Differential equations Memes

The mathematical comedy here is *chef's kiss*. Green's functions are crucial in solving differential equations, but the poor confused cat is taking "Green's function" literally, expecting it to have a color! For the uninitiated, Green's functions (named after mathematician George Green) are used to solve inhomogeneous differential equations - basically the mathematical equivalent of a Swiss Army knife for physicists and engineers. The cat's bewildered expression perfectly captures that moment when a student realizes they've been overthinking a concept that's actually just named after a person. Just like how Euler's formula isn't about measuring rulers and Schrödinger's cat isn't about... well, actual cats. Next thing you know, this cat will be looking for the "complex" part of complex numbers or trying to find the "real" part of real analysis. Spoiler alert: math doesn't care about your color expectations!

When your commitment to mathematics trumps your commitment to matrimony! This bride's got her priorities straight – solving differential equations while wearing a wedding dress. Look at that screen – she's deep into some mathematical curves while her own wedding curve-ball waits. Nothing says "till death do us part" quite like "let me just finish this one problem first." Marriage can wait, but that elegant mathematical proof? Absolutely time-sensitive! Her future spouse is about to learn that they're actually in a polyamorous relationship with mathematics.

The ultimate calculus bamboozle! Asking for the derivative (d/dx) of someone's credit card number is pure mathematical trickery. Why? Because if you know the derivative, you can just integrate it to get back the original function (with only a harmless constant off). It's like saying "Don't tell me your password, just tell me your password minus 5" — you're still giving away the goods! The dollar signs in the second panel really drive home that this is basically a mathematician's version of a heist. Sneaky differential equations strike again!

Isaac Newton judging your scrolling habits from the 1600s is the ultimate time-traveling guilt trip! Fun fact: Newton actually invented calculus (and differential equations) during a pandemic lockdown when Cambridge University closed due to the plague. Meanwhile, we're just here doom-scrolling through cat videos. The irony? Newton couldn't possibly have said this quote since social media wasn't invented until 300+ years after his death! He was too busy discovering gravity after an apple allegedly bonked him on the head to worry about your TikTok addiction. Now excuse me while I close this app and... oh wait, just one more meme...

When Netflix asks "Are you still watching?" but you're busy threatening differential equations at gunpoint. The Laplace transforms and system of ODEs surrounding this character aren't just decoration—they're what we mathematicians call "mandatory evening entertainment." No streaming service can compete with the rush of solving a particularly nasty differential equation at 2AM. The shoes come off because this is sacred ground. Pure, unfiltered mathematical violence.

Xenophobia meets mathematics in this masterpiece of wordplay. An economist gets questioned for writing differential equations on a plane because someone thought it was "foreign script." Then the punchline - "suspected of ties to Al-Gebra." Classic case of mathematical profiling. Differential equations aren't terrorist cells, they're just functions that make calculus students cry themselves to sleep. Next time you solve for x, remember to do it in private or risk being on a no-fly list.

Physics majors casually treating derivatives (dy/dx) like simple fractions you can manipulate algebraically, while math majors are literally turning to stone from the mathematical horror. The stone faces perfectly capture that dead-inside expression when someone commits calculus crimes! For the uninitiated: in calculus, a derivative notation dy/dx isn't technically a fraction, but a single symbol representing the rate of change. Physics folks often treat it like a fraction anyway because it works for their calculations (separation of variables, anyone?). Pure mathematicians die a little inside every time this happens.

The mathematical pun here is absolutely devastating. What we're looking at is a delay differential equation (DDE), where x(t-τ) indicates a time delay. In math terminology, these are called "retarded differential equations" because they contain a delayed (retarded) argument. Nothing quite captures the essence of being a mathematician like getting excited about an equation only to realize it's going to make your life significantly more difficult. Regular differential equations weren't painful enough, apparently. The face of pure mathematical despair in those bottom panels is what I see in the mirror during exam week.