“Yet in another way, calculus is fundamentally naive, almost childish in its optimism. Experience teaches us that change can be sudden, discontinuous, and wrenching. Calculus draws its power by refusing to see that. It insists on a world without accidents,… — Steven Strogatz Copy Share Image
The frequencies of the notes in a scale—do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, ti, do—sound to us like they’re rising in equal steps. But… — Steven Strogatz Copy Share Image
I loved this smart, funny, big-hearted novel. As hilarious and wise as early Philip Roth, The Mathematician's Shiva will delight and move you. — Steven Strogatz Copy Share Image
One of the pleasures of looking at the world through mathematical eyes is that you can see certain patterns that would otherwise be hidden. — Steven Strogatz Copy Share Image
Change is most sluggish at the extremes precisely because the derivative is zero there. — Steven Strogatz Copy Share Image
You can get a certain amount of pleasure as a mathematical spectator, reading and watching some of the most beautiful arguments that have been… — Steven Strogatz Copy Share Image
In mathematics, our freedom lies in the questions we ask — and in how we pursue them — but not in the answers awaiting us. — Steven Strogatz Copy Share Image
“Yet in another way, calculus is fundamentally naive, almost childish in its optimism. Experience teaches us that change can be sudden, discontinuous, and wrenching.… — Steven Strogatz Copy Share Image
When you create something new, you're breaking tradition - which is an act of defiance. — Steven Strogatz Copy Share Image
Logic leaves us no choice. In that sense, math always involves both invention and discovery: we invent the concepts but discover their consequences. …… — Steven Strogatz Copy Share Image
When you love a problem, its contours, obstacles and resistances are all just part of its character. — Steven Strogatz Copy Share Image
