[0012] High-Flying Dreams
└ posted on Monday, 1 December 2008, by Novil
Bonus points for everyone who recognizes the formula on the chalkboard in the third panel. Extra bonus points for everyone who proves its correctness. 😉 Please see the third comment for more information…
- Woo: What do you want to be when you grow up?
- Sandra: It’s always been my dream to become a math professor.
- Woo: Math? Isn’t that pretty difficult? I’m always having trouble telling apart four from five. Let alone five from six!
- Sandra: If you have the knack, math isn’t that tough anymore! One day, the name North will be mentioned in the same breath as Newton, Gauss and Turing!
- Professor: I am delighted to award you as the first woman in history with the Fields Medal, Mrs. North.
- Sandra: During the test last week, I didn’t remember the quadratic formula…
![[0012] High-Flying Dreams](/comics/2008-12-01-[0012]-high-flying-dreams.png "[0012] High-Flying Dreams")
@ NikonJR:
“Who the hell forgets the quadratic formula?”
Uh, lessee…
Oh, I know!
Normal, non-nerd, non-geek human beings?
@ Johnny Whoa:
Same here@ Novil:
@ jsdy:
Technically you don’t have to adopt your husband’s last name when you get married. Some women feel that their maiden name should be the family’s. Some women just don’t adopt the male’s name as their own and the male keeps his own name as well
😍I just noticed that Sandra is wearing a striped shirt 😍 #easy undertale reference
P.S. don’t get mad at me and say that not everything is undertale, but I love undertale and draw tons of fanart
Doing a reread of S&W, and I couldn’t help but chime in that she would most likely be Dr. North if she were to win the Fields.
An award on the level of the Nobel or Fields requires a whole lot of academic work and international recognition for a body of published work, which would typically imply having already achieved at least one doctoral degree in their field, often more. Most women I know who have pursued rigorous academic or professional careers have tended to keep the same name as they had when beginning their professional career.
It would be kinda fun to revisit this dream scenario in a future comic, now that Sandra is older!