Learning Japanese I Really Think So

This week, our Algebra "refresher" course's instructor was changed, from an AF Major to a civilian professor, Dr. Han, who has a great sense of humor when you can understand him. He also has a tendency to write fractions from the bottom to the top, so as he's explaining it, you have to really watch him to make sure you're not doing things right side up. Whenever he gets to a part of a problem where he has to do a large multiplication, he writes "= H.W." and says, "that's homework for you." And if an equation doesn't have a solution, he writes on the board, "Forget it." It has become our class motto. "Do you want to see some more examples?" "Forget it!"

My calculus instructor at Indiana University was from Pakistan, a Dr. Rabbi Battacharya. A name I'll never forget (to go with Ram Shivakumar from India, who taught Microeconomics). Shame I couldn't understand a word he said. Can't remember if I got a C or a C-.

I started taking music and history courses after that.