Where do you most enjoy working on mathematics? What kind of a space helps you think? When you're stuck on a problem, where do you go? What do you do to get un-stuck?
We asked this question of Marcus du Sautoy via twitter and here is his response:
Read the comments below to see our thoughts, AND please share your thoughts with us.
When I'm stuck, I like to get a fresh cup of coffee and then go for a walk around the school or maybe outside in the garden. Then sometimes new ideas come to me.
ReplyDeleteWhen I'm stuck on a problem I usually get a bag of jalapeño chips and listen to music In the breakfast room and think about the problem.
ReplyDeleteI like to do math at the kitchen table when it is sunny because it makes me think a lot.
ReplyDeleteI like to do math in a quiet area where no one can bother me. When I'm stuck on a problem I like to go do something else and later come back to that problem.
ReplyDeleteWhen I'm stuck on a math problem I usually read the problem over and over again. If I still don't get any ideas I will go into my room and relax for a little bit and after that I will usually get an idea. on Where do you like to do math?
ReplyDeleteWhen I do my math I like to eat while doing it, if I get stuck, or get tired, in the spring or summer I like to run around in my yard but in the winter I usually read a little and go back to my work.
ReplyDeleteI get my favorite snack and that gives me the power to think great ideas, if that doesn't work then i play with my sister or brother and that will get me un-frustrated and then I go back to my work.
ReplyDeleteI like to do math in a quiet space. When I'm stuck I like to take a break and do something else that has nothing to do with work or anything that makes my brain work, after I feel relaxed and my brain is rested I go back and try to figure it out.
ReplyDeleteI like to do my math in my special chair at my desk. When I get stuck I like to read a chapter of a book and let the problem get out of my head. Then later I will come back to the problem and I can get a new ideas.
ReplyDeleteI like to do math in my room. I like to do math in my chair. One or two spins and I will figure out the problem. I like to do it in a not to quiet not to loud room. At school I like to do it in a group, but at my house I like to do math on my own.
ReplyDeleteWhen I am stuck on a problem, I usually sit down and read the problem over and over again. Then, when I have some idea of what it might be, I try the idea out. If it does not work, then I just keep reading the problem until I get another idea.
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