Andrew Wiles: Quotes about problems

Andrew Wiles is British mathematician. Explore interesting quotes on problem.

Andrew Wiles: 38 quotes 2 likes

“But what has made this problem special for amateurs is that there's a tiny possibility that there does exist an elegant 17th-century proof.”

Andrew Wiles

Nova Interview

Problem

“But perhaps that's always the way with math problems, and we just have to find new ones to capture our attention.”

Andrew Wiles

Nova Interview

Way , Problem

“Always try the problem that matters most to you.”

Andrew Wiles

Nova Interview

Problem

“I loved doing problems in school. I'd take them home and make up new ones of my own.”

Andrew Wiles

Nova Interview

Love , School , Home , Problem

“But the best problem I ever found, I found in my local public library. I was just browsing through the section of math books and I found this one book, which was all about one particular problem -- Fermat's Last Theorem.”

Andrew Wiles

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Books , Problem

“Here was a problem, that I, a ten year old, could understand and I knew from that moment that I would never let it go. I had to solve it.”

Andrew Wiles

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Understanding , Problem

“Certainly one thing that I've learned is that it is important to pick a problem based on how much you care about it.”

Andrew Wiles

Nova Interview

Problem , Learning

“I hope that seeing the excitement of solving this problem will make young mathematicians realize that there are lots and lots of other problems in mathematics which are going to be just as challenging in the future.”

Andrew Wiles

Nova Interview

Hope , Mathematics , Problem , Future