Ode to graduate study

The First Year of Grad School
• A is for axiom
• B is a basis
• C is completeness of some L-p spaces,
• D is divergence to infinity,
• E is for e-mail (what else would it be?).
• F is a function that's bounded and measurable;
• G is the group theory we find so pleasurable.
• H is a subgroup; it's normal in G.
• I stands, of course, for the identity.
• J is for juxtaposition of elements.
• K's just a subscript we used for the hell of it.
• L is for least upper bound, or supremum;
• M is for manifolds (I've never seen 'em).
• N we assume, and we show n plus 1.
• O's orthonormal (if so then we're done).
• P is a prime
and let Q be another;
• R is a ring, or a field if you'd ruther.
• S is for study (like good little geeks).
• T is for tutoring three nights a week.
• U is a union
• V is a vector;
• X we can use to stand for Whatever.
• Y's a good question; let's hypothesize.
• And Z is left as an exercise!