705 Quotes About Mathematics

From now on whenever I read a math book, I'm going to try to figure out by myself how everything was done, before looking at the solution. Even if I don't figure it out, I think I'll be able to see the beauty of a proof then.

Maxwell's theory of electromagnetism is generally studied only by advanced students of physics, but Albert had mastered it by the time he was sixteen years old.

Je rêve d'un jour où l'égoïsme ne régnera plus dans les sciences, où on s'associera pour étudier, au lieu d'envoyer aux académiciens des plis cachetés, on s'empressera de publier ses moindres observations pour peu qu'elles soient nouvelles, et on ajoutera " je ne sais pas le reste

Une méthode est un truc qui a été utilisé plusieurs fois

Les méthodes sont les habitudes de l'esprit et les économies de la mémoire

And, believe me, if I were again beginning my studies, I should follow the advice of Plato and start with mathematics.

It now becomes clear that consistency is not a property of a formal system per se, but depends on the interpretation which is proposed for it. By the same token, inconsistency is not an intrinsic property of any formal system.

For the things of this world cannot be made known without a knowledge of mathematics.

Business, to be successful, must be based on science, for demand and supply are matters of mathematics, not guesswork.