How to Think Like a Mathematician Quotes

“Unfortunately, they are not taught to have a questioning nature, they are taught to have an answering nature. They expect us to ask questions and
for them to give the answers because that is they way they have been educated.”
― Kevin Houston, How to Think Like a Mathematician: A Companion to Undergraduate Mathematics

“The teacher can open the door, but you
must enter by yourself”
― Kevin Houston, How to Think Like a Mathematician: A Companion to Undergraduate Mathematics

“Often, through no fault of their own, it is the students themselves. Unfortunately, they are not taught to have a questioning nature, they are taught to have an answering nature. They expect us to ask questions and for them to give the answers because that is they way they have been educated. This”
― Kevin Houston, How to Think Like a Mathematician: A Companion to Undergraduate Mathematics

“Develop your intuition – But don’t trust it completely.”
― Kevin Houston, How to Think Like a Mathematician: A Companion to Undergraduate Mathematics

“Question everything – Be sceptical of all results presented to you. Don’t accept them until you are sure you believe them.”
― Kevin Houston, How to Think Like a Mathematician: A Companion to Undergraduate Mathematics