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3 - Steven Strogatz: In and out of love with math

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I Love Math, but Better Love the Question

i love this question, because this gets into the larger themes i think you want to explore to day. I mean, this is not just about education, but also how mathematicians talk to each other and to other scientists. It helps to the question ou as a teacher, as an expositor, as a writer, you have to help the student, the reader love the questione. That's a high bar. At least understand the question, but better love the question. Ok. So let me give you an example of this, actually, with metric pes. When i was a junior at princeton, after, you know, being probably like, the worst math major

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