What for you is the biggest idea in mathematics?
I have found various quotes from various mathematicians over the years and have narrowed it down to the 5 below!
Would you agree or disagree with this list ? Is there anything missing for you?
Applications? "The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics in the Natural Sciences" Eugene Wigner (1960)
Number? “God made the integers, all else is the work of man” Leopold Kroneker (1823-1891)
Pattern? " Mathematics is the classification and study of all possible patterns” W.W.Sawyer (1955)
Proof? “Proof is the glue that holds mathematics together” Sir Michael Atiyah (2009)
Generality? “A lesson without the opportunity for learners to generalise is not a mathematics lesson” John Mason (1996)
I have found various quotes from various mathematicians over the years and have narrowed it down to the 5 below!
Would you agree or disagree with this list ? Is there anything missing for you?
Applications? "The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics in the Natural Sciences" Eugene Wigner (1960)
Number? “God made the integers, all else is the work of man” Leopold Kroneker (1823-1891)
Pattern? " Mathematics is the classification and study of all possible patterns” W.W.Sawyer (1955)
Proof? “Proof is the glue that holds mathematics together” Sir Michael Atiyah (2009)
Generality? “A lesson without the opportunity for learners to generalise is not a mathematics lesson” John Mason (1996)
