Newton, Bernoulli, l'hospital or leibnitz----all these men gave a wrong solution to Braichistochrone problem. They were physicists and their solutions, even if wrong, is acceptable. But someome claiming himself/herself as a mathematician, and at that getting an Abel prize, should not make the same mistakes...it's quite shameful. Mathematicians are born and not made.. "Made in university" mathematicians have done nothing in a century, except to" bureaucratize" mathematics..Rote learning is no learning.
An Abel Prize winner who makes her work sound so approachable! Wonderful.
I'm no expert, but I enjoyed the historical ride, and especially how Dr. Uhlenbeck came into her stride as the lecture progressed.
That is a very beautiful and understandable lecture.
Thank you, very nice!
Newton, Bernoulli, l'hospital or leibnitz----all these men gave a wrong solution to Braichistochrone problem.
They were physicists and their solutions, even if wrong, is acceptable.
But someome claiming himself/herself as a mathematician, and at that getting an Abel prize, should not make the same mistakes...it's quite shameful. Mathematicians are born and not made..
"Made in university" mathematicians have done nothing in a century, except to" bureaucratize" mathematics..Rote learning is no learning.
Could you explain why her answer is wrong? It seems pretty close. I don't think I understand.
bad presenter