Originally posted here by NetSyn
i use to have a algebra teacher that even when i found quicker ways to do his problems and always come out with the right answer he would say my logic could not be used because it is not a known therom and could be flawed unless i could prove that it always works.

he was a moron that just couldnt take the fact that i took his long ass way to do it and turned it into a quick 20 seconds problem.
I had the same problem. My Calc teacher (a Grad student from Romainia) would do up these problems, and I'd shortcut around them. She'd ask me how I got the answer so quickly. I told her I used the theorem.

"But you haven't proven it yet."

"Sure I have. In High School!"

I hated that teacher.

But college is cool -- a little overwhelming at first, but cool. I remember my first day -- it sucked. 8 o'clock class all based on this guy's book i. Nothing like abstract math to wake you up in the morning.