Hauke is wearing his glasses but is peeking over the rims on one side to give you a look. An illustration of constructing the square roots of various natural numbers seems to form a spiral that grows out and towards you...

Painted by a good friend of mine, @obonic.bsky.social, who I don't believe is super active here. It's hanging over my computer desk as I'm typing this, reminding me that irrational is not the same as unreachable. #BasiliskAdvice #RightTriangles

Basilisk mathematician explaining some group theory to a stone lion. (The lion only recently became stone.) “Well,” the basilisk says as he holds a wineglass, “there are only so many groups with 8 elements…there’s Z 8, Z 4 cross Z 2, and Z 2 cross Z 2 cross Z 2–HIC!” He hiccups and excuses himself. “But there’s ALSO a non-abelian group named D sub 8 that has 8 elements…”

From @kattywampus.bsky.social years and years ago.

When you get cornered at parties by drunk mathemachickens, desperate measures are necessary. Look directly at the basilisk’s eyes and you won’t have to listen anymore. #BasiliskAdvice #Petrification

I think I made the Linear Algebra test too easy. But then again, it's the first test...and I didn't make any short answer questions worth a whole lot of points.

Lull them into a false sense of security...yes! #BasiliskAdvice

Professor Hauke (who looks like he has a rooster head and a snake tail) points at a picture of a special curve commonly called "The Witch of Maria Agnesi".

Drawn by @desertfox.bsky.social long ago. Here I'm discussing the Witch of Maria Agnesi, which you can explore here: www.geogebra.org/calculator/n...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witch_o...
Drag the point "Move Me" around and watch the curve appear. #BasiliskAdvice #Math
Week two of school starting up.

Remember kids, if you petrify someone make sure they are converted all the way and not still ambulatory, or you'll spawn villains like The Wall.

"Tough tamales, four eyes!"

"He's so dumb he's trying to eat a hot dog with no mouth!"

PBS was always a treasure. #BasiliskAdvice

Me, in May: There, the fall class schedule is complete!

Dept. chair, yesterday: 3 classes have been canceled and Mr. D won’t be available, so his two classes are up for grabs. Stay tuned, there may be some new hires as well due to retirements.

Doing things early is for chumps. #BasiliskAdvice

Five years ago, my LinkdIn was hijacked. I’ve tried a few times to get it back but their help center is useless. Normally I don’t miss it but around this time of year I wonder what’s become of former students, and the site was at least decent for that. Pick better passwords, kids! #BasiliskAdvice

Basilisk (or cockatrice, depending on who you ask) sitting on the foreleg of a large dragon statue which towers over him. He has an expression of accomplishment!

A piece done by @hibbary.bsky.social a few years ago; it's one of the most-viewed parts of my collection. I meant for it to be part of an inspirational poster.
"No matter how big the task might seem, just keep staring!"
#BasiliskAdvice

The pharmacist up the road prepped my shingles shot and shared that he is a former student of mine: Calculus II. (I've hit the recommended age and I've had chicken pox before.)
"People have said this one hurts," he said.
Yes it does! Maybe even worse, since I'm part chicken? #BasiliskAdvice

Panel 1: A student can't figure out which entry in the table of integrals is supposed to help. "Is there a mistake," the mountain lion asks. "I can't do this integral." Panel 2: The integral in question...forms of the opposite of sine times the fourth power of secant. Panel 3: Reminder that there are some techniques everyone should know..."Go back to basics," Professor Hauke says. "Forget the table." Not seeing the dawning light of comprehension, he pauses. "I'll give you a hint." Panel 4: Remember, "U" can do it.

Very nice comic by @space-salaman.bsky.social after I related an anecdote from finals week, about six days ago, in a differential equations class. This was part of using Variation of Parameters on an integral I mistakenly thought would be super-easy for them. #BasiliskAdvice #Edusky

From a peer in English: “Coming into campus more than once per week? I do so much for my students virtually, I believe I harm them by coming here!”

“I may harm you by coming here” is quite the educational philosophy for a professor to have!

Good attitude for a basilisk though. #BasiliskAdvice

If people are ruining your time by complaining that your favorite space is an echo chamber, then maybe the problem is that you aren’t turning them into stone fast enough. Don’t let petrification chores pile up on you! #BasiliskAdvice