“Explanation is work for second-rate minds,” said the monster.

You want to make my blood boil? Just quote G.H. Hardy.

The Essence of Mathematics, in One Beatles Song

Life regret: No one has ever grabbed my collar and demanded that I explain to them the essence of mathematics in one pop song.

I need these symbols yesterday.

"The science of patterns"? "The study of structure"? "The dumb subject with all the fractions"?

Apparently the "A" in MBA stands for "Administration." I thought it stood for Arts.

Sometimes you accidentally write a problem six times harder than you meant to.

The root of all powers... and the power of all roots.

My students have lost their grip on mathematical reality.

ten delicious and easy formulas for pi that you can try at home

Why do you need trigonometry? Because... uh... iPhones.