A lot of people (at least in my country) think the Mathematics are the key of the knowledge and are what make you be smart. In some way that's true, you can use math for solve some problem like "my girlfriend is vanishing"... we know.. we know
I think the mathematics are important, but aren't the key to the triumph or the most powerful tool. A lot of people think if you are a Math Master, you are so smart, .. like: "the mathematics teacher is the brain of the school", "my teacher of math is a genius... "
iF you don't know mathematics - can't you be agenius??
do you think a Nobel Prize person is a math genius? Rigoberta Menchu or Octavio Paz aren't I guess....
2006-10-30 16:53:03 · 9 answers · asked by Yorch Mtz 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
If a "genius" is defined as a person with an IQ above a certain level, then as long as the person's IQ is found using a test which is not culturally biased (these are tests specially made this way), and does not have conventional mathematical questions, he or she can still qualify as a genius. Genius is not necessarily defined by test scores, and people can be brilliant in various ways.
A Nobel Prize winner could be anybody with motivation and a cause.
Another provocative question: can an autistic savant be considered a genius?
2006-10-30 17:03:05 · answer #1 · answered by Sonia 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Its the logic that makes you a genius and without sound logic you cannot be a mathematician. But what happens is logic is not materialistic like maths and therefore all mathematicians who are really good logicians are recognised with their maths and the genius they get through logic is simply attributed to maths. One more thing science or even arts like economics when saturated results in symbols & equations which are nothing but applied mathematics and the genius whose knowledge is saturated naturally knows mathematics hence there is a notion that if you don't know mathematics then you can't be a genius.
2006-10-31 01:13:05 · answer #2 · answered by ssmindia 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Albert Einstein(sp?) was horrible at math in his youth, but he is regarded as a genious. I am a high school math teacher, but I'm well aware that knowing math is NOT the key to success in life. Some of the smartest people I've ever met can't multiply numbers in their head or add fractions, but they're very smart and successful. Likewise, some of my coworkers who teach some of the highest level math classes are idiots! Sure, they can solve any math problem you throw their way, but socially and in any context other than math they are completely inept.
People who are good at math are normally good at problem solving, and have a talent at breaking down a difficult task into numerous small tasks. Because of this, we can normally answer at least part of any question you throw our way. I like to tell people that I know a lot about a little, and a little about a lot. I know everything there is to know about most math topics, and I know a little tiny bit about everything else in the world.
2006-10-31 01:07:56 · answer #3 · answered by cubs_woo_cubs_woo 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
i don't think u necessarily have to know math to be a genius. a mathematical genius is just one of the obvious types of geniuses that people think of first. i think there r many different types of geniuses.
there r also literary geniuses, the writers that have created the great classics such shakespeare, jane austen and so on. stephen hawkings, i would say, is a physics genius with his leaps and bounds made in theoretical astronomical physics. there r even chess geniuses like bobby fischer was.
2006-10-31 01:02:29 · answer #4 · answered by Lila 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Einstein was a great physicist, yet when it came to buying pencils (2 for 15 cents) at the Princeton University Bookstore, he had to hand the clerk his coins, because he wanted 3 pencils and couldn't do the math.
By the way, the price was 22 cents and he thought she short-changed him when he got 3 cents back from the quarter.
So much for genius and math.
2006-10-31 01:07:04 · answer #5 · answered by Len_NJ 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
well math applies to so many subjects that if u master math, u can master any other subject in no time
in fact i cant think of a subject that does not involve math
physics and chem are obvious
biology - population in an ecosystem, dealing with percentage in muscle mass, fat, genetics-dna-probabilty of having "blue" eyes
art- art is all about proportion, ratio using basic geometry and trig
music - music is all about fractions
wat else?!?!?
computers - programming deals with alogarithms - some extremely hard mathematics
engineering, achitecture, statistics, cooking, business, accounting, astronomy...
everything on earth has a mathematical calculation to it.
2006-10-31 00:59:03 · answer #6 · answered by Moo 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
do you think a Nobel Prize person is a math genius?
not necessarily. There have been many great, inspiring and influential people who weren't necessarily good at maths. Look at any famous writers, artists and composers eg. van gough, beethoven etc. They weren't necessarily good at maths, but could probably be named "genius".
2006-10-31 01:00:38 · answer #7 · answered by jayde 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
"Genius" usually refers to someone's IQ rating. If we want to be technical about it, my IQ indicates that I am a genius, but I can't do math for crap.
2006-10-31 01:28:58 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, whether publicly or not, all geniuses are highly skilled in mathematics.
Very few Noble winners are geniuses, or even close to it.
2006-10-31 00:57:18 · answer #9 · answered by Gaspode 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋