Ivars Peterson Quotes & Sayings

Mystery is an inescapable ingredient of mathematics. Mathematics is full of unanswered questions, which far outnumber known theorems and results. It's the nature of mathematics to pose more problems than it can solve. Indeed, mathematics itself may be built on small islands of truth comprising the pieces of mathematics that can be validated by relatively short proofs. All else is speculation. — Ivars Peterson

It's the nature of mathematics to pose more problems than it can solve. — Ivars Peterson

Pickover's lively, provocative travel guide takes readers into the fascinating realm of mystic math, from perfectly strange numbers to fractured geometries and other curious nooks and crannies of ancient worlds and modern times. — Ivars Peterson

Few realize that the world of modern mathematics is rich with vivid images and provocative ideas. — Ivars Peterson

Amusement if one of humankind's strongest motivational forces. — Ivars Peterson