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Good vs. Great Mathematician: What You Don't Know

December 16, 2015

A split panel contrasting a good and a great mathematician: what you don't know.

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Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2015-12-16-good-mathematician-vs-great-mathematician--good-vs-great-mathematician-what-you-don-t-know/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)
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A good mathematician inventories what they know. ("I've got six types of screwdrivers!") A great mathematician inventories what they don't know. ("I'm still missing so many types of screwdrivers!") [an empty toolbox]

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Math Culture › Research
Level
High SchoolCalculusCollege
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InspirationMath CultureGrowth MindsetMathematicians