Maths genius

Okay after reading the title you'd probably think this story is going to be about someone else, since I think it's rather evident that I'm some dumb cockster who knows nuts about Maths.

Still, there are always elements of surprise in places you don't know and TOO BAD, there's one RIGHT HERE! Now in case you are shocked, err.. don't be shocked. After all, if rich people can hide their money in the bank and live in HDB flats, why can't stupid people like me hide their intelligence in their school bags and pretend to be dumb? I've a hidden talent, man. Although now it's probably not hidden because I cannot resist the temptation to show you my Maths genius. And after reading this post you all will probably come begging me for Maths tuition - but no, I firmly believe in minding my own business and not letting everyone be a genius like myself.

However, before I proceed, let me clarify that I am not powerful in all aspects for Maths. Oh no, it's impossible to be good in everything. I specialise in this: differentiation. And as part of the Integrals, I'm obviously good in integration also but screw that, let's focus on our topic today.

I am implicitly good at differentiation.

Eh NOTE it's not I am good at Implicit Differentiation ah!! (That's some screwed up topic please.)

Let me give you a two-line proof.



Bloody genius that I am, innit? And to think that I did this question back in Sec 1, when we all probably had ZERO idea of what differentiation is. This was my first experience with such a question and I think I excelled in it - because my teacher checked my answer and it was correct.

Well so I tried this crap for my differentiation quiz back in Sec 4. And I have had some fabulous results from there as well - not to mention a talking-to by Chandy.



The one mark was because James was sitting beside me and I didn't know how to do the last question, a rarity if you consider my proficiency in differentiation. Just because I didn't know how to make x the subject in y = ln 2x. So being desperate, I copied the first step of his working and there you go, 1/9.

So, you might ask, how does that qualify me to be a Maths genius? After all I failed the differentiation quiz.

But you try getting a differentiation question right in Sec 1.. is it possible? And after I got it right, I thought I was so damn good in differentiation that I just slept through the lessons on it in Sec 4, therefore showing to my whole class what an independent learner I am.

Isn't that proof enough that I'm a Maths genius?

Sadly, though my differentiation is good enough to give tuition, my arithmetic leaves a lot to be desired. I just realised I made a mistake above.. my proof has three lines, not two.

And my genius has just got overridden by my stupidity (stoopideeti). If you need more proof on how lousy my arithmetic is, go read my post on stupidity a month or so back. Maybe it's less or more, considering that I cannot count the number of days that has passed since I posted that. Well ya, that's the sad thing about being too good in differentiation, you have to compromise your talent elsewhere.

Oops I just realised something. That even inanimate and intangible objects might be smarter than me.

To prove it, I'll give you a one line proof.

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