A mathematician experiments, amasses information, makes a conjecture, finds out that it does not work, gets confused and then tries to recover. A good mathematician eventually does so - and proves a theorem. — Steven G. Krantz Copy Share Image
Being a mathematician is a bit like being a manic depressive: you spend your life alternating between giddy elation and black despair. — Steven G. Krantz Copy Share Image
A mathematician experiments, amasses information, makes a conjecture, finds out that it does not work, gets confused and then tries to recover. A good… — Steven G. Krantz Copy Share Image
This book reminds me of James Gleick's Chaos. The ideas and stories in Loving and Hating Mathematics are timely, interesting, and sometimes even profound.… — Steven G. Krantz Copy Share Image
