I never did very well in math - I could never seem to persuade the teacher that I hadn't meant my answers literally.
My background is basically scientific math. My Dad was a physicist, so I have it in my blood somewhere. Scientific method is very important to me. I think anything that contradicts it is probably not true.
Many schools today are sacrificing social studies, the arts and physical education so children can cover basic subjects like math, English and science.
In high school, we studied a lot of poetical forms. I was really interested in the math that was involved and the strange live break ups. That gave me a great amount of respect for a rhymed stanza.
I didn't mind studying. Obviously math and the physical science subjects interested me more than some of the more artistic subjects, but I think I was a pretty good student.
I was quite good at football once, although other than that my speciality would be maths. I'm great at sudokus and find all the spin-off games pretty easy too.
Some kids are good at math, some kids can run, and acting was an interest of mine. Because I knew you could do it for a living I decided, that's what I'm going to do.
I was very good in math and physics. In the Soviet time, we had a lot of Olympic-style competitions for different disciplines: I was always winning in my region.
All human states are organic brain states - happiness, sadness, fear, lust, dreaming, doing math problems and writing novels - and our brains are not static.
I was terrible at maths, but I could grasp science, and I used to love to read about the lives of the scientists. I wanted to be a scientist or an inventor.
In the early days, I often felt that I was taking a math test when we were playing. It was a profound feeling of having to prove myself.
Math is my favorite subject. It's the universal language. I like the fact that wherever you go in the whole world, two plus two will still be four.
We all know that there are these exemplars who can take the toughest students, and they'll teach them two-and-a-half years of math in a single year.
Let's make math fun and sexy and glamorous. Smart is sexy, that's one of my main messages.
There's no reason to stereotype yourself. Doing math is like going to the gym - it's a workout for your brain and it makes you smarter.
Relationship math suggests that It is rare for two people to enter marriage and one person is to blame for everything that goes wrong
During the year, our schools are busy slashing P.E. and recess to make more time for math. During the summer, we get ourselves worked into a tizzy that our children will forget their fractions.
Sol Robeson: That is the truth of our world, Max. It can't be easily summed up with math.
Becca: [drunkenly making out with Evan] I *so* flirt with you in math. Evan: Tell me about it. I - same-sies.
If I had my choice, every high school would be teaching financial literacy along with math and science.
In order for America to remain a global leader in innovation and opportunity, we must give our children a solid foundation in math and science.
