Why did you choose to study mathematics? First of all because it was beautiful. When I was 10 my father already showed me some stuff in mathematics and the beauty and the imagination was quite apparent. I also like the freedom in mathematics. If you study physics or chemistry then you should describe the real world. But in mathematics you can build your own structures. You can walk in worlds created by the imagination of people. You're not committed to the real world. It's almost like God to some extent. You can create worlds, you can study them. I think it's a combination of the beauty, of the imagination, of the freedom. Do you know Wikipedia? Yes, I know Wikipedia. I sometimes use it, even in mathematics it's becoming such a rich encyclopedia and so up to date. Even in mathematics sometimes when I want to be up to date on something I look at Wikipedia. External links Aner Shalev - The Institute for the Translation of Hebrew Literature Aner Shalev - The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Aner Shalev - Italian Wikipedia Dove finisce New York - Italian Wikipedia%DIFDELCMD < %DIFDELCMD < %%% Category:Education Category:Middle East Category:Israel category:Mathematics it:Intervista al matematico e scrittore israelian
Why did you choose to study mathematics? First of all because it was beautiful. When I was ten my father already showed me some stuff in mathematics and the beauty and the imagination was quite apparent. I also like the freedom in mathematics. If you study physics or chemistry then you should describe the real world. But in mathematics you can build your own structures. You can walk in worlds created by the imagination of people. You're not committed to the real world. It's almost like God to some extent. You can create worlds, you can study them. I think it's a combination of the beauty, of the imagination, of the freedom. Do you know Wikipedia? Yes, I know Wikipedia. I sometimes use it, even in mathematics it's becoming such a rich encyclopedia and so up to date. Even in mathematics sometimes when I want to be up to date on something I look at Wikipedia. %DIFDELCMD < %DIFDELCMD < %%% 
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