Secret Geniuses Who Shocked their Teachers 

I had a friend who was a mathematics wizzard when we were in college. One day, our teacher presented the new lesson and showed us how to do it following an almost endless process to compute for the answer. After he's done, he gaved us a problem to solve on our own. As expected, my friend voluntered to solve it on the board. But what my friend did made our mathematics teacher insulted. My friend made his own formula which is too short and easy to understand. Our teacher checked my friend's work over and over using the super long process he showed us. He even gave one more problem to my friend to solve but same thing happened. Our class end up early that day, then our teacher doesn't seem to like to handle his class with us anymore and he ignored my friend from that very day until we graduated 2 years later.

being someone horrible at math, this stuff is all the more impressive to me.

I admire these people too. When I was 50, in 1994, I accomplished the Advanced Class Amateur Radio examination with a 100% score in 30 minutes, remembering the mathematical formulas, using a scientific Calculator with no included memories. Next year I passed the Extra Class exam with 4 wrong answers out of 40 questions, receiving a 90 percent score, plus passing the 20 Word Per Minute Morse Code Exam. I was just recently licensed 60 years at age of 77. Ray, W2CH.

Dantzig's story only goes to show the mind is very powerful if there are no other influencing factors (in his case, he thought it was a homework, and so his mind thought there is an answer to it, so it found it). I have a similar case but not about math. One time I got the worst fever. My friends gave me the most effective medicine for it. Clueless, I took the tablet and rested and my mind is only fed with the fact that my friends say it was the most effective. I woke up the next day feeling better, fever gone. Only did they admit what they gave me was a mere candy, not medicine at all. But I was healed. All because my mind thought it was really the most effective, not a lick of doubt, so it worked itself with the things I have inside me and healed me.

0:00 - George Dantzig 5:51 - Yu Jianchun 7:50 - Shakuntala Devi 9:46 - Grigori Perelman 12:30 - Ufot Ekong 13:50 - Shouryya Ray 15:28 - John Forbes Nash Jr.

Crypto currency and NFTs will outsmart the banking system in the nearest future serving as a global fiat. $28,000 just in two weeks Mrs Christine Norine Martin you are so amazing

As a teacher of a foreign language, I had a handful of young geniuses. Apart from one, they all would pout, cry or have a tantrum at the slightest inconvenience. Like, the classmates would guess their word when we played hangman too soon. One boy would regularly sit on the floor, away from us and shout his answers from there. I guess we can't have everything: being extremely talented and emotionally stable. Not that I'm saying any of these Maths geniuses are like that, it's just my personal experience.

This is one channel that holds true to it's name. Great work by all involved!

I know somebody who studied undergraduate at MIT, where he did a dual major in neurology and Chinese, apparently with little difficulty. He traveled to Taiwan, where native speakers mistook him for a native speaker, albeit Caucasian. Next he learned Japanese in less than a year, and studied medicine in Tokyo, where he graduated with an MD in acupuncture. Last I knew he was practicing acupuncture somewhere in France…

So... Moral of the story is slackers make huge impacts and the way they're made is beyond belief

Professor: so these are famous unsolved problems in math- Student: _homework_

I remember a friend of mine who was taking advanced Calculists in the 8th grade! Mike McFarland is his name, and he went on to become Valedictorian of Grammer School, High School & College, which is truly impressive! He could of became anything he wanted to in life, but downhill Skiing was his passion and he ended up becoming the Director of a big Ski Resort in Colorado.

Him: which mathematic mines amazed you the most? Me: all of em

I loved the George Dantzig story. He never knew that the problems were unsolvable, so there was no limit to his brain searching for the answers...amazing story 👏 I would recommend everyone to watch the movie "The man who knew infinity" based on the life of the Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan. He made great and original contributions to many mathematical fields, including complex analysis, number theory, infinite series, and continued fractions. He was "discovered" by G. H. Regarded as one of the world's greatest mathematicians, his life story, with its humble and sometimes difficult beginnings, is as interesting in its own right as his amazing work.

Hi I respect your hard work the be amazed crew you have gotten so many videos out every day with so much extensive knowledge in it.

I would like you to put a name of one of the most amazingly superior minds in mathematical fields who is known as "the man who knew infinity"... S. Ramanujan giving out more than 2500 theorams in a very short life span of 31 years approx. He should have been in the list too... And yeah there are couple of movies on his biography too...

Why does the professor look like the Austrian painter that attacked half of Europe

Alan Turing better be in this... Because of him and his mathematical abilities he saved millions of lives in WW2.

Incredible! some of the math I've seen my friend do for her first year of University blew me away. I had never seen such math before and she was really good at it too

I once heard this was an urban legend about the student who was late and solve the problem.

Math was always my worst subject! But nowadays we got the power of the computer to solve complicated math equations:)

As a former child prodigy at math, it is not what it is cracked up to be. I was bullied so relentlessly for throwing off the curve on tests that I just started to pretend to be dumber than I was. And over time, the lie became reality.

Heres a random story that i had a few weeks ago... I went shopping with my cousin to a thrift store which sold rocks and jemstones, as well as some other old donated objects. As soon as we got in my cousin was drawn to this white bear that ive never seen before. It was 4 dollers so i got it for her. Driving home i looked at the bear more closely. It had a tag from 1994. I was very skeptical about it and quickly researched about it. Me and my cousin researched it alittle and it turns out the bear she found was a rare TY Beenie Boo Valentino bear. It had many defects/errors too. We quickly researched how much it was worth and quickly saw that it was worth up to 400 dollers. I quickly snatched the bear and tried to sell it on ebay to make some quick money but my cousin refused, say that if i wait long enough, it might become even more valuable Ive been watching your videos for a long time and it would be wonderful to be fetured on an episode. Thank you so much ❤️

11:48 "He felt that there decision making was unjust. He argued that Richard Hamilton, another mathematician whose working greatly impacts Gregory's understanding of the theorem was just as responsible and should receive part of the prize and recognition. But the mathematical overlords refused this. So on principal Grigori refused them" -- Be Amazed, A Slacker Was 20 Minutes Late And Received Two Math Problems… His Solutions SHOCKED His Professor. When you dont like to share credit versus the ones who do. Wow who knew that there was so much drama in math. Anywhere that there is people, there can be drama. If the original person who solved the work gets the credit. Then you just branch of and create another path section for the works that lead up to the understanding to get credit and recognition. "You dont have to go it on your own" -- Birdy. SO that others may also be inspired. Isnt that not part of the whole "Do not just give your answer but show your work" as pest of all things math and science to begin with. Look at how many other advancements can be made forth if you were just allowed to give credit where credit was do! Did we not learn about the power of the mindset. So people can know that there work big or small can actually make all the different in changes big or small. That people matter. ADN that the work they do can help contribute to other things that matter. Why are we so afraid of the butterfly effect and or to acknowledge the ripple effects of peoples actions and impacts on us in our lives. That connective tissue can make all the difference. Isnt that part of the team work makes the dream work (Animations Studios Reference?). Then people aren't feeling like they have to hide in the dark to do what they can. To stand on there truths in regards to there limits being able to help but maybe not help all the way. Doesnt that make room for but also actually encourage limits. Not everyone wants to go to the moon. Some just want to go up to the stars. Others just wanna look up at the stars while staying on the ground. Starry Nights are actually quiet beautiful. Make room for equality and as well as equity in terms of team work and just in general within society. We need the leaves for a reason. And so then let the leaves be leaves. And let the branch be branches. Youve got to make room for some people to branch out. Not everyone is meant to stay a trunk. Its about allowing people to stand on there truth. How can we then say "A little bit of righteousness over a lot with strife" -- tHB If we may be forcing people to do a lot especially if they may not yet be ready to? huh? Not all forrest start as trees. And sometimes just a couple trees are good too. Make room for truth, limits, and diversity in terms of range both on the y and x axis within society. Best, X. Inn Jesus Name, Amen.

They all are amazing and human!

In 2006 a colleague of mine helped me fail a circuitry final in epic fashion. We had accidentally produced more power than we put into this solid state circuit. At the time we were told it was incorrect we hadn't pieced together that we produced excess power, so we broke down the circuit. Our professor cried when we couldn't replicate it. He even collapsed on the floor sobbing when he returned to them classroom accompanied by the entirety of the electrical engineering board of representatives and our board was disassembled. Very long story.

Our lovely narrator made me realize that some people still don't know how fast electric cars are nowadays. Considering the Tesla Model S Plaid, that could go around 160 mph in a few seconds back in 2021. I would love to see a video on the evolution of electric cars.

if I was this good at math I would’ve been the student of the century and would’ve outsmarted any teacher in my school.

Slackers, they often are so oblivious to what is going on that they forget to learn what they can not do.

Wow that computer woman is a literal superhero.

As an Indian, the way this guy pronounced Shakuntala Devi was heart wrecking for me. 😭😭😭😭

So far so good im only seeing "We can all agree that his content never dissapoint us"comments

Looking at these people make me feel dumb but everyone is different in their own instead of a brain filled with smart answers, I have a big heart of helping others.🥰

I swear math genius are just aliens in Disguise

Shakuntala Devi was a neighbour of mine in bangalore. She was a genius. I was always fascinated by her calculations. Rip ma'am.

I had an exam about this a while ago April fools but 2 days later

Katherine Johnson played a major role in the space race by solving complex equations without the help of a computer. She helped John Glenn orbit the Earth in his spacecraft called Friendship7 and helped Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins reach the moon in their Saturn V rocket. Her story is told in the book Hidden Figures and a movie with the same name. Did I mention she was black?

Srinivas Ramanujan was the first guy who theorised anything divisible by zero yields infinity For this reason he's profoundly nicknamed "The man who knew infinity"

I was hoping to see Dr. Srinivasa Ramanujan among all those brilliant minds. If you do a part 2 please add him I would love to see him he deserves it. One of the greatest minds of all time.

This was very interesting. As a parent stories like this remind you to cultivate a child's mind you never know who you were given to raise. The things you teach them and allow them to learn may not only open doors for them but also mankind.

Well done to all those people, great show.

What about Srinivasa Ramanujan? He absolutely deserved a place on this list!

Im honestly glad I’m hearing this dude’s voice before, i just feel it natural

if this was how history class would be in school, id deadass be happy for history class.

There was a time when calculus wasn't so hard, don't think I could do trigonometry now😮‍💨

I'm horrible at math but I love history, so this video was confusing but epic!

Had a Physics professor that said if anyone answers me this won't have to come back to class. I answered correctly, he played as he didn't hear me. When all the class defended me, he placed me on the spot to explain how I came up with the answer. I wasn't able to satisfy he's ego. I was so mad never went back to the class instead of the A got a D. I should've dropped out. 😅

10:10 I’ve gotten a medal for the Math Olympiad! I think it was a smaller group, like a few schools in my state though

Matthew 7:5 James 2:20 11:48 "He felt that there decision making was unjust. He argued that Richard Hamilton, another mathematician whose working greatly impacts Gregory's understanding of the theorem was just as responsible and should receive part of the prize and recognition. But the mathematical overlords refused this. So on principal Grigori refused them" -- Be Amazed, A Slacker Was 20 Minutes Late And Received Two Math Problems… His Solutions SHOCKED His Professor. When you dont like to share credit versus the ones who do. Wow who knew that there was so much drama in math. Anywhere that there is people, there can be drama. If the original person who solved the work gets the credit. Then you just branch of and create another path section for the works that lead up to the understanding to get credit and recognition. "You dont have to go it on your own" -- Birdy. SO that others may also be inspired. Isnt that not part of the whole "Do not just give your answer but show your work" as pest of all things math and science to begin with. Look at how many other advancements can be made forth if you were just allowed to give credit where credit was do! Did we not learn about the power of the mindset. So people can know that there work big or small can actually make all the different in changes big or small. That people matter. ADN that the work they do can help contribute to other things that matter. Why are we so afraid of the butterfly effect and or to acknowledge the ripple effects of peoples actions and impacts on us in our lives. That connective tissue can make all the difference. Isnt that part of the team work makes the dream work (Animations Studios Reference?). Then people aren't feeling like they have to hide in the dark to do what they can. To stand on there truths in regards to there limits being able to help but maybe not help all the way. Doesnt that make room for but also actually encourage limits. Not everyone wants to go to the moon. Some just want to go up to the stars. Others just wanna look up at the stars while staying on the ground. Starry Nights are actually quiet beautiful. Make room for equality and as well as equity in terms of team work and just in general within society. We need the leaves for a reason. And so then let the leaves be leaves. And let the branch be branches. Youve got to make room for some people to branch out. Not everyone is meant to stay a trunk. Its about allowing people to stand on there truth. How can we then say "A little bit of righteousness over a lot with strife" -- tHB If we may be forcing people to do a lot especially if they may not yet be ready to? huh? Not all forrest start as trees. And sometimes just a couple trees are good too. Make room for truth, limits, and diversity in terms of range both on the y and x axis within society. Best, X. Inn Jesus Name, Amen.

The professor taught. The student learned. The priest lied. Hmmm there's a moral to this story.

It's one thing to have a super powerful brain, it's another to solve "impossible" equations. I say that because 1) Why were the impossible equations even considered "impossible" instead of just wrong and, therefore, why weren't they rejected? And 2) If they were so impossible, why were they being taught in the first place?

All were amazing minds of last century

Just a quick correction. Robert Schuller was never a Lutheran minister. He was actually ordained in Reformed Church in America.

My error maths problem: The property '/header/min_engine_version` must have a value set less than `1.13.0`. To use a higher version, you need to use format version 2.

There is a guy in a small town called Monticello in Kentucky that should be on this list. They're saying this man is unbelievable and will put E=MC2 to shame so to speak.

I’m glad that the professor didn’t steal his answers and take credit for it

I kind of enjoy the quiet melodic music in the background

You can check out Srinivasa Ramanujan. He was a great indian mathematician.

I'm surprised those profs didn't steal the discovery for themselves.

Didn't even try to solve the problem one look and I was out!

I like how the problems were tuffer than ususal

I have to agree, I love the movie "A Beautiful Mind." And it was neat hearing the true story behind it. I really need to read the book. I absolutely think all of these people are very inspirational.

how on earth can you ignore Alan Turing and Stephen Hawking

Be amazed I love ur content

17:30 can it be he where stressed to much and got a nerves breakdown and a burnout, that got him all mixed up

One question. If there is a mathematical problem that nobody was able to solve and was a mystery for years, how do you know it was the right answer?

I am so glad and happy to hear original voice and content creator.

Counting cards at 3 years old, WOW!

Oh so the typical MC in that manhwa/manhua/novel where the MC is a slacker but could solve the subject problem (especially math) is true....I always saw comments saying it's an MC cheat so I thought there's nothing like this in real life....sure if it just a few difficult subject that being solve by a slacker is not surprising to me but this is beyond amazement

Something about your voice, I really enjoy the videos when you are narrating... glad you are back !

Really nice video! 😊

Don’t be sad about yourself! You are good at you’re OWN level at Maths, Never feel bad about yourself, You are amazing at everything by being yourself!!! 😊❤ (Also I ❤ Maths)

I'm sure the professionals in the field are more excited in the breakthrough the person makes rather than who the person is, yet all the videos rewrite everyone's story as an underdog story.

I remember the day John Nash died, so cheap. Him and his new wife died in a Taxi on the driver's first day.

Everyone seems to forget the artistic geniuses.

Your Contents are always on point👌

More cideos like this please!!!

world: unsolvable him: tougher than usual

The hard question was hard but it took 30:41 minutes to finally find the right answer

Similar thing happened to me while i was custodian at university in town. Answered some stupid problem on chalkboard in the hallway. Ended up a disaster.

I really wish we didn't say misinformation and just would say what it is, a lie. The pastor lied.

Sounds a lot like the plot for Goodwill Hunting.

Having little or no competence in the subject enables one to simply enjoy the story. However, it seems that having a passable level of competence, and witnessing another who demonstrates genius in all its glory, with comparative ease, and knowing that one can never aspire to such genius, is perhaps the cruellest affliction possible. I can well understand the angst that Salieri must have felt when he witnessed the genius of Mozart, emanating from a seeming ill-mannered child.

I remember pissing my math teachers off all the time by finding mistakes in THEIR work. My grades kinda suffered as a result.

I think we are missing one more humble genius - Srinivasa Ramanujam...

Great video: Except computers could be developed without linear programming or simplex programming. Linear and simplex programming is about dealing with particular types of mathematical problems - not at all related to computer programming

Those mustches in the start

it took me over a minute just to put the giant math problem on to a calculator lol

Look at the process behind the formation of a pearl.

If you're already late don't go you can't be late twice

Do you think that mustache was a trend because somebody was trying to hide a clef lip? Best, X. Inn Jesus Name, Amen.

Great work

Professor : Mr. Anderson, What do you think is the answer to this mathematical question? Mr. Anderson : 4 And then the world released a teleporter machine

I also value mushroom over mathematics bcz I know it is not my stuff i am like seriously bad at mathematics 😅😅

12:40 anyone knows what this says?

As far as other people who should be on here, I would suggest John Von Neumann, another mathematical genius involved in game theory who tragically died early from cancer

Um 2821 isn't a prime number. It''s divisible by 7. Not trying to troll anyone but that was really obvious.

The funny thing is that the book claiming he was offered a job at Stanford is virtually impossible due to Cal and Stanford being rivals!

These math geniuses are the real Heroes/Celebrities.

15:00 He Googled it 🙄.