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Humor for IIT-ians

Matho-Humor :-)

Prove that every odd number is a prime

Several people were asked the following problem: Prove that all odd integers higher than 2 are prime.

Arts Student: 3 is a prime, 5 is a prime, 7 is a prime, 9 is a prime, 11 is a prime,...

Consultant: 3 is a prime, 5 is a prime, 7 is a prime, 9 -- we'll do for you the best we
can,...,...

Microsoft Salesperson: 3 is prime, 5 is prime, 7 is prime, 9 will be prime in the next
release,...,...

Biologist: 3 is a prime, 5 is a prime, 7 is a prime, 9 -- results have not arrived yet,...,...

Advertiser: 3 is a prime, 5 is a prime, 7 is a prime, 11 is a prime,...

Mathematician: 3 is a prime, 5 is a prime, 7 is a prime, and by induction - every odd integer higher than 2 is a prime.

Physicist: 3 is a prime, 5 is a prime, 7 is a prime, 9 is an experimental error, 11 is a
prime,...

Lawyer: 3 is a prime, 5 is a prime, 7 is a prime, 9 -- there is not enough evidence to prove
that it is not a prime,...

Chartered Accountant: 3 is prime, 5 is prime, 7 is prime, 9 is prime, deducing 10% tax and 5% other obligations.

Statistician: Let's try several randomly chosen numbers: 17 is a prime, 23 is a prime, 11 is a prime...

Psychologist: 3 is a prime, 5 is a prime, 7 is a prime, 9 is a prime but tries to suppress
it,...

Two IITians in an asylum

One guy went insane and believed that he was the differentiation operator. His friends had him placed in a mental hospital until he got better. All day he would go around frightening the other patients by staring at them and saying "I differentiate you!"

One day he met a new patient from his own campus; and true to form he stared at him and said "I differentiate you!", but for once, his victim's expression didn't change. Surprised, the
mathematician marshalled his energies, stared fiercely at the new patient and said loudly "I
differentiate you!", but still the other man had no reaction. Finally, in frustration, the
mathematician screamed out "I DIFFERENTIATE YOU!"

The new patient calmly looked up and said, "You can differentiate me all you like: I'm 'e'
raise to the 'x'."

When they were back to IIT ( another asylum)

Sitting in a roadside Dhaba. The first one says to the second that the average person knows very little about basic mathematics. The second one disagrees, and claims that most people can cope with a reasonable amount of math.

The first IITian goes off to the loo, and in his absence the second calls over the Chotu. He
tells him that in a few minutes, after his friend has returned, he will call him over and ask
him a question. All he has to do is answer one third x cubed.

Chotu repeats "one thir -- dex cue"? He repeats "one third x cubed". Chotu: `one thir dex
cuebd'? Yes, that's right, he says. So he agrees, and goes off mumbling to himself, "one thir dex cuebd...".

The first guy returns and the second proposes a bet to prove his point, that most people do
know something about basic math. He says he will ask Chotu there an integral, and the first laughingly agrees. The second man calls over Chotu and asks "what is the integral of x squared?". The Chotu says "one third x cubed" and while walking away, turns back and says over his shoulder "plus a constant!"

Source: Chandra Shekhar, IIT-Delhi

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