Paul Samuelson

To a person of analytical ability, perceptive enough to realise that mathematical equipment was a powerful sword in economics, the world of economics was his or her oyster in 1935. The terrain was strewn with beautiful theorems begging to be picked up and arranged in unified order.

American Economist

George Boole

No matter how correct a mathematical theorem may appear to be, one ought never to be satisfied that there was not something imperfect about it until it also gives the impression of being beautiful.

Irish Mathematician

Antony Garrett Lisi

Math does come easily to me, but I was always much more interested in what theorems imply about the world than in proving them.

American Physicist

Albert Camus

To insure the adoration of a theorem for any length of time, faith is not enough, a police force is needed as well.

French Philosopher

Joseph Stiglitz

Economists often like startling theorems, results which seem to run counter to conventional wisdom.

Pierre de Fermat

I have found a very great number of exceedingly beautiful theorems.

French Lawyer

Shaquille O'Neal

Our offense is like the pythagorean theorem: There is no answer!

American Athlete

Paul Erdos

A mathematician is a device for turning coffee into theorems.

Hungarian Mathematician

G. H. Hardy

Young men should prove theorems, old men should write books.

British Mathematician

Stephen Hawking

One cannot really argue with a mathematical theorem.

English Physicist

Theorems are not just ideas; they're proven by clear logical steps.

Logical Proof

Theorems are often mistaken for theories; theorems are proven, theories are not.

Misconceptions

'Theorem' suggests a formal context, common in textbooks, lectures, and research.

Academic Usage

In mathematics, theorems form the foundation of logical reasoning and problem-solving.

Mathematical Context

Major theorems are landmarks in mathematics history and often have interesting stories.

Historical Landmarks

Avoid confusing 'theorem' with 'formula'; theorems explain concepts, formulas give solutions.

Confusion Avoidance

 theorems onto these surfaces. The discovery of hyperbolic space ushered in the field of mathematics that is called non-Euclidean geometry. And this is actually the field of mathematics that underlies general relativity and is actually ultimately going to show us about the shape of the universe.

Margaret Wertheim: The...

 I will never need to use this for the rest of my life as they learn trig identities or the Pythagorean theorem or whatever it is that we all remember learning feeling pretty sure it's never going to show up again but that misses something important it misses the fact

Debunking the...

 some began to worry their life's work would be impossible to complete. Still, Gödel’s theorem opened as many doors as a closed. Knowledge of unprovably true statements inspired key innovations in early computers. And today, some mathematicians dedicate their careers

The paradox at the heart...

 two different ways for instance what he would talk about PI he would say things like f of the X and big squeeze theorem but when I talked about PI what I saw was something similar to the pixel analogy I saw a shape that was forever getting smoother and smoother and

How math saved my life PIPE...

 kid and I said well my real hero was my father he was a working man had a fifth-grade education he was a master mechanic and he taught me how to use tools he taught me all sorts of things about mechanical things even taught me the Pythagorean theorem he didn't call

My friend Richard...

 I said, "Well, my real hero was my father. He was a working man, had a fifth-grade education. He was a master mechanic, and he taught me how to use tools. He taught me all sorts of things about mechanical things. He even taught me the Pythagorean theorem.

Leonard Susskind: My...

 actually his statistical theorems can help us today to illustrate just how Bayesian statistics works I'm going to use another analogy because as scientists this is something we love to do imagine I told you that today I rocked up here using my own person

Making sense of...

 For example, if you roll any curve of constant width around another, you'll make a third one. This collection of pointy curves fascinates mathematicians. They've given us Barbier's theorem, which says that the perimeter of any curve of constant width,

Why are manhole covers...

 But how do we know that the theorem is true for every right triangle on a flat surface, not just the ones these mathematicians and surveyors knew about? Because we can prove it. Proofs use existing mathematical rules and logic

How many ways are there...

 You probably said or were told at some point that diamonds are forever, right? That depends on your definition of forever! A theorem -- that really is forever.