Paul Halmos Quote

A good stock of examples, as large as possible, is indispensable for a thorough understanding of any concept, and when I want to learn something new, I make it my first job to build one.


In: Joseph A. Gallian, Contemporary Abstract Algebra, Chapter 2 (p. 34), D.C. Heath & Company. Lexington, Massachusetts, USA. 1994


A good stock of examples, as large as possible, is indispensable for a thorough understanding of any concept, and when I want to learn something new, ...

A good stock of examples, as large as possible, is indispensable for a thorough understanding of any concept, and when I want to learn something new, ...

A good stock of examples, as large as possible, is indispensable for a thorough understanding of any concept, and when I want to learn something new, ...

A good stock of examples, as large as possible, is indispensable for a thorough understanding of any concept, and when I want to learn something new, ...