“Our account does not rob the mathematicians of their science... In point of fact they do not need the infinite and do not use it.” NeedsDoeFactsUseLogicAccountsInfiniteCertaintyUncertaintyReasoningMathematicianOntology Book:Physics Source: Physics
“People tend to think that mathematicians always work in sterile conditions, sitting around and staring at the screen of a computer, or at a ceiling, in a pristine office. But in fact, some of the best ideas come when you least expect them, possibly through annoying industrial noise.” PeopleThinkingIdeasFactsConditionsOfficeComputerSittingScreensNoiseStaringAnnoyingMathematicianCeilingsSitting AroundPristine Book:Love and Math: The Heart of Hidden Reality Source: Love and Math: The Heart of Hidden Reality
“As far as I know, only a small minority of mathematicians, even of those with Platonist views, accept the idea that there may be mathematical facts which are true but unknowable.” KnowsMayIdeasFactsViewsAcceptingMathematicalMinoritiesMathematician Author:Abraham Robinson
“I work with a lot of mathematicians, and one thing I notice about them is that they are not particularly fast with numbers; in fact some of them are rather slow. This is not a bad thing; they are slow because they think deeply and carefully about mathematics.” ThinkingFactsNumbersOne ThingMathematicsBad ThingsMathematician Author:Jo Boaler
“As there are so many who talk prose without knowing it, or, again, who syllogize without having the least idea what a syllogism is, so economists have long been mathematicians without being aware of the fact.” LongIdeasFactsKnowingProseMathematicianEconomist Book:The Theory of Political Economy Source: The Theory of Political Economy