Saturday, February 8, 2020

On Teaching Mathematics

Mathematics is a part of physics. Physics is an experimental science, a part of natural science. Mathematics is the part of physics where experiments are cheap. ― Vladimir Igorevich Arnold

That insightful opening line of Vladimir Arnold's essay: On Teaching Mathematics, is the attitude towards mathematics that has motivated me the most to learn it.



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