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Re:I no longer understand my PhD dissertation by phamilton on Sunday February 14, 2016 @09:06PM (#11101105)
I've always loved the idea that the academic disciplines form a cycle.

Arts -> Social Sciences -> Life Sciences -> Physical Sciences -> Mathematics -> Arts

Mathematics was/is a very creative process for me.

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Re:I no longer understand my PhD dissertation by rekado on Monday February 15, 2016 @02:20AM (#11101944)
I very much like the related point Paul Lockhart makes in "A Mathematician's Lament"[1]: that mathematics is an art form and ought to be taught like one.

[1]: http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/mnewman/LockhartsLament.pdf

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