“Fermat’s last theorem is strikingly different and much more difficult to prove than the analogous problem for n = 2… The fact that the problem’s statement is understandable by schoolchildren makes it all the more frustrating, and it has probably generated more incorrect proofs than any other problem in the history of mathematics. No correct proof was found for 357 years, when a proof was finally published by Andrew Wiles in 1994. The term “last theorem” resulted because all the other theorems proposed by Fermat were eventually proved or disproved, either by his own proofs or by other mathematicians, in the two centuries following their proposition.”
From Wikipedia
This is Part 2.
Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiGOxGEbaik
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZliJKFWzLYw
Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lYL9B_rfrY
Part 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXkES1bY0SI
Part 5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WTcZr-_PWM
Duration : 0:9:58
Tags: Andrew, curves, elliptic, Fermat's, Last, mathematics, Modularity, Proving, Theorem, Wiles
May 10th, 2009 at 2:54 am
i kind of get it
i kind of get it
May 10th, 2009 at 2:54 am
Why are you guys …
Why are you guys talking about Hitler?
May 10th, 2009 at 2:54 am
true, just another …
true, just another approach.
May 10th, 2009 at 2:54 am
I thought of that …
I thought of that the second they presented Fermat’s theorem in the 1st part
May 10th, 2009 at 2:54 am
To the best of our …
To the best of our knowledge he did. In the end of his life, Hitler was going paranoiac, he thought his generals and the German people had betrayed him. I think it’s fair to say that he was feeling terrible, although probably not for causing the deaths of millions or for destroying Europe and the eastern countries.
May 10th, 2009 at 2:54 am
I am not entirely …
I am not entirely sure he did and even if it is true he did not commit suicide because of bad consciousness about his deeds but because he did not want to fall alive in the hands of his enemies. That was merely my point, people without consciousness and scruples are seldom so depressed that they want to commit suicide.
May 10th, 2009 at 2:54 am
Hehe, good notice. …
I guess this is one of the things that make people different.
Hehe, good notice. This reminds me of the story of Columbus and the egg…why didn’t any one think of that before?
May 10th, 2009 at 2:54 am
LOL, your right, …
LOL, your right, why didn’t any one think of that before. A high school student could think of that.
May 10th, 2009 at 2:54 am
9:05 that’s not an …
9:05 that’s not an amazing idea it’s called and indirect proof
May 10th, 2009 at 2:54 am
Hitler did commit …
Hitler did commit suicide.
May 10th, 2009 at 2:54 am
perfect
perfect
May 10th, 2009 at 2:54 am
Blondie in a math …
Blondie in a math documentary! awesome!
May 10th, 2009 at 2:54 am
It was after. Simon …
It was after. Simon Singh started making the documentary in 1996 and he the documentary was finished along with a book about Fermat’s Last Theorem
May 10th, 2009 at 2:54 am
Interesting Fact: …
Interesting Fact: Wiles partially proved the Shimura conjecture, and Richard Taylor, a student of his fully proved it with three other people. The proof was recognized in 2001 as genuine, I’m not sure if this is before or after the documentary was made.
May 10th, 2009 at 2:54 am
Ken Ribet reminds …
Ken Ribet reminds me of Martin Short. Can’t help it he just does,I half expect him to start dancing around and playing the triangle like Ed Grimley.
May 10th, 2009 at 2:54 am
You are right, it …
You are right, it is just a result of the definition of the triangle by using its sides. Read my comment on part 5 and you will understand everything.
May 10th, 2009 at 2:54 am
thats why you never …
thats why you never solved it,eh ?
May 10th, 2009 at 2:54 am
hence the word …
hence the word hole(s), sounds perfect ,as you’ve said
May 10th, 2009 at 2:54 am
Shimura’s comment …
Shimura’s comment about the professors being tired and uninspiring - making the students depend on each other more for inspiration - reminds me of how the founding members of Bourbaki got started in post-WW1 France.
May 10th, 2009 at 2:54 am
How sad to see …
How sad to see valuable people commiting suicide. holes(dictators, corrupt politicians,etc) never comit suicide, they are too egocentrical and proud of themselves to feel bad or selfcritical.
May 10th, 2009 at 2:54 am
I have One Way or …
I have One Way or Another playing in my head too when I think of advanced mathmatical problems.
May 10th, 2009 at 2:54 am
Fermat’s last …
Fermat’s last CONJECTURE, it’s not even close to a theorem.
May 10th, 2009 at 2:54 am
Dude im a geek …
Dude im a geek myself and was indicating the awesomeness of the docu.
May 10th, 2009 at 2:54 am
I’m doing a math …
I’m doing a math project on Andrew Wiles and didn’t understand anything I was reading about him and this documentary helpped me alot.
May 10th, 2009 at 2:54 am
mmmmmmmm, doughnut
mmmmmmmm, doughnut