The State of Being Stuck – Math with Bad Drawings
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Advice from a guy who spent a decade on a single math problem.
Ben Orlin Education , Reflections September 20, 2017 September 18, 2017 6 Minutes Last year, I got the high school math teacher’s version of a wish on a magic lamp: a chance to ask a question of the world’s most famous mathematician. Andrew Wiles gained his fame by solving a nearly 400-year-old problem: Fermat’s Last Theorem. The same puzzle had captivated Wiles as a child and inspired him to pursue mathematics. His solution touched off a mathematical craze in a culture where “mathematical craze” is an oxymoron. Wiles found himself the subject of books, radio programs, TV documentaries—the big
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