QUOTES FROM MY CALTECH MATH1A NOTEBOOK MARGINS (1997)

"There are people like Simon who hide behind their subjects."

– MS Oct 6

"Barry Simon lost me while multiplying seven times nine."

– MS Oct 10

"Love is suicide."

– SP circa 1995

"Simon's goal in teaching Ma1 is to belittle the students and engrandize himself."

– MS Oct 22

"I find it impossible to learn from Barry Simon."

– MS Oct 22

"HE'S LYING!"

– MS Nov 3

"You're horrible, Simon."

– MS Nov 4

"It's like learning to cook from a chef with no tastebuds."

– MS Nov 14

"He seems rather proud of it."

– MS upon Barry Simon's presenting the class with the acronym 'iirdv', or independant identically distributed variable, Nov 14

"Simon loves you."

– Poster spotted around campus, Nov 20

"Daaaaaamn!"

– MS Nov 24