#two of my professors this semester

[chryblossomjjk]

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[sevenfactorial]

Approximately 7 months ago, during my spectral theory class, I learned of the word sesquilinear and haven't gotten over it since.

Sesquilinear is the property of being linear in one argument and being conjugate linear in the other. In contrast to being bilinear, i.e. linear in both arguments. The root "sesqui" means one and a half, which, tbf, is reasonable enough.

(Side note: this is a property of inner products, which I learned about years ago? But I don't recall my previous measure/functional prof ever using it? Idk maybe just a language thing.)

But I think the word is just so funny? It sounds *silly*.

My perspective has only been moved into sillier territory by one of my friends adding "sesquilinear" to the "potential leopard gecko names" list that's taped to our office wall, shortly after we covered inner products in one of our shared classes this semester.

Idk when he added it, but he was there when I first noticed so I commented it seemed rather mean to do that. Then I recalled that he didn't actually like leopard geckos so okay, makes more sense now. Still mean, but makes sense.

Consequently, if I'm tired or otherwise a little out of it and hear sesquilinear, I cannot handle it and will have to stiffle giggles.

This hit recently during my linear algebra class when we defined bilinear, which shouldn't really have set it off since 1) literally not the same word 2) I wasn't even that tired. A little bored if anything. Otoh, same prof for spectral and linear. So I just sat and continued taking notes while grinning and smothering my giggles. Unknown if the professor noticed.

[kodokberjamur]

If anyone asks me how life is going, I'll just show them this video and not elaborate further... Yes I keep posting I'm sorry

Warning: local toad crashes out in the tags

[sadquickchristmassnowman]

just in class, being completely normal when my professor clicks to the next slide in her presetation and

wait a damn minute.

THE CAST OF THE 2009 NBC SITCOM COMMUNITY??? what are they doing in the middle of a presentation about culturally responsible music pedagogy 🤨🤨🤨

(read like that one neil gaiman falafel tiktok audio)

[starbuck]

plans for tomorrow include:

Doing my weekly bird survey (HUGE win for job experience and volunteer hours)

taking a BATH!!!!!!!! i got cool and fun bubble bath stuff that i’m gonna use!!!! very hype!!!!!!

[bonestrouslingbones]

also i hate to admit it and i swear i DO understand the importance of them but fellas i fear i may be steadily morphing into a humanities hater

[karlachismylife]

They brought minister of economical development to read us a lecture and the urge to send him a special note (they accept questions to the lecturer in written form) is almost unbearable...

[anonymolly]

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[laughinglikespring]

mom asked me why my grades were down this time. the real answer is because of the professors and i told her that (they taught us the wrong portions and like. not what came in the exam. so the entire batch didn't cross 40 above in anything. mine came between 35-40 for every exam). she said that im making things up and then i called my friends in front of her and they vouched for me too that i was telling the truth.

and then i asked her if she could survive in this type of environment in uni and she said 'no'.

since then, she's been real quiet about marks.

[cherrysnax]

ugh I thought I got over this thing in high school

[kaleidoscope1967eyes]

noooooo i have to pack to move out

[dye-it-rouge-et-noir]

After finishing my essay, my summer courses will be over !!!

[haml3t]

I got accepted into my school’s litigation certificate program 🍾 I wonder if it’s because I told them even if they don’t let me in I’m going to follow all the steps of the program anyway

[fridgewife]

stayed up until 5 AM editing jersey shore clips for my media analysis presentation only for all of them to be cut because of time ��

[starbuck]

when it’s Monday and your professors have already graded all of your work (due yesterday) and gave you 100% on everything despite the fact that some of it was very much Just Okay bc you blew off your discussion responses to see the incredible Fritz Lang film M (1931) starring Peter Lorre in a real life movie theater, and you realize that everything is going to be all right, actually.

[bedlamsbard]

super fair @ sports. Baseball’s legit though huh

fun fact: despite having taught baseball history multiple times and developing strong feelings about the history of the sport, I have still never uh. been to a baseball game.

(if asked I support the Seattle Mariners and the Atlanta Braves, but I don't actually follow baseball. like many people I also have a soft spot for the historical Brooklyn Dodgers, but that's not even for the expected fandom Steve Rogers reasons; one of the books we read for the baseball class was Jane Leavy's biography of Sandy Koufax, which stuck on me more than The Boys of Summer (which we also read and which is also about the Dodgers) did.) (I am aware that this book and Koufax's career covers the move from Brooklyn to LA.)