A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
数学
Math
God made integers, all else is the work of man.
上帝创造整数，其他一切都是人类的工作。
Mathematics is the door and key to the sciences.
数学是科学的大门和钥匙。
All musicians are subconsciously mathematicians.
所有的音乐家都是潜意识里的数学家。
Math is sometimes called the science of patterns.
数学有时被称为模式科学。
In this house, we OBEY the laws of thermodynamics!
在这所房子里，我们遵守热力学定律!
Yes, fractals are what I want to find in my music.
是的，分形是我想在我的音乐中找到的。
I was always good at math and science and physics.
我一直擅长数学、科学和物理。
The mathematics is not there till we put it there.
数学是不存在的，除非我们把它放在那里。
God made the integers; all else is the work of man.
上帝创造了整数;其他一切都是人类的工作。
Planets move in ellipses with the Sun at one focus.
行星以椭圆运动，太阳在一个焦点上。
One cannot really argue with a mathematical theorem.
一个人不能真的用数学定理来辩论。
Mathematics allows for no hypocrisy and no vagueness.
数学不允许虚伪和模糊。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
Mathematics is the art of giving the same name to different things.
数学是一种给不同事物取相同名字的艺术。
During the year, our schools are busy slashing P.E. and recess to make more time for math. During the summer, we get ourselves worked into a tizzy that our children will forget their fractions.
在这一年里，我们的学校忙于削减体育课和课间休息时间，以便有更多的时间学习数学。在夏天，我们会因为孩子们会忘记分数而兴奋不已。
Pure mathematicians just love to try unsolved problems - they love a challenge.
纯粹的数学家只是喜欢尝试未解决的问题——他们喜欢挑战。
One can imagine that the ultimate mathematician is one who can see analogies between analogies.
可以想象，最终的数学家是一个能在类比之间看到类比的人。
If mathematics is to be understood widely, we need to emphasise its elegance and its applications. Sometimes it seems that universities want to emphasise how difficult it is!
要使数学得到广泛的理解，我们需要强调它的优雅及其应用。有时候，大学似乎想强调这是多么困难!
There are two ways to teach mathematics. One is to take real pains toward creating understanding - visual aids, that sort of thing. The other is the old British style of teaching until you’re blue in the face.
教数学有两种方法。其中之一是为创造理解而付出真正的努力——视觉辅助，诸如此类的东西。另一种是老式的英式教学，直到你脸色发青。