Good vs. Great Mathematician: Answers Questions vs. Questions Answers
A split panel contrasting a good and a great mathematician: answers questions vs. questions answers.
Use this cartoon
Free for classrooms, worksheets, slides and other non-commercial use under CC BY-NC 4.0, with credit to Ben Orlin.
Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2015-12-16-good-mathematician-vs-great-mathematician--good-vs-great-mathematician-answers-questions-vs-questions-answers/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)Transcript
A good mathematician answers questions. ("Does it converge? My proof says no!") A great mathematician questions answers. ("Okay, so it doesn't converge… but… what if we redefine 'convergence'?")