“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 4.
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 : 0:9:51
Tags: Andrew, curves, elliptic, Fermat's, Last, mathematics, Modularity, Proving, Theorem, Wiles
April 28th, 2009 at 3:21 pm
3:14 “And I kept …
3:14 “And I kept working out the details…”
I love that statement so much. And it is ever funnier because it happens at pi time.
April 28th, 2009 at 3:21 pm
This is a …
This is a documentary about Andrew Wiles who proved Fermat’s Last Theorem. Maybe you can try watching from Part 1 and see if you understand it.
April 28th, 2009 at 3:21 pm
Wow, his Voice at 4 …
Wow, his Voice at 4:30 sounds like Phil Helmuth’s
April 28th, 2009 at 3:21 pm
haha so much sugar …
haha so much sugar on the table…
April 28th, 2009 at 3:21 pm
I’ve always wanted …
I’ve always wanted to know this myself.
April 28th, 2009 at 3:21 pm
OK. dont laugh. i …
OK. dont laugh. i dont speak english very well so can you tell me in a few words what this is all about. i cant understand one thing. what is he trying to prove. and is he looking for some numbers or something like that. please if you answer, tell it all so i wouldnt have to write here again. OK? thank you.
P.S. can you send the answer to my account or something??
April 28th, 2009 at 3:21 pm
I was a teenager in …
I was a teenager in Sri Lanka at the time, and this made news there.
April 28th, 2009 at 3:21 pm
yesssssss
yesssssss
April 28th, 2009 at 3:21 pm
hey it’s aubrey de …
hey it’s aubrey de grey pushing the boat!
April 28th, 2009 at 3:21 pm
10 years amateur!! …
10 years amateur!! you shoulda turned pro years ago
April 28th, 2009 at 3:21 pm
Logical people ftw!
Logical people ftw!
April 28th, 2009 at 3:21 pm
Dont cry andrew, …
Dont cry andrew, its gonaa be ok..
April 28th, 2009 at 3:21 pm
It would of been …
It would of been awesome to have been there at that Cambridge Math Conference by Wiles, any videos of that lecture?
April 28th, 2009 at 3:21 pm
must have been …
must have been heart breaking to hear that there was an error in his work.
April 28th, 2009 at 3:21 pm
Yeah. The first …
Yeah. The first reaction that came to my mind just now was “aesrp, lol wow stfu you’re so stupid.” I think I see your point.
April 28th, 2009 at 3:21 pm
It’s to long to be …
It’s to long to be contained in the posting margin.
April 28th, 2009 at 3:21 pm
thanks for the …
thanks for the apology, but there’s no need for being a jerk ya know? unless you’re just messing around in that case say something.
April 28th, 2009 at 3:21 pm
Not foolish, an …
Not foolish, an hole. I was being an hole. Sorry about that.
April 28th, 2009 at 3:21 pm
haha you idiot
haha you idiot
April 28th, 2009 at 3:21 pm
you are right, it …
you are right, it was immature of me, and uncivil, but honestly, it’s a typo are you that absent minded about a slight error with Shift+1 = ! or are you just being foolish?
April 28th, 2009 at 3:21 pm
You do realize that …
You do realize that if you didn’t want to hear from me it would have been logical not to respond to my last comment and only civil not to insult me?
April 28th, 2009 at 3:21 pm
you’re not making …
you’re not making sense, stop using broken english or just bad english and be clear.
April 28th, 2009 at 3:21 pm
bluesrunthegame, …
bluesrunthegame, lol wow stfu you’re so stupid.
April 28th, 2009 at 3:21 pm
and where is your …
and where is your proof? lol
April 28th, 2009 at 3:21 pm
because their proof …
because their proof is actually right.