Arthur Mattuck Quotes

United States, Mathematician
June 13, 1930 – October, 8, 2021.

Arthur Paul Mattuck is a professor of mathematics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He may be best known for his 1998 book, Introduction to Analysis (ISBN 013-0-81-1327) and his differential equations video lectures featured on MIT's OpenCourseWare. Inside the department, he is well known to graduate students and instructors, as he watches the videotapes of new recitation teachers (an MIT-wide program in which the department participates). From 1959 to 1977 Mattuck was married to chemist Joan Berkowitz. Mattuck is quoted extensively in Sylvia Nasar's biography of John Nash A Beautiful Mind.

Green's theorem is true. It's us that are false.

Arthur Mattuck
- True
- False
- Theorem
You could put those together as one superconstant but there'd be no advantage.

Arthur Mattuck

Armed with these two formulas you can do any problem!

Arthur Mattuck
- Problem
- Formulas
- Armed
In just shutting your eyes and following fundamental theorem of calculus, we are led into a grievous error.

Arthur Mattuck
- Eyes
- Error
- Theorem
Ugliness supersedes all rules of grammar.

Arthur Mattuck
- Rules
- Grammar
- Ugliness
All theorems have three names: a French name, a German name, and a Russian name, each nationality having claimed to discover it first. Once in a while there's an English name, too, but it's always Newton.

Arthur Mattuck
- Names
- Discover
- Theorems
When you write a book you're not allowed to wave hands too much, but you don't even have hands to wave—you have to wave pages.

Arthur Mattuck
- Write
- Hands
- Wave
Mathematics is the art of accurate reasoning on inaccurately-drawn figures... let that be our motto.

Arthur Mattuck

Non-linear means it's hard to solve.

Arthur Mattuck
- Hard
- Solve
- Non-Linear
You'll see this term in your book, if you've read the book. Don't comment.

Arthur Mattuck
- Book
- Term
- Comment