What is a mathematician?

I'm wondering, after breakfast, and a shower, and a commute, and coffee - what is next? I'm working on an article that will detail the work of a famous mathematician, and it occurred to me that I have no idea what mathematicians do all day. I'd like...

The test also gave me a score. I did quite well in college a few years back (10) but i never really excelled in math. But based on the description given to me, I don't think a visual mathematician would necessarily do well in traditional math anyways...

I was thinking about what I wanted to do when I grew up and I'm wondering what would be required to be a mathematician? I've always been the best at math in each of my classes ...show more

If you're a mathematician, what can you do with it? What kind of money do you make?

What are some examples where a result is subconsciously obtained and there was certainty that the new result was correct.  One famous example is from the French mathematician Henri Poincare.  He wrote, “For fifteen days I strove to prove...

(Quickly being a key part of this question.) I am a Professor of Mathematics in a top university. I know quite a bit of math, and in particular quite a bit of Algebraic Geometry. My Differential Geometry is just okay, but I can quickly amend that. (Reading...

I love Math, I really really love maths. But I don't wanna teach to a school, or do private lessons to kids etc. I don't like teaching. What else can a mathematician do?

The pen? The pencil? The calculator? The binders? or as a mathematician said... the stapler? Assume that we exclude the computer.

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