I loathe mathematics competitions. They don’t have competitions in comparative literature, do they? There must be plenty of fields that do not have them. Surely we can come up with better ways to make mathematics exciting for young people.https://twitter.com/ilaba/status/1189028060076503040 …
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Math is about research; Olympiads are a test. A gold medal at the Olympiads proves one’s ability in doing tests, not doing research. ~ Shing-Tung Yau
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Let me stress that creating new mathematics is a quite different occupation from solving problems in a contest. Why is this? Because you don't know for sure what you are trying to prove or indeed whether it is true. ~ Andrew Wiles
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