两个数学家在酒吧里.第一个对第二个说现在的普通人对基础的数学所知很少.第二个不赞成并断定大多数人可以应付适当量度的数学.

第一个数学家去了洗手间,在他不在是第二个叫来了女服务员.他告诉她赛过几分钟,当他的朋友回来时,他会叫她过来回答一个问题.她只用回答“三分之一x立方”就行了.

她答应了,走时还喃喃自语道：“三分之一x立方...”

第一位回来时第二位建议来打个赌证明自己的观点,大多数人知道一些基础数学.他说他会问那个金发女服务员一道积分题,第一位笑着答应了.第二为把女服务员叫过来并问道：“x平方的积分是多少?”

服务小姐说道：“三分之一x立方.”当离开时,她又转回身说道：“还得加一个常数.”

Twomathematiciansareinabar.Thefirstonesaystothesecondthattheaveragepersonknowsverylittleaboutbasicmathematics.Thesecondonedisagrees,andclaimsthatmostpeoplecancopewithareasonableamountofmath.

Thefirstmathematiciangoesofftothewashroom,andinhisabsencethesecondcallsoverthewaitress.Hetellsherthatinafewminutes,afterhisfriendhasreturned,hewillcallheroverandaskheraquestion.Allshehastodoisanswer"onethirdxcubed."

Sosheagrees,andgoesoffmumblingtoherself,"onethirdxcubed...".

Thefirstguyreturnsandthesecondproposesabettoprovehispoint,thatmostpeopledoknowsomethingaboutbasicmath.Hesayshewillasktheblondewaitressanintegral,andthefirstlaughinglyagrees.Thesecondmancallsoverthewaitressandasks"whatistheintegralofxsquared?".

Thewaitresssays"onethirdxcubed"andwhilewalkingaway,turnsbackandsaysoverhershoulder"plusaconstant!"