I haven’t had time to read many of your newsletters, but did read this one.

The story about Prof Vichich caught my eye. I struggled horribly to get through calculus, but heard that Vichich was tough but you learned the material, so I signed up for his Calc 2 course. It was true, he was TOUGH, but I did learn the material. I spent a fair amount of time in his office getting the extra help I needed, and we pretty soon began learning more about each other. I eventually shared my mom’s “Beef Curry” recipe with him, which he told me he enjoyed very much. He was a real gentleman, and could teach calculus like nobody’s business. He could also write an exam that if you knew 80% of the material you’d get an 80% on. Uncanny. I was able to take Calc 3 from him also, but didn’t fare so well on Diffy Q. I still got a lot of help from him though. One of my best teachers ever.

Dave Plumeau….