Mathematical Marvel Gifts

"I dumbed it down."

Adult prodigy - 'It's most extraordinary - and he's only 37.'

'First you forget logarithms. Then you forget how to do long division. Then the multiplication table begins to go...'

The Life of Pi

"Where's the business end of this thing?"

"He was the one everyone called 'The Greatest.' Then one day, a stranger turned up in town."

"And now, a little theorem for all you lovers out there."

Motivation to work

'The path to becoming an astronaut is rougher than I thought.'

"Is this a 'GOTCHA' question?"

Math Camp. I should have read the brochure more carefully before I signed up -- It says "Go on an add-venture and have sum fun"!

'Brilliant, Prof.Brainstorm. Any fool can come up with a new product, you've come up with a new tax break.'

',,,And we'd really like a heart for the Tin Man,,,'

"I hate negative numbers, and I'll stop at nothing to avoid them."

"Well, I'm studying mathematics and I'm sure that's tougher than math."

"Well, you say it's wrong, but it could be correct in an alternative universe."

"Maths is easy because it's so logical. 2 + 2 obviously equals 22."

'Eureka! After months of research and formulating algorithms, I've done it... I've discovered the secret to 'being cool'!'

Geeky looking guy looks at incomprehensible mathematical problem: 'And this equation proves beyond doubt that I have wasted my life.'

Sister to brother: 'It's kind of like alphabet soup, only for numbers crunchers.'

Tommy, Math quiz. It's one of his earliest pieces.

'My mother says I have a vivid imagination.'

The Forever Stamp

Professor of Fuzzy Logic.

'Gifted class, indeed. One is gifted in science, but he can't read - one is gifted in reading, but won't even try math...'

'Let's see if we could put a spin on it and get the public interested.'

"11th Grade Math for Nincompoops"

'Everyone's using your theorem, Pythagoras. I told you you should have patented it.'

Product Formula - "He's brilliant. But his mind wanders."

'Very good, Jeffrey! - You are so creative!'

"See? Two seconds with my quantum physics app."

Professor Swizzlestix explains his point....

'What it all means is, ker-booom!'

'Mom, dad's toasting the new year with the car again!'

"Music helps with maths... like which song got to number one... which song got to number two..."