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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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For time flows on, and if it did not, it would be a bad prospect for those who do not sit at…
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In less than eight years "The Origin of Species" has produced conviction in the minds of a majority of the most eminent…
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The future mathematician ... should solve problems, choose the problems which are in his line, meditate upon their solution, and invent new…
— George Polya
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[My father] advised me to sit every few months in my reading chair for an entire evening, close my eyes and try…
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To solve a problem is to create new problems, new knowledge immediately reveals new areas of ignorance, and the need for new…
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A solved problem creates two new problems, and the best prescription for happy living is not to solve any more problems.
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It is time for a new generation of leadership, to cope with new problems and new opportunities. For there is a new…
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We like to invent new disciplines or look at new problems, and invent bandwagons rather than jump on them.
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