Pure mathematicians just love to try unsolved problems - they love a challenge. Andrew Wiles challengelovemathematician Change image and share on social
I was so obsessed by this problem that I was thinking about it all the time - when I woke up in the morning, when I went to sleep at night - and that went on for eight years. Andrew Wiles morningnightobsess Change image and share on social
Some mathematics problems look simple, and you try them for a year or so, and then you try them for a hundred years, and it turns out that they're extremely hard to solve. There's no reason why these problems shouldn't be easy, and yet they turn out to be extremely intricate. Andrew Wiles easyextremelyhard share on social
There are proofs that date back to the Greeks that are still valid today. Andrew Wiles backdategreek Change image and share on social
Always try the problem that matters most to you. Andrew Wiles matterproblem Change image and share on social
I grew up in Cambridge in England, and my love of mathematics dates from those early childhood days. Andrew Wiles cambridgechildhooddate Change image and share on social
It's fine to work on any problem, so long as it generates interesting mathematics along the way - even if you don't solve it at the end of the day. Andrew Wiles dayendfine Change image and share on social
Just because we can't find a solution it doesn't mean that there isn't one. Andrew Wiles findsolution Change image and share on social
There's also a sense of freedom. I was so obsessed by this problem that I was thinking about if all the time - when I woke up in the morning, when I went to sleep at night, and that went on for eight years. Andrew Wiles freedommorningnight share on social
