Math Jokes
One summer I tried to learn about Abstract Algebra by reading a book titled Abstract Algebra. The language was so stuffy, I would laugh out loud, and my roommates would look at me like I was crazy. The only thing funnier than actual mathematics are math jokes, especially in combination with bad puns.
A farmer discovered his horse was extraordinarily intelligent. You could ask it an arithmetic problem, and it would tap out the answer with a hoof. Researchers were fascinated and tested the horse. They discovered the horse understood algebra, Euclidean geometry, calculus, and even group theory. However, when they gave the horse problems with Cartesian coordinates, it just stood there dumbly, like any horse. This was quite surprising, given how intelligent the horse was otherwise. They brought in an expert who examined the situation and explained the problem: “Of course the horse cannot understand any Cartesian coordinates you show it. You are putting Descartes before the horse.”
