Introduction to Cook Jokes

This is the last blog post.

We introduced several fields related to theoretical computer science in this blog. My objective was mostly to have some record of learning this material, and especially of dealing with the classification issues that arise.

Here are the best "Cook Jokes" that were made during the offering of Prof. Steve Cook's 2013-2014 complexity (463) and logic (438) courses.

Best Cook Jokes:

1. You just got Cookblocked!

• rationale: You are talking with a classmate when a pretty CS girl approaches you, however, it is only to stand in line to speak with Cook after lecture
• credit: Sean

2. If you had Rice, you could Cook almost anything

• rationale: If you have ever taken a Cook class, you know that it is forbidden to use Rice's theorem
• credit: Lex

3. You can Cook a Karp but you can't Karp a Cook

• rationale: Karp (and others) praised Cook's ground breaking work
• credit: Av

4. I think he Cooked the books...

• rationale: Says fellow student as Cook writes his own theorems on the blackboard and gives the reference in Sipser
• credit: Av

5. What's he Cooking up today?

• rationale: You are entering BA1220 as you hear these words, needless to say it never gets old
• credit: Sean

6. I compiled all the notes into a nice Cookbook

• rationale: Print out all the notes from Cook's lectures and staple them together
• credit: Lex