Steven Strogatz Quotes & Sayings

One of the pleasures of looking at the world through mathematical eyes is that you can see certain patterns that would otherwise be hidden. — Steven Strogatz

When you create something new, you're breaking tradition - which is an act of defiance. — Steven Strogatz

Looking at numbers as groups of rocks may seem unusual, but actually it's as old as math itself. The word "calculate" reflects that legacy - it comes from the Latin word calculus, meaning a pebble used for counting. To enjoy working with numbers you don't have to be Einstein (German for "one stone"), but it might help to have rocks in your head. — Steven Strogatz

I loved this smart, funny, big-hearted novel. As hilarious and wise as early Philip Roth, The Mathematician's Shiva will delight and move you. — Steven Strogatz

The frequencies of the notes in a scale - do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, ti, do - sound to us like they're rising in equal steps. But objectively their vibrational frequencies are rising by equal multiples. We perceive pitch logarithmically. — Steven Strogatz

...nothing cements a friendship like hating the same person. — Steven Strogatz

Change is most sluggish at the extremes precisely because the derivative is zero there. — Steven Strogatz

When you love a problem, its contours, obstacles and resistances are all just part of its character. — Steven Strogatz

You can get a certain amount of pleasure as a mathematical spectator, reading and watching some of the most beautiful arguments that have been created in the history of humanity. But that's too passive. — Steven Strogatz