Dr. Samir H. Saker
Mathematican of the African Diaspora
Assist. Prof. of of Mathematics, College of Science,
King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, P. O. Box 2455
Saudi Arabia.
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Quotes attributed to some Mathematicans
Mathematics is the queen of sciences and arithmetic is the queen of mathematics Gauss (1777-1855).
Life is good for only two things, discovering mathematics and teaching mathematics (Poisoon 1781-1840).
On earth there is nothing great but man, in man there is nothing great but mind (Hamilton 1805-1865).
In mathematics you do not understand things. You just get used to them.
If people do not believe that mathematics is simple, it is because they do not realize how complicated life is. (Von Neuman (1903-1957)
Work does not tire me; on the contrary it strengthens me (Cauchy 1789-1857)
A mathematician who is not also something of a poet will never be a complete mathematician. (Weierstrass (1815-1897)
A Poem on Calculus
Oh, Calculus; Oh, Calculus,
How different seem thy branches.
Derivatives tell us the rate,
For areas we integrate.
Oh, Calculus; Oh, Calculus,
How different seem thy branches.
Derivative, Derivative,
The limit your foundation.
A quotient, both parts growing nil,
Behold you reach a value still.
Oh, Integral; Oh, Integral,
Partitions getting finer.
Oh, Integral; Oh, Integral,
Partitions getting finer.
Add more and more of less and less,
The errors disappear, we guess.,
United are thy branches.
Oh, Calculus; Oh, Calculus,
United are thy branches.
Because of that eternal gem,
The Fundamental Theorem.
Oh, Calculus; Oh, Calculus,
United are thy branches.
(Quotes attributed to Leon Hall and Ilene Morgan, December, 2000)