If Susan Can Learn Physics, So Can You (2013)

Re:If Susan Can Learn Physics, So Can You (2013) by paulpauper on Monday February 20, 2017 @05:04AM (#13686009)

It def. seems unlikely to be able to learn advanced math and physics so quickly unless you have an IQ of 160+ or something, in which case why in the 21st century America with modern schooling and education, why would someone with such a high IQ enter college not knowing 6th grade math. I'm not a teacher, but aren't there clues of profound giftedness that manifest early in life?

EDIT: she was homeschooled, which explains it...more info https://www.susanjfowler.com/blog/2016/8/15/20-unconventiona...

Obv. profoundly smart

The question is, is her almost overnight success reproducible by other smart people. Let's say you know calculus and linear algebra, QM is doable, I suppose. But still...mind blown. Even Ed Witten with a physicist for a dad still took 4-5 years to learn the stuff.

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Re:If Susan Can Learn Physics, So Can You (2013) by dvtv75 on Monday February 20, 2017 @06:00PM (#13691814)

I was under the impression that, due to the changes in the brain's plasticity, if you didn't pick up maths before a certain age you probably wouldn't be able to pick it up with ease after that. If this is correct, and she was older than that age, then there's a good possibility that there's not just IQ involved here.

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Re:If Susan Can Learn Physics, So Can You (2013) by selimthegrim on Monday February 20, 2017 @10:25AM (#13688008)

There are stories floating around where Ed Witten supposedly tore through Jackson in two weeks flat.

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