| swot, | n. | 1. Work or study at school or college; in early use spec. mathematmics. Hence gen. labor, toil. |
| 2. One who studies hard. | ||
| v. | To work hard at one's studies. O.E.D. |
| Term | Number | Topic |
| Spring 2010 | Math 622 | Differential Geometry 1 |
| Fall 2009 | Math 623 | Differential Geometry 2 |
| Spring 2009 | Math 622 | Differential Geometry 1 |
| Fall 2008 | Math 623 | Differential Geometry 2 |
| Spring 2008 | Math 151 | Calculus I |
| Fall 2007 | Math 171 | Calculus I |
| Spring 2007 | Math 489 | Differential Geometry of Curves and Surfaces |
| Fall 2006 | Math 308 | Ordinary Differential Equations |
| lucubrate, | v. | 1. Literally, to work by artificial light. Hence to study at night, 'burn the mignight oil.' |
| 2. To produce (esp. literary compositions) by laborious study. | ||
| lucubration, | n. | 1. Nocturnal study or meditation; study in general. |
| 2. The product of nocturnal study and meditation; hence, a literary work showing signs of careful elaboration. Now somewhat dersive or playful, suggesting the notion or something pedantic or over-elaborate. | ||
| lucubratory, | n. | A 'thinking-shop,' a place of midnight study. O.E.D. |
A little learning is a dangerous thing;
drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring:
there shallow draughts intoxicate the brain,
and drinking largely sobers us again.
Alexander Pope, An Essay on Criticism, 1709.