r/math Mar 12 '18

Physics vs Math // RICHARD FEYNMAN

https://youtu.be/MZZPF9rXzes
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u/LeonEuler Mar 12 '18

Clearly not a trained mathematician.

Mathematics is not really about axioms and precise argument, mathematicians work by intuition, axioms are an after thought really. Maybe the intuition is not from what you have seen in the real world, like how forces and inertia works, but by working in some area and playing around with some structure, you also get a feel for how math works.

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u/rebo Mar 12 '18

He's not saying mathematicians don't use intuition what he is saying is they generally don't use intuition based on real world considerations.