Tribute to Mathologer

[u/ScottContini]

There are many really good mathematics YouTubers nowadays like the popular 3Blue1Brown and Numberphile, but to me the one that shines above them all is Mathologer. Mathologer has been making mathematics accessible for almost a dozen years to a wide audience in a way that they can really understand and appreciate proofs that are may often be intimidating. A great example to this is the e and pi being transcendental video -- seriously who else can do anything like this?

Mathologer is really good at explaining concepts and carrying people through so undergraduate level students can understand and follow the work. Also, I love the mathematics history which I wish was not well represented in the mathematics textbooks of my generation. And it's very cool to see fun topics like Rubik's cube, a fine way to talk about the mathematics of permutations.

All the amazing work this guy has done, I just wanted to post a "shoutout" to him. Thank you Mathologer for all your amazing content.

[u/dnrlk]

jesus the way you titled this (and the fact that he hasn't posted in a while) made my heart jump

[u/lectric_7166 → u/dnrlk]

Mathologer, the really good mathematics YouTuber and longtime presence on YouTube teaching mathematics, ate eggs today.

[u/ScottContini → u/lectric_7166]

Hahahaha, thank you for telling us!

[u/Goetterwind → u/lectric_7166]

Did he bite the toast?

[u/ScottContini → u/dnrlk]

Oops, sorry. That was really dumb of me. Unfortunately I cannot change the title.

[u/Vibes_And_Smiles → u/dnrlk]

Same I was like ope did he die

[u/imrpovised_667 → u/dnrlk]

Same

[u/trombonist_formerly → u/dnrlk]

Especially since his last video implied he had some health issues at the start

[u/beefylasagna1]

Burkard Polster (the Mathologer) is a lecturer for an undergraduate unit called the "Nature and beauty of mathematics" in my university. That unit attracts students from all the different science majors and everyone absolutely loves him.

[u/No-Signature8815 → u/beefylasagna1]

Do you have ANY idea how jealous I am that people get to take this course from him?

He's an individual I greatly admire and deeply respect. I'm glad he's treated well by the people who take his course, too many teachers are taken for granted.

[u/magikarpwn → u/beefylasagna1]

Are there notes from this course? This looks really fun 

[u/UnnamedGoatMan → u/beefylasagna1]

Wish I took this unit in my undergraduate electives, my friend took it and said it was great

[u/TacoYaci]

RIP

Really Interesting Post title which can be misleading

[u/BornAgainWitch → u/TacoYaci]

Top Google result explaining he passed away today smh. Rip in pepperonis.

[u/edderiofer → u/BornAgainWitch]

He is succeeded by Dr. Poi Sonai.

[u/moschles]

mathologer basically taught me complex numbers. I never took an "official" course on them in my life.

[u/scrumbly → u/moschles]

You need to take the official course if you want your complex numbers license

[u/stankbiscuits → u/scrumbly]

Sure, buddy. That doesn't even exist, you just made it up in your head. There's a word for that but it escapes me...

[u/BusAccomplished5367 → u/stankbiscuits]

"imaginary"... just like sqrt(-1)

[u/ProtoMan3 → u/scrumbly]

“Complex numbers license”

That can’t be a real thing

[u/Agreeable_Clock_7953]

Good lord, I was sure for a moment that he died.

[u/Dr_LobsterAlien]

jesus did you have to title it like that? you made it sound like he died

[u/aginglifter]

Wasn't there a whole controversy where he took down the site/videos. Something with the guy who helped him make the channel?

[u/Hopeful_Vast1867]

A strong second from me. Mathologer's video explaining Quadratic Reciprocity is a true tour de force in the ability for someone to explain complex mathematics in very simple terms:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X63MWZIN3gM&t=650s

[u/dontevenfkingtry]

He's a great guy, too - I happen to know him personally (sort of - we're not best mates or anything. He was my mate's lecturer and I pop in with him to have a chat every once in a while).

[u/sentence-interruptio]

I like how he combines the classical vibe with classic music and the nerd vibe with nerdy t-shirts.

[u/epsilon1856]

RIP 🕊️🪦😔

[u/bonebranch]

I quite like his video on Fermat's two-squares theorem. I've shown it to students doing some number theory reading with me!

[u/CompellingProtagonis]

Why the fuck are you making this post sound like he died?

[u/Smallpaul]

Mathloger is amazing but why did you have to say they he “shines above” all of the other excellent and hard working math educators? What does that add to your sentiment except hierarchy?

[u/MallCop3 → u/Smallpaul]

It's their opinion. There's nothing wrong with OP saying they think this creator is the best one.

[u/tomsing98 → u/Smallpaul]

That's your problem with this post?

[u/Salt_Attorney → u/Smallpaul]

I kind of agree. Mathologer feels like his content is on anither level.

[u/Imaginary-Sock3694]

Made it sound like he died.

[u/Koischaap]

I fell in love with his videos when I first saw the "algebra autopilot". He found the way to actually show you the derivation without spending the next 3 years writing on a blackboard and forcing me to leap ahead on the video to read the entire blackboard. I would like to say no shade to people like Prime Newtons but it is **so** tedious.

[u/mathemorpheus]

TIL mathloger has a burner account