Love and Mathematics

How would you feel if you had to take an art class and it just taught you how to paint a fence? How would you feel if you had never seen paintings by Van Gogh or Picasso in art class, or even knew they existed? Alas, this is the common way math is taught, and it has resulted in most of us becoming wait-for-the-paint-dry creatures. In the book "Love and Mathematics", the famous mathematician Edward Frenkel shows us the unknown side of mathematics, which is full of beauty and elegance like art. In this book written with sincerity and passion, the author tells us that mathematics is not a toy of the elite. Like love, it can transcend culture, region, time and space, and connect everything in the world. "Love and Mathematics" has two main axes, one is to sort out the classic and amazing mathematical principles, and the other is the author's personal experience of learning mathematics, researching mathematics, and becoming one of the most famous mathematicians in the 21st century. His current main research topic is the "Langlands Programme", which is regarded as a "grand unified theory" in the field of mathematics, which can prove difficult problems such as Fermat's Last Theorem, and is also a bridge connecting mathematics and other natural sciences such as quantum physics. Most people have had the opportunity to come into contact with and learn mathematics since childhood, but most of them regard it as a scourge, find it difficult to appreciate the true meaning of mathematics, or feel that mathematics has nothing to do with real life. "Love and Mathematics" tells us in easy-to-understand language that the mysterious world of mathematics is not out of reach. Bi said, the author gave an example: Many people don't know which number is larger compared to 2/3 or 3/5, but if you ask a person who loves drinking, which one would he choose compared to 3 people drinking 2 bottles of vodka or 5 people drinking 3 bottles of vodka? So, the answer you get is definitely 3 people drinking 2 bottles of vodka. In fact, everyone can intuitively apply mathematical rules like this in real life. "Love and Mathematics" can help us acquire mathematical thinking, thereby enriching our lives and allowing us to better understand the world and our place in it. "Love and Mathematics" is an invitation from the author to readers to explore the mathematical wonders hidden in the universe.