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Math Quotes by Keith Devlin
- Though the structures and patterns of mathematics reflect the structure of, and resonate in, the human mind every bit as much as do the structures…
- Indeed, nowadays no electrical engineer could get along without complex numbers, and neither could anyone working in aerodynamics or fluid dynamics.
- Just as music comes alive in the performance of it, the same is true of mathematics. The symbols on the page have no more to…
- Mathematical thinking is not the same as doing mathematics - at least not as mathematics is typically presented in our school system. School math typically…
- What makes it possible to learn advanced math fairly quickly is that the human brain is capable of learning to follow a given set of…
- For all the time schools devote to the teaching of mathematics, very little (if any) is spent trying to convey just what the subject is…
More Math Quotes
- In most sciences one generation tears down what another has built and what one has established another undoes. In mathematics alone each… — Hermann Hankel
- The creator of the universe works in mysterious ways. But he uses a base ten counting system and likes round numbers. — Scott Adams
- Scientific research and other studies have demonstrated that arts education can enhance American students' math and language skills and improve test scores… — Thad Cochran
- To the wise, life is a problem; to the fool, a solution. — Marcus Aurelius
- If a man's wit be wandering, let him study the mathematics. — Francis Bacon
- Logic is the technique by which we add conviction to truth. — Jean de la Bruyere
- It's estimated that across Africa 100 elephants are killed for their tusks every day. It takes nothing more than simple math to… — Graydon Carter
- We may discover resources on the moon or Mars that will boggle the imagination, that will test our limits to dream. And… — George W. Bush