Irving Kaplansky Professions : Mathematician Born : March 22, 1917 Died : June 25, 2006 Browse All Authors Famous Quotes by Irving Kaplansky A good student is one who will teach you something. Irving Kaplansky students education math We [he and Halmos] share a philosophy about linear algebra: we think basis-free, we write basis-free , but when the chips are down we close the office door and compute with matrices like fury. Irving Kaplansky writing philosophy thinking Similar Authors Abram Samoilovitch Besicovitch mathematician Brahmagupta mathematician Augustus De Morgan mathematician Augustin-Louis Cauchy mathematician Atle Selberg mathematician Arthur Cayley mathematician All Authors
