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Newman, James R.
Mathematical economics is old enough to be respectable, but not all economists respect it. It has powerful supporters and impressive testimonials, yet many capable economists deny that mathematics, except as a shorthand or expository device, can be applied to economic reasoning. There have even been rumors that mathematics is used in economics (and in other social sciences) either for the deliberate purpose of mystification or to confer dignity upon common places as French was once used in diplomatic communications.
In J. R. Newman (ed.) The World of Mathematics, New York: Simon and Schuster, 1956.
Newman, James R.
It is hard to know what you are talking about in mathematics, yet no one questions the validity of what you say. There is no other realm of discourse half so queer.
In J. R. Newman (ed.) The World of Mathematics, New York: Simon and Schuster, 1956.
Newman, James
The discovery in 1846 of the planet Neptune was a dramatic and spectacular achievement of mathematical astronomy. The very existence of this new member of the solar system, and its exact location, were demonstrated with pencil and paper; there was left to observers only the routine task of pointing their telescopes at the spot the mathematicians had marked.
In J. R. Newman (ed.) The World of Mathematics, New York: Simon and Schuster, 1956.
Newman, James R.
The most painful thing about mathematics is how far away you are from being able to use it after you have learned it.
In J. R. Newman (ed.) The World of Mathematics, New York: Simon and Schuster, 1956.
Neumann, Franz Ernst (1798 - 1895)
The greatest reward lies in making the discovery; recognition can add little or nothing to that.
Nebeuts, E. Kim
To state a theorem and then to show examples of it is literally to teach backwards.
In H. Eves Return to Mathematical Circles, Boston: Prindle, Weber and Schmidt, 1988.
Nebeuts, E. Kim
A good preparation takes longer than the delivery.
In H. Eves Return to Mathematical Circles, Boston: Prindle, Weber and Schmidt, 1988.
Nebeuts, E. Kim
Teach to the problems, not to the text.
In H. Eves, Return to Mathematical Circles, Boston: Prindle, Weber and Schmidt, 1988.

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