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Report Card: Andrew Wiles

December 2, 2015

Wiles scolded for wasting a quarter on one hard problem.

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Andrew Wiles, B−: "After an excellent first quarter, Andrew wasted the entire second quarter on a single challenge problem, refusing to do other work despite making no progress. Please invest your time more wisely, Andrew."

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