That Time When Columbia Students Burned Calculus. In The Sky.he stud

Then dance in pajamas!

This New York Times article from 1915 documented a strange math tradition where sophomores from Columbia University would create an effigy called "Dr Calculus" then "tie [him] to balloons and send him heavenward in flames then dance in pajamas."

Well, we fully understand why students hate studying calculus. It does have a steep learning curve.

Via Math with Bad Drawings​

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