good will hunting math problem

[Printer Bandit]

explained:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=811LbompjPg

 

[ahenkel]

Holy crap a movie screwed with math. I'm off to write an angry letter. Where's my stationary kit. I'm so outraged this requires pen and paper.

 

[eLiu]

explained:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=811LbompjPg

Heh, yep.

The (one of the?) math advisor for that movie was Prof. Daniel Kleitman... and if you've ever had him as a lecturer (i have), omg the messy, scattered look of all the shit they draw in that movie suddenly makes perfect sense.

Kleitman is a master of disorganization on the blackboard. He like writes over his previous stuff w/o erasing, lolz. I've also seen him fall asleep during his own lecture... like he's talking, and suddenly he's not. Pretty epic.

 

[TallBill]

Heh, yep.

The (one of the?) math advisor for that movie was Prof. Daniel Kleitman... and if you've ever had him as a lecturer (i have), omg the messy, scattered look of all the shit they draw in that movie suddenly makes perfect sense.

Kleitman is a master of disorganization on the blackboard. He like writes over his previous stuff w/o erasing, lolz. I've also seen him fall asleep during his own lecture... like he's talking, and suddenly he's not. Pretty epic.

Its amazing how eccentric math geniuses are. My calc 2 teacher in high school was way above and beyond a normal math teacher and while he was fully functioning socially he was definitely off a bit.

I could maybe solve the problem by myself though, doesn't seem all that tough.

 

[TallBill]

Also, I need to watch that movie again. Great flick.

 

[Printer Bandit]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BywQKfwHxw