Begin With The Simplest Examples.

The Arithmetical Symbols Are Written Diagrams And The Geometrical Figures Are Graphic Formulas.

He Who Seeks For Methods Without Having A Definite Problem In Mind Seeks In The Most Part In Vain.

Wir Mussen Wissen. Wir Werden Wissen. We Must Know. We Will Know. Inscribed On His Tomb In Gilttingen.

Geometry Is The Most Complete Science.

In Mathematics ... We Find Two Tendencies Present. On The One Hand, The Tendency Towards Abstraction Seeks To Crystallise The Logical Relations Inherent In The Maze Of Materials ... Being Studied, And To Correlate The Material In A Systematic And Orderly Manner. On The Other Hand, The Tendency Towards Intuitive Understanding Fosters A More Immediate Grasp Of The Objects One Studies, A Live Rapport With Them, So To Speak, Which Stresses The Concrete Meaning Of Their Relations.