ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Arthur Benjamin - Mathemagician
Using daring displays of algorithmic trickery, lightning calculator and number wizard Arthur Benjamin mesmerizes audiences with mathematical mystery and beauty.

Why you should listen

Arthur Benjamin makes numbers dance. In his day job, he's a professor of math at Harvey Mudd College; in his other day job, he's a "Mathemagician," taking the stage in his tuxedo to perform high-speed mental calculations, memorizations and other astounding math stunts. It's part of his drive to teach math and mental agility in interesting ways, following in the footsteps of such heroes as Martin Gardner.

Benjamin is the co-author, with Michael Shermer, of Secrets of Mental Math (which shares his secrets for rapid mental calculation), as well as the co-author of the MAA award-winning Proofs That Really Count: The Art of Combinatorial Proof. For a glimpse of his broad approach to math, see the list of research talks on his website, which seesaws between high-level math (such as his "Vandermonde's Determinant and Fibonacci SAWs," presented at MIT in 2004) and engaging math talks for the rest of us ("An Amazing Mathematical Card Trick").

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Arthur Benjamin: Teach statistics before calculus!

Formula Arthur Benjamin untuk mengubah pendidikan matematik

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Orang sering bertanya guru matematik, “Adakah saya akan menggunakan kalkulus dalam kehidupan saya?” Dan bagi kebanyakan kita, ujar Arthur Benjamin, jawapannya ialah tidak. Beliau mengemukakan satu usul yang berani mengenai bagaimana menjadikan pendidikan matematik relevan dalam zaman digital.
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Now, if PresidentPresiden ObamaObama
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inviteddijemput me to be the nextseterusnya CzarCzar of MathematicsMatematik,
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menawarkan saya untuk menjadi Ketua Matematik yang baru,
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then I would have a suggestioncadangan for him
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maka saya ada satu cadangan untuknya
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that I think would vastlyjauh improvememperbaiki
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yang saya fikir akan dapat banyak memperbaiki
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the mathematicsmatematik educationpendidikan in this countrynegara.
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pendidikan matematik di negara ini.
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And it would be easymudah to implementmelaksanakan
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Dan ia mudah untuk dilaksanakan
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and inexpensivemurah.
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dan tidak mahal.
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The mathematicsmatematik curriculumkurikulum that we have
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Kurikulum matematik kita
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is basedberasaskan on a foundationasas of arithmeticaritmetik and algebraalgebra.
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adalah berdasarkan pada asas aritmetik dan algebra.
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And everything we learnbelajar after that
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Dan segala-gala yang kita pelajari selepas itu
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is buildingbangunan up towardske arah one subjectsubjek.
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membina ke arah satu subjek.
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And at topatas of that pyramidpiramid, it's calculuskalkulus.
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Dan di puncak piramid itu ialah kalkulus.
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And I'm here to say
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Dan saya di sini mahu memperkatakan
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that I think that that is the wrongsalah summitpuncak of the pyramidpiramid ...
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bahawa itu adalah puncak piramid yang salah...
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that the correctbetul summitpuncak -- that all of our studentspelajar,
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puncak yang betul -- di mana semua pelajar kita,
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everysetiap hightinggi schoolsekolah graduategraduan should know --
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setiap lulusan sekolah tinggi perlu tahu --
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should be statisticsstatistik:
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sepatutnya ialah statistik:
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probabilitykebarangkalian and statisticsstatistik.
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kebarangkalian dan statistik.
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(ApplauseTepukan)
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(Tepuk tangan)
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I mean, don't get me wrongsalah. CalculusKalkulus is an importantpenting subjectsubjek.
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Maksud saya, jangan salah faham. Kalkulus ialah mata pelajaran yang penting.
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It's one of the great productsproduk of the humanmanusia mindfikiran.
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Ia suatu hasil minda manusia yang hebat.
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The lawsundang-undang of naturesifat are writtenbertulis in the languagebahasa of calculuskalkulus.
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Undang-undang alam ditulis dalam bahasa kalkulus.
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And everysetiap studentpelajar who studieskajian mathmatematik, sciencesains, engineeringkejuruteraan, economicsekonomi,
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Dan setiap pelajar yang mempelajari matematik, sains, kejuruteraan, ekonomi,
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they should definitelypasti learnbelajar calculuskalkulus
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mereka tentu belajar kalkulus
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by the endakhir of theirmereka freshmantahun pertama yeartahun of collegekolej.
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di akhir tahun pertama di kolej.
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But I'm here to say, as a professorprofesor of mathematicsmatematik,
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Dan di sini saya mahu memperkatakan, sebagai seorang profesor matematik,
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that very fewbeberapa people actuallysebenarnya use calculuskalkulus
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bahawa segelintir orang yang benar-benar menggunakan kalkulus
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in a conscioussedar, meaningfulbermakna way, in theirmereka day-to-dayhari ke hari liveshidup.
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secara sedar, bermakna dan dalam kehidupan seharian mereka.
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On the other handtangan,
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Sebaliknya,
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statisticsstatistik -- that's a subjectsubjek that you could,
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statistik – itu satu mata pelajaran yang anda boleh,
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and should, use on dailysetiap hari basisdasar. Right?
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dan patut menggunakannya secara harian. Betul?
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It's riskrisiko. It's rewardganjaran. It's randomnessrawak.
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Ia mengenai risiko. Mengenai ganjaran. Mengenai kerawakan.
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It's understandingpemahaman datadata.
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Mengenai pemahaman data.
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I think if our studentspelajar, if our hightinggi schoolsekolah studentspelajar --
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Saya fikir jika pelajar kita, jika pelajar sekolah tinggi kita --
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if all of the AmericanAmerika Syarikat citizenswarganegara --
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jika semua warga Amerika --
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knewtahu about probabilitykebarangkalian and statisticsstatistik,
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faham mengenai kebarangkalian dan statistik,
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we wouldn'ttidak akan be in the economicekonomi messkeadaan huru-hara that we're in todayhari ini. (LaughterGelak ketawa) (ApplauseTepukan)
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kita tidak akan berada dalam kecelaruan ekonomi yang kita hadapi sekarang.
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Not only -- thank you -- not only that ...
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Bukan sahaja – terima kasih – bukan sahaja itu...
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but if it's taughtdiajar properlybetul, it can be a lot of funkeseronokan.
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[tetapi] jika ia diajarkan dengan betul, ia menyeronokkan.
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I mean, probabilitykebarangkalian and statisticsstatistik,
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Maksud saya, kebarangkalian dan statistik,
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it's the mathematicsmatematik of gamespermainan and gamblingperjudian.
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ia adalah matematik permainan dan perjudian.
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It's analyzingmenganalisis trendstrend. It's predictingmeramalkan the futuremasa depan.
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Ia adalah menganalisis tren. Meramalkan masa depan.
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Look, the worlddunia has changedberubah
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Lihat, dunia telah berubah
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from analoganalog to digitaldigital.
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dari analog kepada digital.
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And it's time for our mathematicsmatematik curriculumkurikulum to changeubah
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Dan sudah masanya kurikulum matematik kita berubah
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from analoganalog to digitaldigital,
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dari analog kepada digital.
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from the more classicalklasik, continuousberterusan mathematicsmatematik,
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Dari matematik yang lebih klasikal dan selanjar,
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to the more modernmoden, discretediskret mathematicsmatematik --
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kepada matematik yang lebih moden, diskret.
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the mathematicsmatematik of uncertaintyketidakpastian,
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Matematik ketidakpastian,
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of randomnessrawak, of datadata --
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kerawakan, data --
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that beingmenjadi probabilitykebarangkalian and statisticsstatistik.
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dan itulah kebarangkalian dan statistik.
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In summaryRingkasan, insteadsebaliknya of our studentspelajar
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Ringkasnya, daripada pelajar kita
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learningpembelajaran about the techniquesteknik of calculuskalkulus,
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belajar teknik kalkulus,
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I think it would be farjauh more significantpenting
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saya fikir adalah lebih bererti
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if all of them knewtahu what two standardstandard deviationssisihan piawai
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jika mereka faham apa itu dua sisihan piawai
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from the mean meansbermakna. And I mean it.
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dari min. Dan saya bersungguh-sungguh mengenainya.
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Thank you very much.
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Terima kasih banyak.
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(Tepuk tangan)
Translated by Rudy Herman Sinen
Reviewed by Halimah Othman

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Arthur Benjamin - Mathemagician
Using daring displays of algorithmic trickery, lightning calculator and number wizard Arthur Benjamin mesmerizes audiences with mathematical mystery and beauty.

Why you should listen

Arthur Benjamin makes numbers dance. In his day job, he's a professor of math at Harvey Mudd College; in his other day job, he's a "Mathemagician," taking the stage in his tuxedo to perform high-speed mental calculations, memorizations and other astounding math stunts. It's part of his drive to teach math and mental agility in interesting ways, following in the footsteps of such heroes as Martin Gardner.

Benjamin is the co-author, with Michael Shermer, of Secrets of Mental Math (which shares his secrets for rapid mental calculation), as well as the co-author of the MAA award-winning Proofs That Really Count: The Art of Combinatorial Proof. For a glimpse of his broad approach to math, see the list of research talks on his website, which seesaws between high-level math (such as his "Vandermonde's Determinant and Fibonacci SAWs," presented at MIT in 2004) and engaging math talks for the rest of us ("An Amazing Mathematical Card Trick").

More profile about the speaker
Arthur Benjamin | Speaker | TED.com