Pythagoras' theorem (a) | Math History | NJ Wildberger
Insights into Mathematics6 HN recommenders · recommended in 6 months, 2014–2024
course · intro · evergreen · 2014–2024 on HN
The first lecture of N J Wildberger's History of Mathematics course, starting with Pythagoras' theorem and following Stillwell's text. It emphasizes the flow of ideas over proofs.
Recommended as an easy-to-follow math history course that gives perspective on the subject.
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6 comments from Hacker News
Highly recommend his History of Mathematics lectures on YouTube, if you are interested in that sort of thing: ▶ this video
> I'd be interested in any recommendations for math history tomes like that. Not a book, but FWIW, I've enjoyed a few videos from Norman Wildberger's "Math History" playlist[0]. Interestingly, he has a unconventional view of infinite processes in mathematics, a point of view that used to be common about a century ago or so. I'm sure knowing some amount of history is useful, but there must be a limit to how much of it is practically useful though. ▶ this video
Maybe some history of mathematics, to give you some perspective on it all? Something I wish I'd known when I did my degree, Norman Wildberger has a great course: ▶ this video Visual Group Theory, by Nathan Carter is a book you can get something from no matter your level of maths, imho. If you know some linear algebra, Gilbert Strang's course on YouTube may be interesting - link
This is a much more entertaining map of mathematics in about 10 minutes link For a history of mathematics NJ Wildberger's lectures are easy to listen to. ▶ this video
I think I recall reading a different version from Leibniz's POV (sp). I have always liked these videos: ▶ this video
slightly OT, but I've enjoyed N J Wildberger's lectures on History of Math: ▶ this video It's a good coverage of fundamental theorems in Math with well balanced historical touch.