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Iraq-born teen cracks maths puzzle

Originally posted by: Inspector Jihad
damn...i wish i was that brilliant 🙁
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I would say the same thing, but I know that even if I were I'd still be sitting around ATOT all day.

Laziness ftl.
 
Originally posted by: Inspector Jihad
damn...i wish i was that brilliant 🙁
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"No one should fear that he will not be able to accomplish what has been accomplished by others, for men are born, live and die, always in the same manner. " - Niccolo Machiavelli
 
Don't get it...


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"cracked a maths puzzle that has stumped experts for more than 300 years"


Another link


"Teen figures out 300-year-old math problem"




but goes on to say... "while the Bernoulli numbers formula had previously been solved, Altoumaimi's work was praised as a result of his young age and educational level"


So he didn't really come up with something new? Just performed at a much more advanced level than expected for his age. Doesn't this happen all the time? However, for all we know, he could have Googled or Wikied it...

Papers seem to be stretching to get a story here.
 
Originally posted by: GodlessAstronomer
That's fucking awesome, that kid is going to grow up to be amazing.
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Either that or he peaked too soon and the rest of his days will be spent chasing past glory.
 
Originally posted by: deftron
Don't get it...


OP link

"cracked a maths puzzle that has stumped experts for more than 300 years"


Another link


"Teen figures out 300-year-old math problem"




but goes on to say... "while the Bernoulli numbers formula had previously been solved, Altoumaimi's work was praised as a result of his young age and educational level"


So he didn't really come up with something new? Just performed at a much more advanced level than expected for his age. Doesn't this happen all the time? However, for all we know, he could have Googled or Wikied it...

Papers seem to be stretching to get a story here.
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That's kind of where I'm at... Can anyone explain, in plain English, why this is a big deal?
 
I suppose its like when they find the next digit for pi the world for nerds have a major celebration to celebrate, than go back to eating the pie. I would be way for interested if somone solved the worlds energy crisis and food shortages.




Lame. But points for trying 😛
 
Or maybe not...

A 16-year-old Iraqi immigrant, who figured out a solution to a complex maths puzzle, was not the first person to come up with a successful formula, Sweden's Uppsala University said in a statement Thursday.

Swedish media, including the website of the Dagens Nyheter daily, reported Thursday that Mohamed Altoumaimi had found a formula to explain and simplify the so-called Bernoulli numbers, a sequence of calculations named after the 17th century Swiss mathematician Jacob Bernoulli.

The Falu Kuriren newspaper, which ran the original story, said Altoumaimi was the first person to crack the puzzle and had enlisted the help of a senior lecturer at Uppsala University to check his formula.

But a statement published on the university's website said the reports were inaccurate.

"Senior lecturer Jan-Aake Lindhal verified the formula, but added that although correct, it was well known and readily available in several databases," the statement said.

The Falu Kuriren also reported Altoumaimi had been offered a place at Uppsala once he finishes high school, but the institution denied this was the case.

"The student... has not been admitted to Uppsala University," the statement said.
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Originally posted by: whylaff
Or maybe not...

A 16-year-old Iraqi immigrant, who figured out a solution to a complex maths puzzle, was not the first person to come up with a successful formula, Sweden's Uppsala University said in a statement Thursday.

Swedish media, including the website of the Dagens Nyheter daily, reported Thursday that Mohamed Altoumaimi had found a formula to explain and simplify the so-called Bernoulli numbers, a sequence of calculations named after the 17th century Swiss mathematician Jacob Bernoulli.

The Falu Kuriren newspaper, which ran the original story, said Altoumaimi was the first person to crack the puzzle and had enlisted the help of a senior lecturer at Uppsala University to check his formula.

But a statement published on the university's website said the reports were inaccurate.

"Senior lecturer Jan-Aake Lindhal verified the formula, but added that although correct, it was well known and readily available in several databases," the statement said.

The Falu Kuriren also reported Altoumaimi had been offered a place at Uppsala once he finishes high school, but the institution denied this was the case.

"The student... has not been admitted to Uppsala University," the statement said.
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