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Mathematical Quotes

Math is like love : a simple idea but it can get complicated.

The essence of math is not to make simple things complicated, but to make complicated things simple.

Math is the science which uses easy words for hard ideas.

Round numbers are always false.

For the things of this world cannot be made known without a knowledge of math.

In mathematics I can report no deficiency, except that it be that men do not sufficently understand the use of the Pure Mathematics.

Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted.

Mathematics is the handwriting on the human consciousness of the very Spirit of Life itself.

2 is not equal to 3 - not even for very large values of 2.

The mathematics is not there till we put it there.

Twelve for 23… It doesn’t take a genius to see that’s under 50 percent.

“Obvious” is the most dangerous word in mathematics.

God exists since mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists since we cannot prove it.

In mathematics you don’t understand things. You just get used to them.

What is algebra exactly; is it those three-cornered things ?

One can always reason with reason.

The longer math lives the more abstract — and therefore, possibly also the more practical — it becomes.

It is not of the essence of mathematics to be occupied with the ideas of number and quantity.

I have hardly ever known a mathematician who was capable of reasoning.

Math is the queen of the sciences.

To the extent math refers to reality, we are not certain; to the extent we are certain, math does not refer to reality.

A thing is obvious mathematically after you see it.

Math may be defined as the subject in which we never know what we are talking about, nor whether what we are saying is true.

I don’t believe in mathematics.

Math is the tool specially suited for dealing with abstract concepts of any kind and there is no limit to its power in this field.

Mighty is geometry; joined with art, resistless.

As for everything else, so for a mathematical theory: beauty can be perceived but not explained.

The essence of mathematics is its freedom.

As far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not certain; and as far as they are certain, they do not refer to reality.

It is as if mathematics were the vegetables of the academic dinner: Everyone knows that they are good for you, but no one forces you to eat them.

Math seems to endow one with something like a new sense.

Pure Mathematics is the science of the individual object in as much as it is born in thought.

Everything existing in the Universe is the fruit of chance and necessity.

Do not worry about your difficulties in Mathematics. I can assure you mine are still greater.

Each problem that I solved became a rule which served afterwards to solve other problems.

Tricky GRE Math Question

I’m surprized with this math question, let’s see if you could answer it:

The price of a jacket was reduced by 10%. During a special sale, the price was discounted another 10%. What was the total percentage discount from the original price of the jacket?
a. 15%
b. 19%
c. 20%
d. 21%
e. 25%

Don’t look up the answer before you have an answer in your mind! :)

Answer (highlight it): b, because for example there’s a jacket that cost $100, it will first be discounted 10%, and the price will be $90. And then there’s another 10% discount, but it will be discounted from $90, not the $100, so the price is going to be $81. The total discount is 19%.

The Beauty of Math

This is an email that I got form one of my friends about the “Beauty of Math”

1 x 8 + 1 = 9
12 x 8 + 2 = 98
123 x 8 + 3 = 987
1234 x 8 + 4 = 9876
12345 x 8 + 5 = 98765
123456 x 8 + 6 = 987654
1234567 x 8 + 7 = 9876543
12345678 x 8 + 8 = 98765432
123456789 x 8 + 9 = 987654321

0 x 9 + 1 = 1
1 x 9 + 2 = 11
12 x 9 + 3 = 111
123 x 9 + 4 = 1111
1234 x 9 + 5 = 11111
12345 x 9 + 6 = 111111
123456 x 9 + 7 = 1111111
1234567 x 9 + 8 = 11111111
12345678 x 9 + 9 = 111111111
123456789 x 9 +10= 1111111111

9 x 9 + 7 = 88
98 x 9 + 6 = 888
987 x 9 + 5 = 8888
9876 x 9 + 4 = 88888
98765 x 9 + 3 = 888888
987654 x 9 + 2 = 8888888
9876543 x 9 + 1 = 88888888
98765432 x 9 + 0 = 888888888

Brilliant, isn’t it?

And look at this symmetry:

1 x 1 = 1
11 x 11 = 121
111 x 111 = 12321
1111 x 1111 = 1234321
11111 x 11111 = 123454321
111111 x 111111 = 12345654321
1111111 x 1111111 = 1234567654321
11111111 x 11111111 = 123456787654321
111111111 x 111111111=123456789 87654321

Now, take a look at this…

101%

From a strictly mathematical viewpoint:

What Equals 100%?
What does it mean to give MORE than 100%?

Ever wonder about those people who say they are giving more than 100%?

We have all been in situations where someone wants you to
GIVE OVER 100%.

How about ACHIEVING 101%?

What equals 100% in life?

Here’s a little mathematical formula that might help answer these
questions:

*If:*

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

*Is represented as:*

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26.

*If:*

H-A-R-D-W-O- R- K
8+1+18+4+23+ 15+18+11 = 98%

*And:*

K-N-O-W-L-E- D-G-E
11+14+15+23+ 12+5+4+7+ 5 = 96%

*But:*

A-T-T-I-T-U- D-E
1+20+20+9+20+ 21+4+5 = 100%

*THEN*, look how far the love of God will take you:

L-O-V-E-O-F- G-O-D
12+15+22+5+15+ 6+7+15+4 = 101%

Therefore, one can conclude with mathematical certainty that:

While Hard Work and Knowledge will get you close, and Attitude will
let you there, It’s the Love of God that will put you over the top!

PI, Circle, and Square Story

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Fun in Mathematics

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