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Does one have to be a genius to do maths?
- joeguilmette 19y agono you just have to be good at math. zinnnggg!
- noonespecial 19y agoIn all seriousness, math is just a tool. Its a powerful, complicated tool, no doubt, but even novices can learn to use it effectively. Think of it as a magic chisel. If all you need it for is to pry a lid off of something, you can learn to do that fairly quickly. Those who choose to put in the time to learn to use it effectively can create beautiful sculptures. There has been some discussion here before about "genius" and it has been (correctly IMHO) judged to be overrated in comparison to diligence. Decide if you need math to solve the kinds of problems you wish to solve. If so, put in the diligence to learn the math you need. It will serve you well, genius or not.
- hhm 19y agoThis article doesn't talk about that. Terry Tao is debunking the myth that only genius people can do interesting discoverings in mathematics; that is, that you have to be Poincare, or Euler, or Gauss, or Erdos to do interesting mathematics. You can also extrapolate it to general science (remember Einstein?), technology, business, and so on...