He wrote a wonderful "light" math book called "Journey Through Genius," which takes you through a large handful of big theories from Archimedes through Euler and beyond.
@satyabratadhala422010 жыл бұрын
Leonhard Euler...the greatest mathematician of all time, a real genius and his contribution to mathematics is beyond imagination. A nice lecture by William Dunham.
@chasr18437 жыл бұрын
/me votes for Euler
@AaronHollander3146 жыл бұрын
He's no Gauss ;)
@charlesbrowne95906 жыл бұрын
Many mathematicians would say Gauss was greatest. Many years ago, when I was a freshman taking differential equation, we had an excellent textbook called “Differential Equations with Applications and Historical notes”. I remember reading that if Gauss had not so many theorems (and else ) named after him, it was because many were named for the first to study it after Gauss. Gauss gave us the Fundamental Theorem of Algebra and the Central Limit Theorem.
@justonlyalta3 жыл бұрын
What about Fourier?
@ruscul71552 жыл бұрын
@@charlesbrowne9590 i really thought that joke was originated from euler because euler had so many theorems and discovery in every branch of mathematics
@ninjalacoon9 жыл бұрын
This is what I would imagine a good tedtalk being if they still made them like this.
@nickellis15539 жыл бұрын
These days all TED Talks do is A. Stroke off the audience or B. stroke off the presenters ego
@bojanzivkovic89348 жыл бұрын
Great tribute to probably the greatest genius who walked the Earth - as Mr. William Dunham told quality and quantity of Euler's work were just staggering. I was told many times that some persons were geniuses (programmers, professors, engineers, doctors, ...) and some of them I know well enough or very well. If they are considered geniuses how to categorize great Euler? Alien? I have always loved math and natural sciences in general and throughout my whole education from elementary school to mechanical faculty Euler's name was mentioned so frequently in mathematics, physics, mechanics ... Producing ultimate math while being completely blind is something beyond belief. Every time I hear that fact I am left speechless and, to be honest, a few tears from my eyes start to fall. I have always been impressed by great people regardless of their profession (sport, art, science, ...) but this great man stands out from all others. There was one and only LEONHARD EULER. Many thanks to Mr. William Dunham, tribute was very interesting to watch and those 55 minutes passed very quickly. 25 000 pages of work!!! Just Euler's identity was enough to make him immortal but he did much much more with detailed explanation allowing us with decent math knowledge to follow him (up to some point of course in his more complex works) and to admire him. LEONHARD EULER RULES!!!
@chasr18437 жыл бұрын
That's what I say :)
@adanicade100011 ай бұрын
❤
@mauriceoreilly99559 жыл бұрын
Hero mathematician presented by hero speaker!
@PifflePrattle9 жыл бұрын
There are some good mathematics lectures (for general audience) online. This has got to be one of the best.
@magicatt19 жыл бұрын
Like?
@PunyaDeka-yh9el Жыл бұрын
😊😊
@miguelcamel807910 жыл бұрын
And on the third day God said: Let there be Euler!
@josesaldivar6552 жыл бұрын
Right and Newton
@davidregi75712 жыл бұрын
@@josesaldivar655 your reply after seven years.... And i reply in 2 hours.
@creepervideo11062 жыл бұрын
@@josesaldivar655 and gauss
@iLLKiD189 Жыл бұрын
There is no god
@nrrgrdn10 ай бұрын
On the fourth day God said: Let there be Gauss. Then I can call it an early weekend.
@DRYROT1247 жыл бұрын
Great way to spend an hour on a Sunday!
@tinafeyalien6 жыл бұрын
Humorous, accessible and interesting. I was engrossed throughout. Good questions at the end too.
@acasualviewer58613 жыл бұрын
I believe that one of the biggest problems with Math education is the lack of a good narrative. In contrast, if you compare with Physics even school children know of Einstein and E=mc2. But the story of people like Euler is left largely unknown by the masses. And with no story, what is also lost is the fascination for math itself.
@dataskin9 жыл бұрын
Euler was brilliant at math, this guy is brilliant at presenting his biography and ideas to the public. Great job, Mr Dunham!
@vecter10 жыл бұрын
That is a beautiful proof of D(n) = O(n)
@SAMathlete8 жыл бұрын
He is the master of us all. Terrific presentation!
@aksei57866 жыл бұрын
Great presentation Sir, I am so pleased to meet Euler. Thanks for introducing
@taekwondoemoboy12 жыл бұрын
Euler is not genius in the sense that many others are considered genius. He is just Euler. He is in his own class!
@hrperformance2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for taking the effort to record this!
@alexnaranjo93135 жыл бұрын
What I would give to see this man, what a treasure if he was still alive I cant imagine the tech he could create
@silvadexter32227 жыл бұрын
An amazing mathematician and a superb presenter
@IronCharioteer10 жыл бұрын
I will never forget the day i learned the Euler Identity. I was working through a book called Plane Trigonometry by Wylie; in the section on hyperbolic trig i was following the steps in a series. and came to the point where, as in the lecture, it said, "now let x equal etc.", so i did. My jaw dropped and i almost threw up from the butterflies in my stomach. I was truly astonished, and still to this day whenever i see that identity i marvel at it's elegance. Euler was truly a giant.
@chasr18437 жыл бұрын
Yeah, my jaw dropped when I first saw that (many years ago). And my jaw just dropped again when I saw the proof at the end of this video.
@michaelbauers88004 жыл бұрын
Who downvoted this? This guy is a great lecturer. Of course he aimed for a lower level of audience, but that's what made it enjoyable.
@voithmascarenhas3 жыл бұрын
1 hour was well spent watching this! Thanks, professor Dunham! I feel very inspired after watching this :)
@brianmusera24853 жыл бұрын
the way Euler proved D(n) =O(n) is nothing shot of beautiful. nice presentation.
@RichardASalisbury110 жыл бұрын
Clear, funny, even simple most of the time. What more could one ask?
@cerebralcereal12 жыл бұрын
incredible guy. the proof of the partitioning of numbers was amazing!
@rajendrent.k.119611 жыл бұрын
Fantastic Dr William Dunham. It is inspiring me in this New-year. Thanks,Thanks & Thanks a lot. Love to listen more from you ,Sir Rajendren & Bhagyalakshmi
@arj123sub5 жыл бұрын
Great lecture - Prof Dunham !
@dragonfly31397 жыл бұрын
Euler was indeed a genius no doubt, great presentation thank you Mr. William Dunham
@marcgray90838 жыл бұрын
A wonderful lecture.
@DaitoRyuDeshi11 жыл бұрын
I have been aware of Euler since my high school days and was thoroughly impressed even then. Although I had never heard of William Dunham until a couple of yrs ago due to his book (master of us all), I must say he is outstanding as an orator of mathematics esp on Euler. Much appreciation to him for popularizing Euler who is also one of my fave along with Gauss, Riemann, Galois, Abel, Ramanujan etc. Wish he put as much efforts in writing about Gauss et al as well. Thanks for the video.
@keniangervo841710 жыл бұрын
This was a really great lecture. Euler was a genius. But yeah, I'd like to know more about the pattern he saw in amicable numbers!
@lalitdogra226 жыл бұрын
Totally worth watching at 1 at night 😇👌🏼👌🏼
@michaelbauers88004 жыл бұрын
2:50am here, and still worth it :)
@prabhakaranbaskar14004 жыл бұрын
00:40 now... be back in 20
@KetanSingh7 жыл бұрын
I love the passion of this gentleman.
@adnankassem81146 жыл бұрын
That was a good presentation. Euler was a phenomenal genius - i am really impressed.
@rajnish22064 жыл бұрын
Euler's everywhere in maths,physics, economics
@psilvakimo5 жыл бұрын
Outstanding lecturer!
@SaveriusTianhui5 жыл бұрын
13 children and such high production with one eye thats work ethic and God God Bless
@acetate9095 жыл бұрын
He was too smart to believe in silly things like God.
@zinzorius3135 жыл бұрын
@@acetate909 Euler was christian, atheism was basically non existent until recently. www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonhard_Euler&ved=2ahUKEwjcubiClanlAhXEwosKHR6-CWUQFjAAegQIBhAB&usg=AOvVaw3yjZzr3A6wQC21gkvBe3fV I'm an atheist myself, but it's important to use correct facts rather than distorting the truth to promote ones own ideology.
@kukulroukul46985 жыл бұрын
@@zinzorius313 Panda's didnt existed back then also
@zinzorius3135 жыл бұрын
@@kukulroukul4698 Pandas did exists back then. Although they were first discovered by europeans in 1869 by a cathololic missionary.
@juliomedina41718 жыл бұрын
Great lecture....
@simonstrandgaard55036 жыл бұрын
Incredibly good lecture. Great presenter. Amazing story.
@tonyoak22307 жыл бұрын
Wow... Magnificent presentation.
@mlfnascimento11 жыл бұрын
Impressive talk done by Professor William Dunham on Euler's life and some amazing discoveries...
@reinowarren78809 жыл бұрын
Remarkable person, I speak of Euler. Dunham is good too! Worthy of a look see. You will be in awe of Euler even if you "suck at math."
@zugzwangelist2 жыл бұрын
That was an amazing talk!
@gilbertogarbi44793 жыл бұрын
Congratulations Bill Dunham!!! Your books are fantastic. Best regards from Brazil...
@victorlomelli2 жыл бұрын
Talented speaker. Thank you for making this video posible
@majidshaalan5265 Жыл бұрын
I just came across this right now, you have no idea how late I feel I am!
@CGW114 жыл бұрын
Great lecture! Euler's funny looking headgear is called chaperon.
@kwonknow38698 жыл бұрын
Delightful presentation. Delightful.
@djordjekojicic6 жыл бұрын
Beautiful lecture!
@gm24076 ай бұрын
Anyone who ever wondered why you need to show your working out. If it was good enough for Euler, it is good enough for everyone.
@101xaplax1019 жыл бұрын
great lecture! amazing job!!!
@himabratadas15772 жыл бұрын
Inspirational...so wonderfully presented
@drbonesshow19 жыл бұрын
Euler (1707 - 1783) enjoyed rooting for the Oilers when they were in Houston under the direction of Bum Phillips (1923 - 2013).
@r.rahman1210 жыл бұрын
euler was a genius and an outstanding presentation by dunham
@JSSTyger7 жыл бұрын
Euler was one of my greatest pupils.
@davidmilunic Жыл бұрын
I'm hooked! Just ordered your book in hard cover!
@Zagg7774 жыл бұрын
Excellent topic. Delightful lecturer.
@v.gopalakrishnan3505 жыл бұрын
Fascinating! Thanks for the excellent presentation!
@Ratsonic8 жыл бұрын
Euler's column buckling equation is still classic in structural engineering.
@snnwstt8 жыл бұрын
Definitively. It is called Elastic Eulerian Buckling. And it is partly based on the fact that a column, in compression, should have more than ONE solution for its shape (the straight form, and the start of the buckled form), but since it is strictly linear, a system of strictly linear equations, such system should be with a determinant possibly reaching a value of zero, leading the buckling should occur only when the axial compression force reaches a given level, Ce, C for compression, e for Euler.
@gm24076 ай бұрын
Man writes in Latin and speaks German, Russian and maybe French or Italian as well because he is Swiss. Probably knew Greek as well because of a classical education. Also can't fathom the depth of intellect of Euler just by his relevant output. It is huge.
@gousemohiuddin54756 жыл бұрын
I have no words to appreciate.
@travisbaskerfield8 жыл бұрын
Loved this!
@morani78910 жыл бұрын
After a lecture about the mathematical virtue of Euler I feel I should give up doing mathematics.
@henrikklausen15279 жыл бұрын
Very good lecture !
@premal889711 жыл бұрын
Way to go, Uncle Leonhard!
@joetursi95733 жыл бұрын
Absolutely a joy!!
@MaegnasMw3 жыл бұрын
Great presentation, from a guy who really "has this", of a guy who really "rocked" math! Euler had the luck of being born at a time when math was flowering all over Europe, with the likes of him, Gauss, Newton and others (Fermat, Bernoulli, Cauchy and some in the 19th century like Galois) really breaking boundaries and pushing math from Ancient Greek Geometry and Pythagorean Numbers along with Arabic Algebra and Trigonometry revival, towards modern math. And Euler stands head and shoulders above the rest, perhaps only looking at ONE who stands a bit above him in general contribution to math, physics AND engineering. Indeed, Euler was the closest we had to another Archimedes (for those who will disagree, remember the broader scope and the vastly bigger "leap" Archimedes took, where math is concerned. Now that the Method has been recovered from the Palimpsest, we KNOW that, had he lived a bit longer or his works had survived a bit better, we'd be taking strolls on the moon about a thousand years before we did - the man found a way to cope with infinities SEVENTEEN CENTURIES before anyone else breaking open the way for modern math 3 centuries before Christ was supposed to be born and that, in my book, is what makes him the greatest.).
@marciliocarneiro Жыл бұрын
a little detail:the sum of the infinite series formula 1/(1-x) is valid only if the series decreases! It is easy to check.If x is 2 the series increases and the sum is -1, which is absurd,since a sum of positive terms can not be negative
@steveshreeve10 жыл бұрын
Excellent!!!
@raminarezou10093 жыл бұрын
Euler is everywhere from Engineering to science
@gmonkman8 жыл бұрын
thanks for sharing
@atimeandaword99217 жыл бұрын
What a brilliant lecture
@vector83108 жыл бұрын
Relaxed yet elegant discourse on Euler. What a pleasure to view. Pity a Kanye video draws just as many views in minutes. And what, pray tell, was there to dislike here for those 20 viewers?
@thaCeItic10 жыл бұрын
Man that was great!
@Samgurney886 жыл бұрын
In the second volume of Die Welt Als Wille und Vorstellung Schopenhauer said something similar to the final quotation, from which I presume it must be derived: 'talent is like a marksman who hits a target which others cannot reach; genius is like the marksman who hits a target which others cannot even see.'
@Brainiac_12412 жыл бұрын
Excellent presentation...
@lzuricn11 жыл бұрын
this is sooo coooooool!!! if i could do a fraction of what Euler did...man. lol Happy Birthday, Euler(:
@tyebillion11 жыл бұрын
Very good talk, impressive stuff.
@ehgugu9 жыл бұрын
라마누잔처럼 복잡기묘한공식을 알아내는 천재도 멋있지만 오일러같이 간단명료하고 아름다운 공식을 알아내는 사람은 더욱 빛난다.
@serverhunter11 жыл бұрын
agree, that was seriously insane the way it fell together like that
@deepakvenkatesh5166 Жыл бұрын
Great talk. Don’t think Euler explained why is the sky blue in his popular science book. Lord Rayleigh was born 60 years after Euler died. Rayleigh scattering is the explanation of blue skies.
@k01851234 жыл бұрын
Nice talk!!!!
@75315cristina11 жыл бұрын
Happy Birthday, Euler(:
@autodidactusplaysjrpgs76147 жыл бұрын
great video
@chasr18437 жыл бұрын
omG OMG OMG - that proof at the end just blew my mind!
@LPSCinemaCamilleM11 жыл бұрын
Happy birthday ! We April 15, 2013, so I celebrate this anniversary !
@ujjwalrana58998 жыл бұрын
greatest mathematician euler
@barracuda70188 жыл бұрын
Yes but together with Gauss !!!!!!!
@chasr18437 жыл бұрын
Gauss is # 2. He was very precise but nowhere near as productive as Euler.. /me says Euler is the greatest mathematician of all time. That includes Gauss, Newton, Archimedes, and anybody else.
@karthickanthi18805 жыл бұрын
Question: In the proof at 40:22, you can only use the geometric series for a Does that limit the proof to certain numbers?
@aasrith1085 жыл бұрын
🤯
@vikraal69745 жыл бұрын
Are you idiot, there are no limitations
@Cats2Fat11 жыл бұрын
Euler was so clever....
@ElectronDust7 жыл бұрын
I love this guy.
@factsverse99575 жыл бұрын
I think Euler wrote the way he tried to find out, it's to show people how he stumbled across the theorem, and so he can churn out more work quickly. Imagine writing a proof but you wrote it directly on the paper. It will be faster than doing it separately first and then copying over, it's efficient.
@arnehessenbruch6 жыл бұрын
Great fun!
@josesaldivar6556 жыл бұрын
Euler decided to look like being in a commencenment ceremony in the first portrait !
@7425park7 жыл бұрын
While still in his twenties, Euler became fascinated with bird droppings and tirelessly searched and collected their little piles. He stacked them under his hat on the hot summer days and enjoyed their oozing flow, especially delighted how it tickled his ears.
@vemulajanardhan11 жыл бұрын
Awesome!!! Nice video
@socratus111 жыл бұрын
I want to understand reality of nature Therefore I bind Euler equation with particle Can particle be point , string, or triangle-particle ? No, pi says - the particle is circle The reason of its movement is its own inner impulse h or h*=h/2pi Using h it moves as a wheel in a straight line with constant speed c = 1 It is - photon Using h* = h / 2pi it rotates around its axis Its speed - frequency c>1 It is electron : E=h*f So I can understand reality
@kecl559610 жыл бұрын
Leonhard Euler gelmiş geçmiş en büyük Matematikçidir.
@glutinousmaximus6 жыл бұрын
Produced 2008. Good post - Thanks.
@krave37465 ай бұрын
Euler had a simple rule; Less distractions
@abhinavmishra27694 жыл бұрын
24:00 to 28:00 Genius🤯
@SampleroftheMultiverse5 ай бұрын
Is anyone familiar with Euler’s or anyone else studying this variation of Euler’s contain column studies? The video and white paper describes the mechanical properties related my unique variation of Euler’s Contain Column studies. It shows how materials (representing fields) naturally respond to induced stresses in a “quantized“ manor. This process, unlike harmonic oscillators can lead to formation of stable structures. The quantized responses closely models the behaviors known as the Quantum Wave Function as described in modern physics. The effect has been used to make light weight structures and shock mitigating/recoiled reduction systems. The model shows the known requirement of exponential load increase and the here-to-for unknown collapse of resistance during transition, leading to the very fast jump to the next energy levels. kzbin.info/www/bejne/raOlpKSfepWpfZYsi=waT8lY2iX-wJdjO3
@davidwilkie95514 жыл бұрын
Neuroscience has identified structures in brains that, for the want of a definitive description, demonstrate resonance in superimposed patterns of number dominance that are e-Pi-i sync-duration connectivity probability, by default, a kind of push-pull muscle memory that interprets perspective arrangements. Everyone has met others who have super memory association abilities, and some have the moving picture attribute that goes with musical chords and timing modulation, natural probabilistic integration that seems to be what Euler has exhibited in abundance.., Savant style...