Watched this movie, a bit slow but clever plotting by a mathematician (but lets be clear that I'm not condoning murder here).
Some interesting quotes "mathematicians do experiments in their brain", put "love into an equation and it can't be solved" and "disguising an function problem to look like a geometric problem".
Also there was the prominent mention of the "Four Color Theorem", thanks to Chin Hee who explained it to me at one point. Really simple problem with no exact solution, only numerical ones (thus the solution is not beautiful-I agree with the bad guy here).
To think that something that sounds like child's play (explained in the movie) has an explanation that eludes even the greatest mind. The world is a mystery, a huge intertwining bundle of puzzles in which maths is key. Learning maths can bring us closer to God Almighty, author of this ingenious plot of life.
Can be watched here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmH4nB-GYNw&feature=related
P/S: Be warned, not a happy ending.
Some interesting quotes "mathematicians do experiments in their brain", put "love into an equation and it can't be solved" and "disguising an function problem to look like a geometric problem".
Also there was the prominent mention of the "Four Color Theorem", thanks to Chin Hee who explained it to me at one point. Really simple problem with no exact solution, only numerical ones (thus the solution is not beautiful-I agree with the bad guy here).
To think that something that sounds like child's play (explained in the movie) has an explanation that eludes even the greatest mind. The world is a mystery, a huge intertwining bundle of puzzles in which maths is key. Learning maths can bring us closer to God Almighty, author of this ingenious plot of life.
Can be watched here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmH4nB-GYNw&feature=related
P/S: Be warned, not a happy ending.
8 comments:
update from tim...yea...
4 colors theorem!! aku pun da lupa dia punya solution, since baca once only. haha..thanks for reminding me. nak kene baca balik nih..
Suspect X sounds interesting. let see if i can find it somewhere in the internet..huahaha
uuuu...comelnya nama 4 colours theorem tu. Tiba-tiba teringat ngan Konigsberg Bridge theorem dalam the Numb3rs. huhuhuhu. Ni citer baru ke fadh?
Ni cerita adapted from a manga actually. It has a TV series called Galileo bout a Physics professor helping to solve physics related crime (macam numbers cuma the police Jepun nampak macam tak berapa pandai, hehe). Havent really watched the series but the movie was good.
Maklumat lanjut ade di http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galileo_(Japanese_television_drama)
what are you teaching as a lecturer?
4 colors theorem? hehe blaja masa kecik dulu.
the corollary is n-colors theorem aite?
@the unknown
Well the theorem states that bole guna at most 4 colors on a map so I guess for n larger than 4 it follows.
If u wanna know exactly what I teach then make urself known to me :) Otherwise I think it's a no brainer. Hint: got a lot to do with variables.
okay, im not a mathematician.
i do study maths for fun, for entertainment. :P i watch CSI for fun as well.
so i reckon u're teachin maths.
the question becomes, what kinda maths? there are juz so many lol.
calculus
number theory
graph theory
group theory
coding theory
it's hard to predict accurately since all the specialization involve variables. perhaps u can provide me with a better clue?
I love all those areas u just mentioned actually.
I rather the specialization be unknown, there is beauty in uncertainties, the randomness can be very intriguing :)
y is randomness intriguing?
is there beauty in rolling a dice and not knowing the number that may come up?
is there beauty in something that changes, almost invariably without rhyme nor reason?
i could name a pretty flower by the name 'lorweisdyoiawedh' using a random character generator. would that do the flower justice in reflecting its beauty?
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