There is no clear-cut distinction between example and theory
In the broad light of day mathematicians check their equations and their proofs, leaving no stone unturned in their search for rigour. But, at night,… - Michael Atiyah
In the broad light of day mathematicians check their equations and their proofs, leaving no stone unturned in their search for rigour. But, at night,…
- Michael Atiyah
The aim of mathematics is to explain as much as possible in simple terms. - Michael Atiyah
The aim of mathematics is to explain as much as possible in simple terms.
If you attack a mathematical problem directly, very often you come to a dead end, nothing you do seems to work and you feel that if only you could pe… - Michael Atiyah
If you attack a mathematical problem directly, very often you come to a dead end, nothing you do seems to work and you feel that if only you could pe…
Everything useful in mathematics has been devised for a purpose. Even if you don't know it, the guy who did it first, he knew what he was doing. Bana… - Michael Atiyah
Everything useful in mathematics has been devised for a purpose. Even if you don't know it, the guy who did it first, he knew what he was doing. Bana…
I dislike frontiers, political or intellectual, and I find that ignoring them is an essential catalyst for creative thought. Ideas should flow withou… - Michael Atiyah
I dislike frontiers, political or intellectual, and I find that ignoring them is an essential catalyst for creative thought. Ideas should flow withou…
I think it is said that Gauss had ten different proofs for the law of quadratic reciprocity. Any good theorem should have several proofs, the more th… - Michael Atiyah
I think it is said that Gauss had ten different proofs for the law of quadratic reciprocity. Any good theorem should have several proofs, the more th…
There is no clear-cut distinction between example and theory - Michael Atiyah
If theory is the role of the architect, then such beautiful proofs are the role of the craftsman. Of course, as with the great renaissance artists, s… - Michael Atiyah
If theory is the role of the architect, then such beautiful proofs are the role of the craftsman. Of course, as with the great renaissance artists, s…
I'm not the sort of person who does my mathematics writing on paper. I do that at the last stage of the game. I do my mathematics in my head. I sit d… - Michael Atiyah
I'm not the sort of person who does my mathematics writing on paper. I do that at the last stage of the game. I do my mathematics in my head. I sit d…
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