Quote:
"At the university, Gauss was attracted by philology but repelled by the mathmatics courses, and for a time the direction of his future was uncertain."
Question:
He was repelled by the mathematics course, but he became one of the greatest mathematicians of all time. So... did he think what he was learning in school was lower than his brain capabilities? Like... was the school math lessons too easy for him? Or was it just that they weren't teaching what he was more concerned about at the time?
Thought:
I feel like this book has said the same about every person mentioned so far. EInstein, Leibniz, Gauss, etc. Like... 'he is the greatest mathemitician of all time." I guess in a way, it could be true, sorta. No, I mean they could have all contributed something important to the history of math, but they couldnt all be the most important people of all time. They spent their life on math... focusing, thinking, wondering, trying to figure out, etc. But they couldnt have all been the best. But anyways, Gauss is 'special'. Like that 'Leibniz' guy. I think I'm talking about the right one. Liebniz taught himself Latin at the age of 8. And Gauss discovered the prime number theorem at the age of 14 or 15. That was smart for a little kid. And thinking about that makes me wonder, so apparently these kids were in school. Or maybe they were, but focused only on the math portion. But was an obsession with math passed down through the family. Like was Leibniz and Gauss's family obsessed with math and its theories as well. I feel like figuring out math, or being a mathematician back in those days was lika an honor, was like little kids way of being famous back then. So were these kids thinking about th fact that this was going to make them famous, or were they legitly curious about this math stuff? I don't know. It's just crazy to me. Like what drives them to be good, and try their hardest to figure out math? Curiousity?? And... Hmmm... if so, that's good for them. Smarty arties.
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Monday, January 24, 2011
Euler Reading QQC
Quote:
My quote is pretty much the majority of the 3rd and 4th page.
Question:
It's like he sat at home thinking of mathematical amazements.
Me:
Math was the majority of his life. and it makes me think back to the readings about Einstein and Leibniz. Did these guys have legit jobs? I think I read Leibniz was in school. But how are they making a living. Do they think about math while theywere working? I don't know, but to me, it seems like they made math their life. Well Leibniz was actually a genius in a lot. But... Euler for real made math a goal. He was smart with publishing it, and all his ideas, unlike Einsteins ideas. EInstein hid his brilliance and intelligence. Euler's job was his math books then in the end... To me atleast.
My quote is pretty much the majority of the 3rd and 4th page.
Question:
It's like he sat at home thinking of mathematical amazements.
Me:
Math was the majority of his life. and it makes me think back to the readings about Einstein and Leibniz. Did these guys have legit jobs? I think I read Leibniz was in school. But how are they making a living. Do they think about math while theywere working? I don't know, but to me, it seems like they made math their life. Well Leibniz was actually a genius in a lot. But... Euler for real made math a goal. He was smart with publishing it, and all his ideas, unlike Einsteins ideas. EInstein hid his brilliance and intelligence. Euler's job was his math books then in the end... To me atleast.
Monday, January 3, 2011
Leibniz QQC
"No other thinker except Aristotle has rivaled him in the range of variety of his abilites and acheivements."
What could he have possibly done?
I read this line, and immediately thought of Einstein, who had done so much already. And so i thought to myself, what could Leibiz have doe that went beyond the number of acheivements Einstein made.And then, if he did so much, why is this the first class I've head about him in? And then on top of that, is he really that important, or was his acheivements that good if I've never heard of him, or seen his name anywhere besides math readings. But after reading this article, I see just how much he did. And like Einstein, he did te starter o stuff. I don't know how to explain it exactly but he made the discoveries and thought of the ideas that have expanded into what they are now.
The fact that he was learning Latin at an early age... 8.... thats crazy. I'd be heated if my mom had me learning a different language when i wanted to go outside. But he learned that on his own, and that makes it even more amazing... i guess. Then he had a degree before 20 years old. Dang, thas the kind of man I needa find. Ha. No but seriously.
What could he have possibly done?
I read this line, and immediately thought of Einstein, who had done so much already. And so i thought to myself, what could Leibiz have doe that went beyond the number of acheivements Einstein made.And then, if he did so much, why is this the first class I've head about him in? And then on top of that, is he really that important, or was his acheivements that good if I've never heard of him, or seen his name anywhere besides math readings. But after reading this article, I see just how much he did. And like Einstein, he did te starter o stuff. I don't know how to explain it exactly but he made the discoveries and thought of the ideas that have expanded into what they are now.
The fact that he was learning Latin at an early age... 8.... thats crazy. I'd be heated if my mom had me learning a different language when i wanted to go outside. But he learned that on his own, and that makes it even more amazing... i guess. Then he had a degree before 20 years old. Dang, thas the kind of man I needa find. Ha. No but seriously.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)