“One of the nice things about math and science is it’s obvious, you get the answer or you don’t get the answer.” AnswersNiceObviousMathNice ThingsMath And Science Author:Lisa Randall
“Who's counting? It was, of course, the minority who were counting. It always is. Most of the women I know today would dearly like to use their fingers and toes for some activity more enthralling than counting. They have been counting for so long. But the peculiar problem of the new math is that every time we stop adding, somebody starts subtracting. At the very least (the advanced students will understand this) the rate of increase slows. ... The minority members of any group or profession have two answers: They can keep score or they can lose.” KnowsLongHas BeensTwoUseProblemTodayCoursesLosesAnswersGroupsStudentsActivityMembersRacismIncreaseFingersRateMathProfessionDiscriminationInequalityScoreMinoritiesPeculiarToesCountingFingers And Toes Book:Making Sense Source: Making Sense
“I found myself often asking the question, "Who deserves to be made fun of?" Depending on your mood, the answer can be no one or everyone. It took me a while to understand the math of how those field pieces came together. I don't think that ridicule is ever funny, but there are times when that gets the biggest response.” ThinkingMadeTogetherFoundFunAnswersPiecesFieldsDeserveAskingResponseMathMoodRidicule Author:Ed Helms
“Math was always my bad subject. I couldn't convince my teachers that many of my answers were meant ironically.” AnswersTeacherSubjectsMathConvince Author:Calvin Trillin
“Christians remind me of schoolboys who want to look up the answers to their math problems in the back of the book rather than work them through.” WantLooksBookProblemChristianFaithReligiousAnswersMathLook UpMath Problems Author:Soren Kierkegaard