GLOSSARY OF MATHEMATICAL TERMS
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  Any  student who ever  sat  or  slept
trough a mathematics course  knows that
certain words  and  phrases  occur very
frequently.

  This  glossary might  eliminate  some
confusion.

] A:When the instructor says.
[ B:He really means.

]A:trivial
[B:The student might be able to do it in
[three hours or so.

]A:simple
[B:An "A" student can do it in a week or
[so.

]A:easy
[B:This topic would make a good master's
[thesis.

]A:clear
[B:The instructor can do it (he thinks).

]A:obvious
[B:The  instructor  is sure it is in his
[notes somewhere.

]A:certainly
[B:The  instructor  saw   one   of   his
[instructors  do it , but has completely
[forgotten how it was done.

]A:left as an exercise
[B:The instructor lost his notes for the
[student is  well known. The  instructor
[heard that someone once did it.

]A:can be shown
[B:The instructor  thinks  it  might  be
[true, but has no idea  how to prove it.

]A:the diligent student
[B:It is an unsolved problem

]A:can show
[B:Probably  harder  than  Fermat's Last
[Theorem.