A shoeseller meets a mathematician and complains that he does not know what size shoes to buy. “No problem,” says the mathematician, “there is a simple equation for that,” and he shows him the Gaussian normal distribution. The shoeseller stares some time at het equation and asks, “What is that symbol?” “That is the Greek letter pi.” “What is pi?” “That is the ratio between the circumference and the diameter of a circle.” Upon this the shoeseller cries out: “What does a circle have to do with shoes?!”
Category Archives: Math Jokes
Why did the number get mad at his wife?
Q: Why did the number get mad at his wife?
A: Because she was being irrational.
Why did the two vectors start an internet-based company?
Q: Why did the two vectors start an internet-based company?
A: Because they thought they had a good dot product.
Sherpa and Goat
Q: What do you get when you cross a sherpa and a mountain goat?
A: Nothing. you can’t cross two scalars.
Math problems?
Math problems? Call 1-800-[(10x)(13i)^2]-[sin(xy)/2.362x].
Log Negative One Zero
Theorem: log(-1) = 0
Proof:
a. log[(-1)^2] = 2 * log(-1)
On the other hand:
b. log[(-1)^2] = log(1) = 0
Combining a) and b) gives:
2* log(-1) = 0
Divide both sides by 2:
log(-1) = 0
Dollars Equal Cents
Theorem: 1$ = 1c.
Proof:
And another that gives you a sense of money disappearing.
1$ = 100c
= (10c)^2
= (0.1$)^2
= 0.01$
= 1c
Here $ means dollars and c means cents. This one is scary in that many PhD’s in math who were unable to see what was wrong with this one.
Statistics are like a bikini
Statistics are like a bikini; What is revealed is interesting; What is concealed is crucial.
Proof That All Odd Numbers Are Prime
Mathmatician — 3 is prime, 5 is prime, 7 is prime, the rest follows by induction.
Statistician — 3 is prime, 5 is prime, 7 is prime, 9 is expermental error so throw it out, 11 is prime, 13 is prime, the rest follows by induction.
Computer Scientist — 3 is prime, 5 is prime, 7 is prime, 9 is prime, ….
Mathematical Baby Formula
Add a bed, subtract the clothes, divide the legs, and multiply.