Here are some famous words said by NUS professors.


Engineers like number 2, 5, and 10. They don't like 3 or 7. When some number is divided by 3 or 7, you won't get a nice number.

------Dr Heng Chun Huat

Garbage in, garbage out.(For computer simulation)

------Dr Heng Chun Huat

This is the only computer course in year 2. If you can't learn it well, it will be a shame. And assembly language may be the last computer language you learn. If you can't learn it well, it will also be a shame.

------Dr Ha Ya Jun

Don't be the salve of formulas.

------Dr John Thong

The spirit of engineering is usefulness.

------Dr C.C.Ko

Things in real life are complicated. Simple ways usually don't work in real life.

------Dr C.C.Ko

In real life, nothing changes instantaneously.

------Dr C.C.Ko

Students usually don't follow instructions.

------Dr Toh Pee Choon

XXX(a country's name) society is an equal society. It means in XXX (a country's name)you won't be a primer minister, if your father is somebody; you won't be a CEO, if your husband is somebody.

------Dr Alexius A.Pereira

You know where I am going to? I am going to prison.

------Dr Alexius A.Pereira

We all make mistakes, it's just when.

------Dr Roland Cheo

......Mind you, ...... Mind you, ...... Mind you, .....................

------Dr Koen Mouthaan

"j" is square root minus one, a complex number under another square root is even more complex. Then the problem become very very complex.

------Dr Hon Tat Hui

Simple? Understand?

------Dr Peter Ho