When did you know it was Maths? - Andrew Wiles

In the days before Amazon, often the best place to track down books was the local library. Indeed, you wonder many people have been inspired by library browsing over the years.

Andrew Wiles, for example.

The latest episode of 'When did you know it was Maths?'

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[paulbhogal]

One of the greats mathematicians in the world

[diamondbolton]

He sounds consistent, his story adds up

[abhisheksoni]

He is the advisor of Prof. Manjul Bhargava, who himself is a Fields Medalist 😊

[stevenmellemans]

Fermat at the age of 10? Surely his birthday is feb 29.😊

[svenmansfeld]

Believe nothing that you can't understand 100%!

[tahamuhammad]

I am ready to explain Collatz's solution within half an hour to those who are the decision makers in America, Europe, or any country in the world to recognize the correct solution, provided that a judge and a number of distinguished mathematics professors are present. Your silence is unacceptable.

[BuleriaChk]

Proof of Fermat's Last Theorem for Village Idiots
(works for the case of n=2 as well)

To show: c^n <> a^n + b^n for all natural numbers, a, b, c, n, n >1
c = a + b
c^n = (a + b)^n = [a^n + b^n] + f(a, b, n) Binomial Expansion
c^n = [a^n + b^n] iff f(a, b, n) = 0
f(a, b, n) <> 0
c^n <> [a^n + b^n] QED

(Wiles' proof) used modular functions defined on the upper half of the complex plane.

c = a + ib
c* - a - ib
cc* = a^2 + b^2 <> #^2
But #^2 = [cc*] +[2ab] = [a^2 + b^2] + [2ab] so complex numbers are irrelevant.
Note: there are no positive numbers: - c = a-b, b>a iff b-c = a, a + 0 = a, a-a=0, a+a =2a
Every number is prime relative to its own base: n = n(n/n), n + n = 2n (Goldbach)
1^2 <> 1 (Russell's Paradox)
In particular the group operation of multiplication requires the existence of both elements as a precondition, meaning there is no such multiplication as a group operation)
(Clifford Algebras are much ado about nothing)

Remember, you read it here first)

[angelamusiema]

Buona sera! Certo che si! Dalla math, alla x della algebra Palisestiana, del pantio di granelli del diagramma di Venn! Allora si Vocifera la scienza, credo io ! Che bello Maths! Gigantografia il nuovo

[faithlesshound]

Nobody is banging on about how beautiful he is.

[mathematicsandstuff]

It is called an English sausage. It's not done well. Please research that aspect. Do you go in the woods? Do you know how cheese is produced? Cool.

[mathematicsandstuff]

Jehova's Witnesses are the only ones.