
Why is math so important for physics?
Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
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Is There Beauty in Math?
I think a lot of people often see math portrayed as like cold and crisp and rigorous. But in your book, you write about the creativity necessary to play this game. You said, quote, rigor comes second, math is creative. Why do you think that is that we find beauty in math? Is it the same reason we found beauty in nature? I want to be very sensitive to helping a person appreciate the beauty.
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