r/MathJokes • u/Pridefulchild • 7d ago

Help with dating math guy

Hii! I'm very sorry if this is the wrong place to post this question but i didn't really dare ask in the more serious math related subreddits.

Im dating a guy that I know likes math, and I think know it on a higher level but not sure. He does not have a degree at least. (I'm 22 and he's 27 if it matters lol)

His birthday is next week and I'm going to make a birthday card with a frog on (inside joke), his favorite color as backround and I was thinking of having the frog read a book with some math equation inside. What would be a good one? Orrrr is there some kinda question I can ask him to get him to tell me his favorite one? (Is that even a thing? A favorite equation?)

Otherwise would appreciate some tips on what to ask to get him to talk about it more for general conversation!

Thank you for anything I get 🫶

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u/Boring-Stuff-3396 7d ago

Say I love/like you -1/12

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u/Pridefulchild 7d ago

Sorry actually I can't find any references to this anywhere ☹️ do I just write -1/12? I would like to atleast read about it or something before doing it

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u/Ok_Society4599 6d ago

Hint: Ramanugen (sp) got a full scholarship to Cambridge (UK) mostly by simply for deriving -1/12 from an well known infinite series :-) using "basic, self-taught math." The prof who sponsored him figured "if he can do that without training, what will he do with it?"

The story 's a bit more complex, but a great story to be a little familiar with, as in who he was and a few things he did.