It is India that gave us the ingenious method of expressing all numbers by means of ten symbols, each symbol receiving a value of position as well as an [...]
There was a blithe certainty that came from first comprehending the full Einstein field equations, arabesques of Greek letters clinging tenuously to the page, [...]
“You can learn more about a person in an hour of play than you can from a lifetime of conversation” ~ Plato
Speaking of How to Survive in Your Native Land, here’s a beautiful remark from that book, where the author is describing his colleague, Frank, teaching his [...]
“In mathematics, the art of asking questions is more valuable than solving problems.” – Georg Cantor
Don’t just read it; fight it! Ask your own questions, look for your own examples, discover your own proofs. – Paul Halmos