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- Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 18:16:32 -0500
- From: "Jonathan R. Ferro" <jf41+@andrew.cmu.edu>
- Subject: Re: feynman story probably not true.
- In-Reply-To: <92309.155316RVESTERM@vma.cc.nd.edu>
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- RVESTERM@vma.cc.nd.edu writes:
- > a little while ago, somebody posted a story to this effect: for a
- > certain physics exam at caltech, students were allowed to use any
- > reference material that they could carry in to the room. one
- > enterprising guy supposedly carried richard feynman in.
-
- I believe that this is confusing two other stories: (1) Students are
- allowed to bring in anything they can carry; student carries in _grad
- student_ and (2) Take-home physics exam lists "Allowed references:
- Halliday & Resnick, Feynman, etc."; student consults Feynman the
- professor instead of Feynman the textbook; Feynman says "Yep, it
- certainly does say that you can use me. Whaddya wanna know?"
-
- I have my doubts about the truth of either story.
-
- -- Jon Ferro Einsprachigkeit ist heilbar
-