> mathematicians like to present results and leave people guessing how they arrived at them? I don't think that's the case, but I think many of them totally un

> mathematicians like to present results and leave people guessing how they arrived at them? I don't think that's the case, but I think many of them totally underestimate the actual pedagogic value of taking the time to do that. Many complex or non-intuitive "discoveries" in math are much easier to understand if you retrace the footsteps of the person who first got there.