I‘m studying mechanical engineering in my second semester and this guy‘s theorems turn up every other week in math class. Feels like he invented the entire thing!
@@sameehgamer8828 Math 2. Came up especially often when it comes to integrals. So much so, the professor wrote a year every time after the title "Gauss' theorem (+Year it was published)" because there were so many.
And if you continue on in mathematics into graduate school, his name continues to pop up in realms that most scientists and engineers have never heard of. In mathematics, that's where he really changed the world - he is the top... awe inspiring.
@@fandibataineh4586 As a mathematician Newton is a joke compared, not only t Gauss, but even, to Euler. He is not in the conversation for the biggest scientist ever.
@@Neater_profile You're wrong about that. Newton IS THE MOST IMPORTANT Scientist in classical mechanics. He basically established the entire segment of classical physics. "He's not in the conversation for the biggest scientist ever." No laymen are aware of Gauss unless they have opted for their math or Physics classes during highschool or college grads. Newton is known by pretty much EVERYONE who had touched a science book. The way he had invented calculus (please, stop saying it was Leibniz without a proper knowledge, they had beef and that we use Leibniz calculus in modern day mathematics but that doesn't mean Newton didn't come up with his own format of creating a new branch of mathematics.) His bizarre idea of turning everything into a 'point' mass and then talk about all the possible different scenarios by making every large object smaller and turning small objects larger. Yes, he might not be on the same level as Gauss was but calling him "Not in the conversation for the biggest scientist ever" is such a hypocritical, misjudged statement. Basically shows your awareness for the matter of fact. The point I was trynna make was that, Gauss was simply better than Newton in every aspect of his field but when it comes to the most influential and popular figure; none can come close to Newton.
Grew up in poverty,proved revolutionary theorems while still a teen (at the same age most of us here are except all we do is beat It and trolling each other on RU-vid) and continues into his old age;discovers the generalised FFT algorithm before fourier himself, Formulated a way to predict all natural processes with his Normal distribution , paved the way for the discovery and formulation of the electromagnétic spectrum a few years later by Maxwell not to mention these are ONLY the discoveries we know about. Despite his busy lifetime(understatement) still managed to be a successful,devoted and beloved family man. Knowing he still left college without a degree and then making a name for himself in the world of mathematics while not posessing any mathematical knightwood(at 25) is a big relief for those struggling with math. Man was an inspiration for sure.Gauss>>>>>>Euler.
Eh...? Euler published the most math ever So gauss doing it in earlier age and still couldn't come close to Euler achievement Even gauss himself praised Euler to be better than him Euler became blind,had his house burnt down,fever and yet averaged 1 mathematical paper per week solely through intuition and still getting corrected Laplace himself said read read Euler he is the master of us all
@@mr.gamerkabir8142 It is certainly remarkable that Euler was prolific even after going blind, but he also received much help from his scribes and sons. Moreover, they were not just secretaries, as Yushkevich said. Euler discussed the general scheme of the works with them, and they developed his ideas, calculating tables, and sometimes compiled examples. Of course, also Gauss collaborated with others, moreover the number of works he published was certainly less than that of Euler. but Gauss was more rigorous than Euler, and the depth of each of his published works was deeper than Euler's, and Euler was clearly more dependent on cooperation than Gauss. In any case, for these reasons, it is difficult to determine who is the better between Gauss and Euler objectively. What is certain is that Euler and Gauss were legends who would rarely appear again in the history of mathematics.
i dont think we should assign value to mathematicians. The reason being is that every mathematician in history builds up what the earlier mathematicians have built on. For example newton or leibniz coudnt have invented calculus if it werent for descartes. descartes couldnt have formulated algebraic connotations of the cartesian plane if it werent for renaissance mathematicans. they couldnt have done that without persian mathematicians like al khwarizmi and so on and so forth. however this is just my opinion and im open to debate.
@@ruscul7155 Rus , here's the best I can do at the moment.Please read through to the final sentence. "Euler may be the most influential mathematician who ever lived (though some would make him second to Euclid); he ranks #77 on Michael Hart's famous list of the Most Influential Persons in History. His colleagues called him "Analysis Incarnate." Laplace, famous for denying credit to fellow mathematicians, once said "Read Euler: he is our master in everything." His notations and methods in many areas are in use to this day. Euler was the most prolific mathematician in history and is often judged to be the best algorist of all time. Some scholars rank Euler's 1748 Introductio in analysin infinitorum above Descartes's Géométrie, Gauss' Disquisitiones, and even Newton's Principia Mathematica. (This brief summary can only touch on a few highlights of Euler's work. The ranking #4 may seem too low for this supreme mathematician, but Gauss succeeded at proving several theorems which had stumped Euler.)"
But Euler too solved problems that stumped men from his past. One was the sum of reciprocals of squares (neither Leibniz nor any Bernoulli figured it out). He also once used a conjecture of Fermat to disprove another conjecture of Fermat (that's just freaking badass!). Some may argue that Gauss is the more talented mathematician, but to me it's just the fact that mathematics was and still is improving.
@@jackhandma1011 Euler was probably the most prolific of the great mathematicians. Gauss might have just got lucky on those problems that stumped him : )
Ah, even the mathematics of the first half of the 19th century were comfier thank the second half. In that famous portrait of Gauss he looks as if he's about to take the most comfortable nap of all time
@@MrGaussFPV shooter+controller=disqualified as best game ever. That's basic math. The pc only versions came when they were already ancient. And it wasn't good enough to sell Windows Vista...
1:49 supposedly he actually realized the you could pair the integers such that 100 +1 = 101, 99. + 2 = 101, 98 + 3 = 101 and so on. and then he multiplied 101 * 50. He didn't come up with the equation for the summation of all integers up to n when he was 10 lol.
You could have mentioned the Method of Gaussian Residuals, along with the Gauss Differencing Equation. Also, you missed-out on telling the story of how Gauss was hailed by astronomers for accurately predicting WHERE the planetoid Ceres would re-emerge, having been "lost" (by astronomers) as it proceeded into the glare of the Sun.
1st true mathematician of all time. No divine calling, no prestige chasing, only publishing to be able to keep doing math. Math is chasing that light bulb moment, learning for the sake of understanding. That is what made him so great, that's what evolution spawned the Noethers and Conway's. Rest in bliss, your shadow covers the planet. Only small patches can understand what you discovered for what it truly is. I hope to be one some day.
Galois died at 20 in duel during the Revolution. Had he lived and had they meet, he could have become his perfect complement as an abstraction genius versus Gauss incredible problem solving and digging capacity, to advance mathematics by one or two centuries. His testimonial letter never reached Gauss.
Such geniuses are very interesting. If you took our math and science problems and brought them to the 18th or 19thC these guys would probably be able to see solutions we never thought of. The extraordinary power of a different *because of culture etc* perspective.
@@spiderjerusalem4009 Disquisitiones Arithmeticae ;) For a more modern treatment, "A Classical Introduction to Modern Number Theory" is a solid choice.
why does YT find it necessary to IMPOSE that music on the reader/listener of this otherwise very interesting presentation ! Sorry, I am NOT native English speaker/listener. Consequently this music PREVENTS me from understanding the matter supposed to be presented !
The music was more easy to understand, than all ath solutions that Mr Gauss presented here on this video. Please do not force me to explain all of Mr Gauss’ math solutions. Please.
@@pederlettstroem980 Mozart's music may be easier to understand than Gauss, but Bachian counterpoint - especially from J.S. Bach's Musical Offering, BWV 1079 - is extremely complex.
@@pederlettstroem980 If you want to listen to the music, you should connect to a "music" site ! This site is supposed to give to biography of a mathemetician. Imposing both at the same time results in succeding in NONE ! What does it bring, SUPERIMPOSING that music on the comment of the biography of K. F. GAUSS ?
Fascinating account of an amazing man! I do find the constant frenetic piano very. annoying hence distracting, what earthly justification is there for that Professional mathematicians may already understand the subject, non mathematicians may appreciate the courtesy of giving full attention to the subject in hand 🌹
People were more intelligent back then. High child mortality meant that only the fittest would survive, and fitness correlates strongly with intelligence.
I have found out who his father was. In a book found on internet archive , his father arrived in Pennsylvania from England on Sept 26th 1749 . The father's name is "Hans Gauss" . Source is "names of foreigners who took the oath of allegiance in the province and state of Pennsylvania 1727-1775 published in 1852 by Harrisburg Edwin k. Meyers
His father died in Gottingen in 1807 and surely had no ability nor means to travels to the US British colonies at that time. He father was a semi literate garden worker.
I'm so confused he's the prince of math and he get's a 12:32 sec episode even chess documentaries get more than that where is all the math documentaries?
Are you, the narrator, German-American yourself? You seemed to be very interested in delving into Gausse's remarkable history and reciting your findings in a very eloquent fashion!
