a story my calculations should me barely passing, if I did at all, and then when the grade was posted it was an A.

    • @anibaltv845
      @anibaltv845 3 года назад +6

      @@user-tw4kt8du9t never mind that... a “take home test” wtf os that? Lmao

    • @silvadossantos6803
      @silvadossantos6803 3 года назад +1

      God Ive pass a numerical calc like this, the professor give me the barely enough to pass.

  • @trackpadpro
    @trackpadpro 2 года назад +8

    I love Canvas because the grade distribution on every assignment lets you better calculate future effort requirements. The only problem is fully trusting the distributions prior to course drop date.

  • @GGGONEXT67
    @GGGONEXT67 2 года назад +7

    "He drops the lowest quiz, but he hasn't put in the last 2 quizzes so I'm not sure if its going to be one of those 2"
    Most relatable situation ever

  • @Andyg2g
    @Andyg2g 4 года назад +1352

    “I can see you’re cheating.”
    “Oh yeah, well prove it. Rigorously.”
    😂😂😂

    • @inx1819
      @inx1819 3 года назад +8

      Hahahah that was great

  • @blackout995
    @blackout995 4 года назад +541

    "...but why would you even go for a C in the first place?"
    "What?"
    I'm dead

  • @YinC4
    @YinC4 2 года назад

    I thought I was the only one these things happened too, good to see other Engineering students go through the same exact things.

  • @asvegas777
    @asvegas777 2 года назад +3

    This made me feel grateful to have attended a tech uni who had had the wisdom to teach “service”/non-majors’ versions and math versions of courses like calculus, linear algebra and differential equations. Even though this meant we had to suffer harsher grading (e.g., math dept never curved its own majors but did the non-majors every other year; presumably pile-ups of failing students had to be cleared to avoid graduation delays in other departments) I realise now it was still a good idea to separate us in all courses. Especially as a math major who even within math had a more obscure “pure math” tastes, I reckon I may have had to skip classes or lost my mind..
    All this to say, great video! It brought back very vivid times for me clearly ♥️

  • @OnlyPainAllDayEveryDay00
    @OnlyPainAllDayEveryDay00 4 года назад +1760

    Let’s hope my grade converges to an A next semester

    • @mreatcoco
      @mreatcoco 4 года назад +9

      @@theongrejoy5645 what is is hope?

    • @pronewbofficial
      @pronewbofficial 4 года назад +22

      You'll need to hope your professor rounds up, too. I got a B for 89.95 in Calc 3. I'd call that converging to an A, but she called it a B. :/

    • @aasyjepale5210
      @aasyjepale5210 4 года назад +1

      @@mreatcoco idk what what is is hope means

    • @JJPMaster
      @JJPMaster 4 года назад

      if |{Extra Credit Assignments}| > 0 and |{Extra Credit Assignments that you have finished}| = |{Extra Credit Assignments}| then g(t) diverges.

    • @noookii
      @noookii 4 года назад +1

      Failed p series test

  • @JohnnyVisaCard
    @JohnnyVisaCard 4 года назад +1918

    "Yeah, let's get an F in the chat for the curve that I ruined"
    Lmao I'm done with the internet today, nothing will top this

  • @aryanbhaskar6502
    @aryanbhaskar6502 2 года назад +3

    I'm literally watching this while taking a break from a math test prep (as an engineering student), and it's so damn relatable.

  • @audreysavard3248
    @audreysavard3248 3 года назад +13

    Oh remind one of the optional engenering course I took. In one session program, a question was to calculate the power of a motor. I was too lazy and didn't have the time to calculated it. So I check the law and wrote: " The law ask for an engener to calculate it and prohibided everyone else to do it. Since my program don't allow me to become an engener, I won't calculate it myself and send that part to an engener in real life." Got all the points.

  • @bernuollifurmuoli5330
    @bernuollifurmuoli5330 3 года назад +4362

    Engineering students:
    I fear no man
    But that thing
    FIND THE LIMIT USING FORMAL DEFINITION
    It scares me

    • @KakashiChidori616
      @KakashiChidori616 3 года назад +216

      Being an engineer, I always try a way to apply L'Hospital.
      Lol🤭

    • @chromenut7759
      @chromenut7759 3 года назад +72

      Yes, anything but the actual def of a limit

    • @ihaveadream7858
      @ihaveadream7858 3 года назад +124

      FIND THE DERIVATIVE USING FORMAL DEFINITION

    • @aleksandardashich
      @aleksandardashich 2 года назад +77

      @@KakashiChidori616
      Ahhh yeah and then on the exam the question goes like: "Find the limit of the function by not using L'Hopital's rule"😭😭😭😭😭

    • @KakashiChidori616
      @KakashiChidori616 2 года назад +10

      @@aleksandardashich oh my god 😂

  • @unlucky-777
    @unlucky-777 3 года назад +1815

    Engineers be like: "What do you mean proof? It just works"

    • @greenumbrellacorp5744
      @greenumbrellacorp5744 2 года назад +134

      yup, always kind of, idk why it works, idk how it works, and i dont care as long as it works

    • @unlucky-777
      @unlucky-777 2 года назад +48

      @@greenumbrellacorp5744 Computer Engineer over here and same as long as I did the job just take it

    • @thallan
      @thallan 2 года назад +182

      Some greek guy proved it over 2000 years ago, why should I do it again?

    • @giantboop5189
      @giantboop5189 2 года назад +17

      This comment is Todd Howard approved

    • @kitcat2449
      @kitcat2449 2 года назад +12

      @@greenumbrellacorp5744 programming summed up

  • @maxhess3151
    @maxhess3151 3 года назад +3

    Shit, this hits too close to home.

  • @toasty-math9856
    @toasty-math9856 3 года назад +4

    5:22 "yea well prove it, rigorously" amazing

  • @FireFox2382
    @FireFox2382 4 года назад +1322

    Lmao that was exactly how it went for me
    Professor: hw-20% exam/quiz-80%
    Me: so you're saying homework is optional?

    • @chaos4263
      @chaos4263 3 года назад +30

      This is too accurate 🤣

    • @Dakarai_Knight
      @Dakarai_Knight 3 года назад +100

      For me I'd squeeze out a near 100 on hw's to try and lessen my exam anxiety.
      It didn't work but hey I didn't need to do as well to get a decent grade.

    • @nitin577
      @nitin577 3 года назад +7

      Listen here you little piece of sh#t

    • @tc2241
      @tc2241 3 года назад +9

      *Minimum effort* how I like to roll 😂

    • @Kenman884
      @Kenman884 3 года назад +23

      Funny story, my differential equations professor was so awful that I gave up on the homework, got an average of 40% on the exams, and still curved up to an A.

  • @jin394
    @jin394 3 года назад +697

    Fun fact. I, an engineer, once left the square root of 4 unsimplified on a math test with no calculators. I could've used that proof.

  • @cipherxen2
    @cipherxen2 2 года назад +3

    I once was teaching a maths student programming in C. He said statement x=x+1 is wrong, because x got cancelled and it becomes 0=1.

  • @FlowerandFlax7072
    @FlowerandFlax7072 Год назад +9

    Not an engineer, but a math educator. This is also accurate for all the math theory classes.

  • @luisuribe5432
    @luisuribe5432 4 года назад +316

    “Why does everyone look like they know what they’re doing” can relate 💀

  • @aaroncutting
    @aaroncutting 3 года назад +1607

    My Calc II prof actually loved engineering and physics and was more than happy to discuss practicalities of mathematical models and their real world limitations. Awesome professor.

    • @westein1282
      @westein1282 2 года назад +41

      Fake news

    • @jonathansmithy8082
      @jonathansmithy8082 Год назад +11

      cus it's Calc 2 lol

    • @Immadeus
      @Immadeus 8 месяцев назад +4

      Least awesome calc 2 prof

    • @michaelrogers1066
      @michaelrogers1066 7 месяцев назад +1

      My calc II professor used moments of inertia to prove that the earth was round

    • @makaramuss
      @makaramuss 5 месяцев назад +1

      I AM FUCKINF JEALOUS MINE KICKED ME OUT OF CLASS FOR NOT TAKING HER CLASS AT FIRST HALF OF YEAR WE DONT EVWN PICK TEACHERE *BREATHES FLAMES OF HELL

  • @12oclock73
    @12oclock73 3 года назад +4

    This is hitting very close to home. Literally failing maths as we speak

  • @fredtrunce5931
    @fredtrunce5931 3 года назад +4

    The grade to effort ratio is a real thing. Many a physics assignment have I skipped because it wasn’t worth enough of my grade to be worth my time.

  • @abzuck5043
    @abzuck5043 4 года назад +1324

    Wait I thought you're not allowed to wear a π²=g shirt during a math test.

    • @RanEncounter
      @RanEncounter 4 года назад +106

      Why not? Who even uses numbers in math tests?

    • @grandmastergyorogyoro532
      @grandmastergyorogyoro532 4 года назад +106

      @@RanEncounter
      Especially Calculus...
      Days pass before you get to see a number.

    • @RanEncounter
      @RanEncounter 4 года назад +29

      @@grandmastergyorogyoro532So true.
      It is funny as I used numbers more in my undergrad physics classes then in my undergrad and grad classes in math combined.

    • @abzuck5043
      @abzuck5043 4 года назад

      Allright I know what you guys are saying 😅.
      Also thanks for the ♥ @MajorPrep

    • @eggyrepublic
      @eggyrepublic 4 года назад +19

      e^2 = pi^2 = g = 10
      change my mind

  • @zaramomadi5569
    @zaramomadi5569 4 года назад +242

    - "I can see you cheating."
    - "Then prove it!... Rigorously."
    My favorite part.

  • @krusk3544
    @krusk3544 3 года назад

    The calculating your final's effect on your grade thing was what got me through highschool

  • @ReflinWulf
    @ReflinWulf Год назад +2

    I really want to see how those grade calculations 2:53 come into shape, I love those and this one seems particularly exciting with so many variables

  • @rickyGman11
    @rickyGman11 4 года назад +151

    Forgot the classic. "He/she can't fail all of us right?"

  • @jaymeewolfe1387
    @jaymeewolfe1387 4 года назад +590

    My fondest memories of first year math was giving up on the last question 5 minutes before the end of the exam and looking around the room at either 1) students crying 2) students flipping through blank pages

    • @filipmecir262
      @filipmecir262 2 года назад +35

      Yeah, for college prep school student, cal 1 and 2 was like this. Then, calc 3 and 4 came...

    • @matthewgeorge5597
      @matthewgeorge5597 2 года назад +36

      Was taking a strength of materials class, thought I was struggling, looked around and saw people with their heads down, crying etc, and I smiled…..curve is coming

    • @joaquin2473
      @joaquin2473 2 года назад +12

      I remember that during an statistics 2 exam a girl just started crying sitting right behind me. The teacher gave her water and took her out of the classroom. I think she was failing the class for the 2nd time. That was absolutely TERRIFYING, after that I aced that class and finished with the highest grade of the class for the first and last time as Any respectable engineer should.

    • @UnknownGamer40464
      @UnknownGamer40464 2 года назад +4

      Calc 2 was me and 10 other people in the class still "taking" (suffering) the final 2 hours after it was supposed to be over because the professor had a free period and let us keep going.
      I wanted to just drop dead so I could stop looking at the paper. At least it was obvious that everyone spending 3.5 hours on a 1.5 hour exam were all in the same boat.

    • @UnknownGamer40464
      @UnknownGamer40464 2 года назад +3

      @@joaquin2473 congrats on destroying the curve and that girl's future at the same time.

  • @dan-xl4mg
    @dan-xl4mg 2 года назад

    you hit the NAIL on the minimalist one LOL, i showed my friends this vid and they saw me in it XD

  • @nikolarataj
    @nikolarataj Год назад +1

    I loved can You repeat everything You said in last 8 weeks, i didnt catch that. So relatable as information tech student 😄

  • @spetsnatzlegion3366
    @spetsnatzlegion3366 3 года назад +764

    ‘Please let this paper be ok’
    *opens paper*
    ‘What the fuck is that’
    Lmaooo this was me yesterday in my maths mock

  • @beanacomputer
    @beanacomputer 3 года назад +796

    That "ohmygodohmjygodmohygdmohymgodohmygod" during the exam hit me right in the feels.

  • @naproupi
    @naproupi 3 года назад +1

    The "it's trivial" reverse uno card was pure genius

  • @MidnightSt
    @MidnightSt 3 года назад +2

    now I know why bridge failures happen.

  • @noahmorton4707
    @noahmorton4707 4 года назад +316

    “Maximize the grade to effort ratio” killed me

  • @luisramrod9121
    @luisramrod9121 4 года назад +360

    ""Prove it ... rigorously"" I would say very rigorously 😂😂😂😂

  • @radleperchaun6433
    @radleperchaun6433 2 года назад

    I love how in this, super relatable, regular intelligence, but irl a fucking mad genius like how

  • @miningdudebro
    @miningdudebro 10 месяцев назад +2

    It's funny how the teacher knew "the noise" was the word proof.

  • @iaexo
    @iaexo 3 года назад +299

    "I can see you cheating."
    "Yeah prove it. Rigorously."
    Best line

  • @margaret9776
    @margaret9776 4 года назад +564

    Yooooo him calculating his grades in like 3:09 is literally me and every engineering student I know 😂😂

    • @yootantonystark2738
      @yootantonystark2738 4 года назад +28

      also highly applies to comp sci students.

    • @lordtachanka9967
      @lordtachanka9967 4 года назад +31

      I think it’s any stem student

    • @Emanuel-ht9yl
      @Emanuel-ht9yl 3 года назад +9

      @@lordtachanka9967 does the grade matter aslong as I pass? No it does not

    • @jarekg3740
      @jarekg3740 3 года назад +2

      If this is normal then I will pass with flying colors.

    • @tylerburk3313
      @tylerburk3313 3 года назад +10

      Started doing it freshman year of hs to relieve stress. Haven’t turned back

  • @coco2114
    @coco2114 2 года назад

    Thanks zach:)

  • @ParadoHxGetRekt
    @ParadoHxGetRekt 2 года назад

    The part about calculating the grade to effort ratio and potential scenarios my grade could be is so accurate to me and so many of my friends I can't even...

  • @dylanparker130
    @dylanparker130 4 года назад +409

    as someone who did math at uni, my favourite bit was when he tries to answer all remaining questions after the announcement that there's 30 seconds to go with one-word answers! xD

    • @MasterHBZone
      @MasterHBZone 4 года назад +24

      As a student studying calculus in university, I approve of this comment.

  • @matthewvanburen6415
    @matthewvanburen6415 4 года назад +538

    The Virgin Math Professor vs The Chad Engineering Student.

  • @arthurjuliano9986
    @arthurjuliano9986 6 месяцев назад

    watching the video while having the final of calc 2 tomorrow hits different

  • @SirRipster
    @SirRipster Год назад

    this summarizes my entire calc 1 experience

  • @dubzy21
    @dubzy21 4 года назад +1666

    “Dear Calc 2 gods, please make this test make a little bit of sense”
    *opens test*
    “What the f*ck is that”
    LITERALLY THO

    • @Honest-King
      @Honest-King 4 года назад

      Stupid series huh

    • @freddouglas6935
      @freddouglas6935 4 года назад +25

      Can confirm, currently going through calc 2 hell.

    • @Noellexafael
      @Noellexafael 4 года назад +25

      @@freddouglas6935 wait for calc 3 HAHAHA its *chefs kiss* got an amazing 0,5 out of 20

    • @HackersSun
      @HackersSun 3 года назад +5

      @@Noellexafael maybe its just community college calc 3 but 2/3 of my Calc 3 was easy
      Mainly covered partial differentiation

    • @Noellexafael
      @Noellexafael 3 года назад

      @@HackersSun Cold be related to colleges indeed because my calculus 2 and 4 were easy and 1 and 3 were really hard.

  • @j.g.mcbell9494
    @j.g.mcbell9494 3 года назад +1159

    Actually did the calculation at the end for every single class. Wondering my range for the final. For Calc 1 I needed a 97 to get an A, and told my prof ahead of time. Only got a 94 but he gave me the “97”. It does pay off.

    • @lillyluna2449
      @lillyluna2449 3 года назад +69

      How do you tell a prof you want an A ? Like really?? Does that work????

    • @aravindvissamsetty
      @aravindvissamsetty 3 года назад +134

      @@lillyluna2449 Yeah if I did that, my profs would rather push the cutoff higher rather than bring it down. So in this case, even if I'd gotten 97, I'd just be told that the you now need 98 for an A and to go screw myself..

    • @BlastinRope
      @BlastinRope 3 года назад +70

      Dude last spring in a math class I calculated my grade every week and by the end of the semester I was looking at barely passing by a percent if my final grade was generous. So the semester ends and the proff doesnt post a grade for a month, I wrote an email to the omsbudsman asking wtf and then a few days later I had an A! Lol wtf

    • @AD-wm9if
      @AD-wm9if 3 года назад +14

      My A- final to get a C in Partial Differential Equations feels this.

    • @86400SecondsToLive
      @86400SecondsToLive 3 года назад +44

      @@lillyluna2449 If you're a motivated student, they will try helping you with your goal a bit. See it like that, if the professor is motivated, he wants to reward your motivation and hard work and if the professor is unmotivated, he'll still help you because he just wants to be done with it and not have some nerds argue with him about a few %.

  • @CB-dy1he
    @CB-dy1he Год назад

    The aggressive calculator tapping throughout is just the best.

  • @BG-py9lt
    @BG-py9lt Год назад

    Ive rewatched this multiple times. Ive never been so called out before

  • @CAS-lh2tt
    @CAS-lh2tt 4 года назад +585

    hahaha, oh crap caught, I've done the same thing, I've calculated what minimal I need to "pass" a class.

    • @ethanclark4116
      @ethanclark4116 4 года назад +41

      Pretty sure everybody has done that at some point

    • @CAS-lh2tt
      @CAS-lh2tt 4 года назад +33

      Yeah, but now I'm a teacher. 😳😂😂😂

    • @charliebaker1427
      @charliebaker1427 4 года назад +5

      i do it on tests all the time

    • @mjewan9920
      @mjewan9920 4 года назад +4

      Same here then on the last test I just stared at the paper losing hope because Idk what to do lol

    • @sedaotieno
      @sedaotieno 4 года назад +4

      Every. Single. Sem 🤣🤣🤣

  • @pigeonfog
    @pigeonfog 4 года назад +231

    "I can see you cheating."
    "Yeah well prove it... rigorously"

  • @ricardolanderos1963
    @ricardolanderos1963 2 года назад +7

    I’m exactly the same in the test day when I have my physics homework, honestly when taking the classes the teacher is confusing and she has a terrible class organization and teaching techniques. I feel screwed most of the time and my grades are dropping, when I see this videos I feel like I’m not alone or the only one. This channel definetly is a life saver when I feel stuck in life.
    I hope to become an EE in a near future :-)