Mathematics Quote by Paul Lockhart

““This is what it means to do mathematics. To make a discovery (by whatever means, including playing around with physical models like paper, string, and rubber bands), and then to explain it in the simplest and most elegant way possible. This is the art of it, and this is why it is so challenging and fun.””

Paul Lockhart

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