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So somebody told me that if I wasn’t a coffee drinker yet, by the end of college I’d have to be, because a math major is so tough I would have to stay up very late. I was going to need coffee to do that. Well, merely because they said that, I never drank coffee in college, never got addicted to it, never needed it Picture Quote #1

Math is a language that you use to describe statistics, but really it’s about collecting information and putting it in an order that makes sense Picture Quote #1

When you ask your white friends what their cultural heritage is, they don’t just say white. They give you a math equation. ‘Well, I’m a third German and a fourth Irish and one-sixteenth Welsh and one-fortieth Native American for college applications.’ Picture Quote #1

On education, in order to ensure that America remains a world leader, we must create an educated, skilled workforce in the vital areas of science, math, engineering and information technology. At the same time, we must give every student access to a college degree Picture Quote #1

I had higher math SATs than in English - yet I became an English major in college Picture Quote #1

Young people often aren’t in a position to write checks to charities. But there are two things they can do that are invaluable. One is volunteering, especially mentoring other young people with reading, math or help thinking about college. Through iMentor, one can even mentor people online Picture Quote #1

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I was always told that I was good in mathematics, and I guess my grades and standardized test scores supported that. My worst subjects were those that generally involved a lot of reading - English and history. So, having good test scores in math and mediocre ones in reading, I was naturally advised to major in engineering in college Picture Quote #1

By the time a kid goes to college, if he’s taking math or science, at least he knows, or you hope he knows, some basics. But if you’re teaching history in college, you have a lot of damage to undo. You basically have to start over because so much of what a kid has already learned is just wrong Picture Quote #1

There is certainly the intention of efforts like the Common Core to raise education standards and make sure that every student masters advanced math concepts - algebra, geometry, statistics and probability Picture Quote #1

Public discourse about climate change has resulted in the erroneous idea that it’s all about cost, burden and sacrifice. If the math was correct, everyone would see it’s about profit, jobs and competitive advantage Picture Quote #1

Yes, I was a big math and computer geek, that’s true. I was driven by the scholastic side of things. For me, it was all about what I could do with math and computers Picture Quote #1

I was an undergrad math major and a grad student in computer science. I’m hugely introverted, not atypical of math majors Picture Quote #1

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I considered law and math. My Dad was a lawyer. I think though I would have ended up in physics if I didn’t end up in computer science Picture Quote #1

. . . I still wouldn’t be able to control myself around him, and I’m math geek enough to know that equation doesn’t work out Picture Quote #1

My older brother was cool, so I was suddenly cool by association. And I totally dusted all my old math friends Picture Quote #1

Most people that derail as leaders in the corporate world, it’s not because they couldn’t do the math and calculate return on investment properly. The issues are communication and understanding. All of what typically would’ve been called the ‘soft stuff.’ You have to be authentic. You have to be dialed into the soft stuff Picture Quote #1

In school, my favorite subject was math. That’s where I learned to count money Picture Quote #1

The first education to be a good chemist is to do well in high school science courses. Then, you go to college to really become a chemist. You want to take science and math. Those are the main things Picture Quote #1

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You can be creative in anything - in math, science, engineering, philosophy - as much as you can in music or in painting or in dance Picture Quote #1

The things you’re passionate about and interested in, get experience with them by going deep on projects. I would encourage science projects, plays. Pursue science, math, writing, history - the 21st century demands a lot of cross-disciplinary thinking Picture Quote #1

What destroys more self-confidence than any other educational thing in America is being assigned to some remedial math when you get into some college, and then it’s not taught very well and you end up with this sense of, ‘Hey, I can’t really figure those things out.’ Picture Quote #1

Students never think it can be the teacher’s fault and so I thought I was stupid. I was frustrated and would come home and cry because I couldn’t do it. Then we got a new teacher who made math accessible. That made all the difference and I learned that it’s how you present it that makes it scary or friendly Picture Quote #1

When you make music, you’re forming these invisible vibrations in the air into different shapes and consistencies and speeds in order to create music, and understanding how the math of that works just gives you more colors to paint with, and allows you to get to what you want quicker Picture Quote #1

Look, I’m 40, I’m single, and I work in musical theater - you do the math! Picture Quote #1

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I’m so Republican, my first name starts with ‘R.’ I’m so right-wing - well, Randy Weber. You do the math Picture Quote #1

Just do the math. In the next 50 to 75 years, people will be living to be 130 and 140. They’ll be working until they’re 100. It’s incredible Picture Quote #1

Look, I’m over 40, I’m single, and I work in musical theater - you do the math! Picture Quote #1

I didn’t do the engineering, and I didn’t do the math, because I thought I understood what was going on and I thought I made a good rig. But I was wrong. I should have done it Picture Quote #1

Their Internet usage is growing very rapidly, and even they can do the math: If everyone in China needed an IPv4 address - just one - this country would use up one third of the entire public IP address space Picture Quote #1

When you do the math and examine how much energy is produced per atomic union, you find that fusing anything to iron’s twenty-six protons costs energy. That means post-ferric fusion* does an energy-hungry star no good. Iron is the final peal of a star’s natural life Picture Quote #1

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So somebody told me that if I wasn’t a coffee drinker yet, by the end of college I’d have to be, because a math major is so tough I would have to stay up very late. I was going to need coffee to do that. Well, merely because they said that, I never drank coffee in college, never got addicted to it, never needed it. (Math Quotes) Math is a language that you use to describe statistics, but really it’s about collecting information and putting it in an order that makes sense. (Math Quotes) When you ask your white friends what their cultural heritage is, they don’t just say white. They give you a math equation. ‘Well, I’m a third German and a fourth Irish and one-sixteenth Welsh and one-fortieth Native American for college applications.’ (Math Quotes) On education, in order to ensure that America remains a world leader, we must create an educated, skilled workforce in the vital areas of science, math, engineering and information technology. At the same time, we must give every student access to a college degree. (Math Quotes) I had higher math SATs than in English - yet I became an English major in college (Math Quotes) Young people often aren’t in a position to write checks to charities. But there are two things they can do that are invaluable. One is volunteering, especially mentoring other young people with reading, math or help thinking about college. Through iMentor, one can even mentor people online. (Math Quotes) I was always told that I was good in mathematics, and I guess my grades and standardized test scores supported that. My worst subjects were those that generally involved a lot of reading - English and history. So, having good test scores in math and mediocre ones in reading, I was naturally advised to major in engineering in college. (Math Quotes) By the time a kid goes to college, if he’s taking math or science, at least he knows, or you hope he knows, some basics. But if you’re teaching history in college, you have a lot of damage to undo. You basically have to start over because so much of what a kid has already learned is just wrong. (Math Quotes) There is certainly the intention of efforts like the Common Core to raise education standards and make sure that every student masters advanced math concepts - algebra, geometry, statistics and probability. (Math Quotes) Public discourse about climate change has resulted in the erroneous idea that it’s all about cost, burden and sacrifice. If the math was correct, everyone would see it’s about profit, jobs and competitive advantage. (Math Quotes) Yes, I was a big math and computer geek, that’s true. I was driven by the scholastic side of things. For me, it was all about what I could do with math and computers. (Math Quotes) I was an undergrad math major and a grad student in computer science. I’m hugely introverted, not atypical of math majors. (Math Quotes) I considered law and math. My Dad was a lawyer. I think though I would have ended up in physics if I didn’t end up in computer science. (Math Quotes) . . . I still wouldn’t be able to control myself around him, and I’m math geek enough to know that equation doesn’t work out. (Math Quotes) My older brother was cool, so I was suddenly cool by association. And I totally dusted all my old math friends. (Math Quotes) Most people that derail as leaders in the corporate world, it’s not because they couldn’t do the math and calculate return on investment properly. The issues are communication and understanding. All of what typically would’ve been called the ‘soft stuff.’ You have to be authentic. You have to be dialed into the soft stuff. (Math Quotes) In school, my favorite subject was math. That’s where I learned to count money. (Math Quotes) The first education to be a good chemist is to do well in high school science courses. Then, you go to college to really become a chemist. You want to take science and math. Those are the main things. (Math Quotes) You can be creative in anything - in math, science, engineering, philosophy - as much as you can in music or in painting or in dance. (Math Quotes) The things you’re passionate about and interested in, get experience with them by going deep on projects. I would encourage science projects, plays. Pursue science, math, writing, history - the 21st century demands a lot of cross-disciplinary thinking. (Math Quotes) What destroys more self-confidence than any other educational thing in America is being assigned to some remedial math when you get into some college, and then it’s not taught very well and you end up with this sense of, ‘Hey, I can’t really figure those things out.’ (Math Quotes) Students never think it can be the teacher’s fault and so I thought I was stupid. I was frustrated and would come home and cry because I couldn’t do it. Then we got a new teacher who made math accessible. That made all the difference and I learned that it’s how you present it that makes it scary or friendly. (Math Quotes) When you make music, you’re forming these invisible vibrations in the air into different shapes and consistencies and speeds in order to create music, and understanding how the math of that works just gives you more colors to paint with, and allows you to get to what you want quicker. (Math Quotes) Look, I’m 40, I’m single, and I work in musical theater - you do the math! (Math Quotes) I’m so Republican, my first name starts with ‘R.’ I’m so right-wing - well, Randy Weber. You do the math. (Math Quotes) Just do the math. In the next 50 to 75 years, people will be living to be 130 and 140. They’ll be working until they’re 100. It’s incredible. (Math Quotes) Look, I’m over 40, I’m single, and I work in musical theater - you do the math! (Math Quotes) I didn’t do the engineering, and I didn’t do the math, because I thought I understood what was going on and I thought I made a good rig. But I was wrong. I should have done it. (Math Quotes) Their Internet usage is growing very rapidly, and even they can do the math: If everyone in China needed an IPv4 address - just one - this country would use up one third of the entire public IP address space. (Math Quotes) When you do the math and examine how much energy is produced per atomic union, you find that fusing anything to iron’s twenty-six protons costs energy. That means post-ferric fusion* does an energy-hungry star no good. Iron is the final peal of a star’s natural life. (Math Quotes)

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