Mathematics is not a language, it's an adventure Paul Lockhart More Quotes by Paul Lockhart More Quotes From Paul Lockhart [Math is] not at all like science. There's no experiment I can do with test tubes and equipment and whatnot that will tell me the truth about a figment of my imagination. The only way to get at the truth about our imaginations is to use our imaginations. Paul Lockhart imaginationusemath So how does one go about proving something like this? It's not like being a lawyer, where the goal is to persuade other people; nor is it like a scientist testing a theory. This is a unique art form within the world of rational science. We are trying to craft a "poem of reason" that explains fully and clearly and satisfies the pickiest demands of logic, while at the same time giving us goosebumps. Paul Lockhart uniquemathart Mathematicians enjoy thinking about the simplest possible things, and the simplest possible things are imaginary. Paul Lockhart mathematicianenjoythinking Mathematics is the purest of the arts, as well as the most misunderstood. Paul Lockhart misunderstoodmathematicsart
