The frequencies of the notes in a scale—do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, ti, do—sound to us like they’re rising in equal steps. But objectively their vibrati…

- Steven Strogatz

I loved this smart, funny, big-hearted novel. As hilarious and wise as early Philip Roth, The Mathematician's Shiva will delight and move you.

- Steven Strogatz

Looking at numbers as groups of rocks may seem unusual, but actually it's as old as math itself. The word "calculate" reflects that legacy - it comes…

- Steven Strogatz

Change is most sluggish at the extremes precisely because the derivative is zero there.

- Steven Strogatz

One of the pleasures of looking at the world through mathematical eyes is that you can see certain patterns that would otherwise be hidden.

- Steven Strogatz

When you love a problem, its contours, obstacles and resistances are all just part of its character.

- Steven Strogatz

When you create something new, you're breaking tradition - which is an act of defiance.

- Steven Strogatz

Logic leaves us no choice. In that sense, math always involves both invention and discovery: we invent the concepts but discover their consequences. …

- Steven Strogatz

In mathematics, our freedom lies in the questions we ask — and in how we pursue them — but not in the answers awaiting us.

- Steven Strogatz