“The applications of knowledge, especially mathematics, reveal the unity of all knowledge. In a new situation almost anything and everything you ever learned might be applicable, and the artificial divisions seem to vanish.”
― Methods of Mathematics Applied to Calculus, Probability, and Statistics
― Methods of Mathematics Applied to Calculus, Probability, and Statistics
“Newton said, 'If I have seen further than others, it is because I've stood on the shoulders of giants.' These days we stand on each other's feet!”
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“I need to discuss science vs. engineering. Put glibly:
In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it.
In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it.”
― The Art of Doing Science and Engineering: Learning to Learn
In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it.
In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it.”
― The Art of Doing Science and Engineering: Learning to Learn
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