Mereka Bicara Matematika

Menurut Anda, apa itu matematika? Simak pernyataan tokoh-tokoh berikut tentang matematika…
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John Louis von Neumann
If people do not believe that mathematics is simple, it is only because they do not realize how complicated life is.

Albert Einstein

Pure mathematics is, in its way, the poetry of logical ideas.

Mathematics are well and good but nature keeps dragging us around by the nose. Einstein: A Centenary Volume, A.P. French, p.113; NA–>

Paul Erdos
Why are numbers beautiful? It’s like asking why is Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony beautiful. If you don’t see why, someone can’t tell you. I know numbers are beautiful. If they aren’t beautiful, nothing is.

Isaac Barrow

Mathematics – the unshaken Foundation of Sciences, and the plentiful Fountain of Advantage to human affairs. A History of Mathematics, Carl B. Boyer, p.404; NA–>

Calvin Trillin
I never did very well in math – I could never seem to persuade the teacher that I hadn’t meant my answers literally.
Stanislaw J. Lec, More Unkempt Thoughts
I don’t agree with mathematics; the sum total of zeros is a frightening figure. ~