The science of the church is neglected for the study of geometry, and they lose sight of Heaven while they are employed… — Edward Gibbon Copy Share Image
Every education system on Earth has the same hierarchy of subjects: at the top are mathematics and languages, then the humanities, and… — Ken Robinson Copy Share Image
For centuries, everything was taught through music. History was taught through music; language and mathematics were taught through music. — T Bone Burnett Copy Share Image
Now that practical skills have developed enough to provide adequately for material needs, one of these sciences which are not devoted to… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
“Lots of people wrote to the magazine to say that Marilyn vos Savant was wrong, even when she explained very carefully why… — Mark Haddon Copy Share Image
Mathematics is like music. Neither needs to be useful. It is enough that each gives delight to those who seek delight from… — Christopher Robin Milne Copy Share Image
I also require much time to ponder over the matters themselves, and particularly the principles of mechanics (as the very words: force,… — Heinrich Hertz Copy Share Image
A child in the 4th grade who's just learning algebra is not imperfect. While there may be a child in the 12th… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
And who can doubt that it will lead to the worst disorders when minds created free by God are compelled to submit… — Galileo Galilei Copy Share Image
In American math classes, we teach a lot of concepts poorly over many years. In the Asian systems they teach you very… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
What makes the theory of relativity so acceptable to physicists in spite of its going against the principle of simplicity is its… — Paul Dirac Copy Share Image
Very few people realize the enormous bulk of contemporary mathematics. Probably it would be easier to learn all the languanges of the… — W. W. Sawyer Copy Share Image
A GREAT discovery solves a great problem but there is a grain of discovery in any problem. — George Polya Copy Share Image
When I was at school, I was terrible at algebra and arithmetic, but I was always the best at English and literature.… — Joan Collins Copy Share Image
A good mathematical joke is better, and better mathematics, than a dozen mediocre papers. — John Edensor Littlewood Copy Share Image
Algebra goes to the heart of the matter at it ignores the casual nature of particular cases. — Edward Charles Titchmarsh Copy Share Image
“As far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not certain; and as far as they are certain, they… — Jim Baggott Copy Share Image
In anger, my hostility is directed toward another's action and can be extinguished by getting even - an action that reestablishes the… — Jon Elster Copy Share Image
