Mathematics is not a deductive science - that`s a cliche. When you try to prove a theorem, you don`t just list the hypotheses, and then start to reason. What you do is trial and error, experimentation, guesswork.
Paul HalmosHungarian-born American mathematician 3 March 1916 — 2 October 2006 |
I Want to Be a MathematicianPage 321 |
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