archaic-stranger:the mathematics studentscrisp, grey morningsthe scratch of pencil on graph paperwor
archaic-stranger:the mathematics studentscrisp, grey morningsthe scratch of pencil on graph paperworking through complex problems just for the joy of itbaroque era piano music playing in the backgrounda love of patterns and puzzleswriting out your favorite proofs again and againadvanced math courses, sitting with the upperclassmenthe dusty green of an empty chalkboardformulas scribbled on your hand in pengoing through a problem again and again until you understand it fullycarefully sketched graphsshort, bitten nailsice cold water hands marked with graphiteusing math to take apart the world around youdoodling fractals on scratch papermemorizing digits of pi just to show off to your friendsthe moment of clarity when a problem fits togetherhair clipped back out of your facelooking for fibonacci sequences in naturewatching a long and complicated equation simplify down to something short and compact -- source link