■ It is generally believed that most children with extraordinary mathematical talents are born.
Gauss,/kloc-the greatest mathematician in the 9th century, is called the three greatest mathematicians in history together with Archimedes and Newton. Gauss was very talented since he was a child. At the age of 3, he found a calculation error in his father's ledger. At the age of 9, the teacher asked the students to increase from 1 to 100, and he immediately gave the correct answer: 5050; 1 1 years old, he discovered the binomial theorem.
Henry Shaft, who was praised as a "mathematical prodigy" by the American media, was able to work out a four-digit algorithm at the age of six, and he could also mentally calculate the square root and cube root of the nine-digit number and the 10 number. At the age of nine, he could calculate pi; At the age of 1 1, he published two yearbooks. Because of his strong ability of abstraction and concentration, he finally became a professor of astronomy at the university.
Hungarian mathematician Erdos is regarded as the greatest discrete mathematician of all time, and his work in number theory is particularly outstanding. This is a genius, a mathematical genius. At the age of three, he could solve the multiplication of three numbers. At the age of four, he understood the concept of negative numbers by himself.
Von Neumann is known as the "father of computers" and one of the most outstanding mathematicians in the 20th century. At the age of six, I could mentally calculate the division of eight figures, and at the age of eight, I mastered calculus. /kloc-at the age of 0/2, he knows all about profound mathematical fields such as set theory and universal function analysis.
For ordinary people, mathematics is boring, but for mathematical prodigies, mathematics is the most fascinating intellectual game. In their view, solving mathematical problems, especially difficult ones, is a great enjoyment. A mathematician described his favorite mathematics as follows: "Mathematics is a mysterious temple, a beautiful maze, and traveling there is very interesting." Because of their strong interest in mathematics, children with long mathematics have shown unusual enthusiasm and initiative in learning. It can be said that many of them have become obsessed with mathematics. It is believed that children with mathematical talent are not taught by rules.
■ Children with mathematical genius not only have better ability to process numbers in the right brain, but also pay more attention.
Humans are born with computing ability, so is there a difference between children with mathematical genius and ordinary children? Michael Obey, an American psychologist, used the most advanced functional vibration imaging technology to study several children who showed mathematical talent from an early age. Whenever they are calculating math problems, their right brain, which is responsible for dealing with math, graphics and music, is 6 or 7 times more active than ordinary children. Moreover, they are responsible for coordinating thinking and improving attention, and the front lobe of the brain, which plays a key role, is also very active. But when ordinary children are calculating math problems, there is almost no activity in the front lobe of the brain. According to the research, Obey concludes that children with mathematical genius not only have better ability to process numbers in the right brain, but also can concentrate their energy in the front brain. This is a feature that ordinary children don't have.
Mathematical ability is one of the most important basic abilities in human intelligent structure. Everyone has different biological basis and different cognitive and learning abilities. Acquired educational intervention may adjust and modify the innate brain biological structure, which may have positive or negative effects. In the critical period of the development of mathematical ability, it is difficult for any talented person to become a useful person if he can't get an ideal acquired education.
■ Scientists have found that the brains of mathematical geniuses work differently from ordinary people.
French and Belgian scientists jointly conducted a study to find out whether there are differences between mathematical geniuses and ordinary people. They found that when a mathematician does problem calculus, the part of his brain that is usually responsible for long-term memory also becomes active, but the average person does not have this phenomenon. Therefore, the researchers concluded that mathematicians used more memory in calculus, which accelerated the speed. This principle is the same as that of a computer. The larger the memory, the faster the speed.
A new test by American and Australian researchers shows that artificial brains with mathematical talent do work differently from ordinary people. The researcher * * * tested 60 boys, among whom 18 was considered as a boy with mathematical talent. The test item is mainly to watch the flashing English letter pattern on the computer screen and make a judgment.
The results show that for all students, the left hemisphere of the brain can judge whether the local lowercase letters match faster, while the right hemisphere has stronger ability to judge the overall letter shape. This is consistent with previous research results, that is, the left and right hemispheres of the brain are better at processing local and global visual images respectively. For those middle school students with mathematical talent, there seems to be no obvious difference between the two hemispheres when dealing with local and global visual signals, but they are much faster than other test subjects when completing tasks that require both hemispheres to work at the same time.