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If you have to prove a theorem, do not rush. First of all, understand fully what the theorem says, try to see…
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The elegance of a mathematical theorem is directly proportional to the number of independent ideas one can see in the theorem and…
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If the proof starts from axioms, distinguishes several cases, and takes thirteen lines in the text book ... it may give the…
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Quite often, when an idea that could be helpful presents itself, we do not appreciate it, for it is so inconspicuous. The…
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The world is anxious to admire that apex and culmination of modern mathematics: a theorem so perfectly general that no particular application…
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The first rule of discovery is to have brains and good luck. The second rule of discovery is to sit tight and…
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Mathematics is the cheapest science. Unlike physics or chemistry, it does not require any expensive equipment. All one needs for mathematics is…
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When introduced at the wrong time or place, good logic may be the worst enemy of good teaching.
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God looks not at the oratory of your prayers, how elegant they may be; nor at the geometry of your prayers, how…
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I remember sitting at the end of my mum's bed being fascinated by her ritual of getting dressed. It was a very…
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