A good problem should be more than a mere exercise; it should be challenging and not too easily solved by the student,… — Howard Whitley Eves Challenges Copy Share Image
We call the slope of a line m because the word "slope" begins with the letter m. — Howard Whitley Eves Letters 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… — Howard Whitley Eves Attempting 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… — Howard Whitley Eves Sun set 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… — Howard Whitley Eves Bootstraps 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… — Howard Whitley Eves Contrast 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… — Howard Whitley Eves Adoption Copy Share Image
