Careers Quote by John G. Kemeny

Andrew Hacker argues that algebra and trigonometry and calculus are subjects that almost nobody used after they graduate, and so why should we continue…

— Anya Kamenetz

It is hard to convince a high-school student that he will encounter a lot of problems more difficult than those of algebra and geometry.

— E. W. Howe

A lot of times, when kids have problems with algebra or trigonometry, it has nothing to do with the subject matter, has nothing to…

— Sal Khan

Can you imagine young people nowadays making a study of trigonometry for the fun of it? Well I did.

— Clyde Tombaugh

Math education has changed over the years. In the 19th century, they taught spherical trigonometry because one of the biggest applications of mathematics was…

— Terence Tao

The completion of a rigorous course in mathematics - it is not even necessary that the student does well in such a course -…

— Keith Devlin

More than other subjects, there's a myth that you have to be an absolute genius to be good at maths and to enjoy it,…

— Rachel Riley

The first and foremost duty of the high school in teaching mathematics is to emphasize methodical work in problem solving...The teacher who wishes to…

— George Polya

Very often in mathematics the crucial problem is to recognize and discover what are the relevant concepts; once this is accomplished the job may…

— Israel Nathan Herstein

Some mathematics problems look simple, and you try them for a year or so, and then you try them for a hundred years, and…

— Andrew Wiles

Why do children dread mathematics? Because of the wrong approach. Because it is looked at as a subject.

— Shakuntala Devi

Well, some mathematics problems look simple, and you try them for a year or so, and then you try them for a hundred years,…

— Andrew Wiles