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13. I actually had to do this in 1980 to complete my bachelors in Mathematics.

Mon Dec 23, 2024, 12:07 PM

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Teaching an upper level class to about a dozen students, all of which were undoubtedly smarter than I was. Longest semester of my life but had super support from my professor. He sat in on every class and assisted me. Thank goodness.

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