Mathematics may be likened to a large rock whose interior composition we wish to examine. The older mathematicians appear as persevering stone cutters slowly attempting to demolish the rock from the outside with hammer and chisel. The later mathematicians resemble… — Howard Whitley Eves Copy Share Image
A good problem should be more than a mere exercise; it should be challenging and not too easily solved by the student, and it… — Howard Whitley Eves Copy Share Image
We call the slope of a line m because the word "slope" begins with the letter m. — Howard Whitley Eves Copy Share Image
Mathematics may be likened to a large rock whose interior composition we wish to examine. The older mathematicians appear as persevering stone cutters slowly… — Howard Whitley Eves Copy Share Image
“How are you going to teach logic in a world where everybody talks about the sun setting, when it’s really the horizon rising? [Cal… — Howard Whitley Eves Copy Share Image
It is impossible to overstate the imporance of problems in mathematics. It is by means of problems that mathematics develops and actually lifts itself… — Howard Whitley Eves Copy Share Image
There is a distinction between what may be called a problem and what may be considered an exercise. The latter serves to drill a… — Howard Whitley Eves Copy Share Image
One is hard pressed to think of universal customs that man has successfully established on earth. There is one, however, of which he can… — Howard Whitley Eves Copy Share Image
![“How are you going to teach logic in a world where everybody talks about the sun setting, when it’s really the horizon rising? [Cal Craig]” quote by Howard Whitley Eves](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/5ee/howard-whitley-eves-49694_logic_how-are-you-going-to-teach-logic-in-a-wo_2292974.jpg)
