“The interaction between math and physics is a two-way process, with each of the two subjects drawing from and inspiring the other. At different times, one of them may take the lead in developing a particular idea, only to yield to the other subject as focus shifts. But altogether, the two interact in a virtuous circle of mutual influence.” WayMayTwoIdeasDifferentProcessFocusInfluenceSubjectsParticularMathDrawingPhysicsCirclesDevelopingMutualYieldInteractionVirtuousTwo WaysDifferent TimesLead In Author:Edward Frenkel
“In school, my favorite subject was math. That's where I learned to count money.” SchoolSubjectsMy FavoriteMathFavorite Subject Author:French Montana
“In my teenage years I was put off the idea of a career in flying, because I'd convinced myself that you had to be a boffin with degrees in maths and physics, which were my weakest subjects.” YearsIdeasCareersSubjectsDegreesMathConvincedPhysicsFlyingTeenageTeenage Years Author:Bruce Dickinson
“How can you shorten the subject? That stern struggle with the multiplication table, for many people not yet ended in victory, how can you make it less? Square root, as obdurate as a hardwood stump in a pasturenothing but years of effort can extract it. You can't hurry the process. Or pass from arithmetic to algebra; you can't shoulder your way past quadratic equations or ripple through the binomial theorem. Instead, the other way; your feet are impeded in the tangled growth, your pace slackens, you sink and fall somewhere near the binomial theorem with the calculus in sight on the horizon.” PeopleWayYearsPastFallProcessGrowthEffortStruggleFeetSubjectsVictoryRootsSightMathematicsTablesMathShouldersMathematicalHorizonPaceSquaresEquationsRippleArithmeticAlgebraTangledCalculusTheoremsMultiplicationStumpsSquare RootsHardwoodQuadraticsQuadratic Equation Author:Stephen Leacock
“At one point I wanted to work for NASA and be an astrophysicist, so I did physics, math, and chemistry before realizing I probably wasn't quite smart enough to do that. But I am still hugely interested in cosmology and astrophysics. That is my geeky subject area.” StillsEnoughWantedRealizingSubjectsSmartAreasMathPhysicsChemistryCosmologyNasaAstrophysics Author:Gemma Chan
“Many schools today are sacrificing social studies, the arts and physical education so children can cover basic subjects like math, English and science.” ChildrenArtTodaySchoolSocialStudySacrificeSubjectsMathSocial StudiesPhysical Education Author:Geoffrey Canada
“When I was young I liked taking tests. I happened to be good at it. Certain subjects came easily, like math. All the science stuff. I would just read the textbooks in the first few days of class.” FirstsYoungCertainStuffClassHappenedSubjectsTestsMathBe GoodTextbooks Author:Bill Gates
“Math was always my bad subject. I couldn't convince my teachers that many of my answers were meant ironically.” AnswersTeacherSubjectsMathConvince Author:Calvin Trillin
“The most important steps that I followed were studying math and science in school. I was always interested in physics and astronomy and chemistry and I continued to study those subjects through high school and college on into graduate school. That's what prepared me for being an astronaut; it actually gave me the qualifications to be selected to be an astronaut.” ImportantSchoolStepsStudySubjectsCollegeHigh SchoolPreparedMathPhysicsAstronomyChemistryGraduatesAstronautSelectedQualificationsMath And ScienceGraduate School Author:Sally Ride
“One of the biggest problems of mathematics is to explain to everyone else what it is all about. The technical trappings of the subject, its symbolism and formality, its baffling terminology, its apparent delight in lengthy calculations: these tend to obscure its real nature. A musician would be horrified if his art were to be summed up as "a lot of tadpoles drawn on a row of lines"; but that"s all that the untrained eye can see in a page of sheet music... In the same way, the symbolism of mathematics is merely its coded form, not its substance.” IfsWayArtRealProblemWould BeEyeFormLinesSubjectsMusicianPagesMathematicsDelightMathSubstanceObscureSheetsCalculationsSymbolismTerminologyFormalityLengthyTadpolesSheet Music Author:Ian Stewart
“In school math and science were my favorite subjects, but I probably in my true self I'm more of a people person. At the same time, I don't think that's how I recharge.” PeopleThinkingPersonsSelfSchoolSubjectsMy FavoriteMathTrue SelfMath And ScienceFavorite Subject Author:Emily Deschanel
“When I was in school, my favorite subject was math. I took algebra and calculus. At an early age I grasped it and understood it quickly. I just enjoyed breaking the codes and solving problems.” ProblemAgeSchoolSubjectsUnderstoodMy FavoriteMathEnjoyedCodeProblem SolvingAlgebraCalculusFavorite Subject Author:Chris Bosh
“There's a snobbery at work in architecture. The subject is too often treated as a fine art, delicately wrapped in mumbo-jumbo. In reality, it's an all-embracing discipline taking in science, art, maths, engineering, climate, nature, politics, economics.” ArtRealitySubjectsFineDisciplineEconomicsClimateMathArchitectureTreatedEngineeringFine ArtsSnobbery Author:Norman Foster
“Math just wasn't my favorite. I didn't get how important math is and how it relates to real life. That's why I think I was turned off to it. Once I got down arithmetic and a little bit of algebra, I think I checked out. As I've gotten older, I think there's a lot more relation to math. English was my favorite subject.” ThinkingLittlesImportantRealBitsSubjectsLittle BitRelationMy FavoriteMathReal LifeRelateArithmeticAlgebraTurned OffFavorite Subject Author:Adam Rodriguez