Arthur Benjamin: Teach statistics before calculus!

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μ•„λž˜ μ˜λ¬Έμžλ§‰μ„ λ”λΈ”ν΄λ¦­ν•˜μ‹œλ©΄ μ˜μƒμ΄ μž¬μƒλ©λ‹ˆλ‹€.

λ²ˆμ—­: Hyunwoo Park κ²€ν† : JJ Kim
00:12
Now, if President Obama
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λ§Œμ•½ μ˜€λ°”λ§ˆ λŒ€ν†΅λ Ήμ΄
00:15
invited me to be the next Czar of Mathematics,
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μ €λ₯Ό "μˆ˜ν•™λΆ€ μž₯κ΄€"으둜 μž„λͺ…ν•΄ μ£Όμ‹ λ‹€λ©΄,
00:19
then I would have a suggestion for him
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λͺ‡ 가지 μ œμ•ˆμ„ λ“œλ¦΄ 것이 μžˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.
00:22
that I think would vastly improve
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미ꡭ의 μˆ˜ν•™κ΅μœ‘μ„ μ•„μ£Ό 크게
00:24
the mathematics education in this country.
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κ°œμ„ ν•  수 μžˆλŠ” 방법이라고 μƒκ°ν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€.
00:27
And it would be easy to implement
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μ‹€ν–‰ν•˜κΈ°λ„ 어렡지 μ•Šκ³ ,
00:29
and inexpensive.
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돈이 많이 λ“œλŠ” 것도 μ•„λ‹™λ‹ˆλ‹€.
00:31
The mathematics curriculum that we have
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μš°λ¦¬κ°€ μ§€κΈˆ λ°°μš°λŠ” μˆ˜ν•™ ꡐ과과정은
00:33
is based on a foundation of arithmetic and algebra.
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μ‚°μˆ˜μ™€ λŒ€μˆ˜ν•™μ— κΈ°λ°˜μ„ 두고 μžˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.
00:37
And everything we learn after that
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μš°λ¦¬κ°€ ν•™κ΅μ—μ„œ λ°°μš°λŠ” λͺ¨λ“  μˆ˜ν•™ κ΅κ³Όλ‚΄μš©μ€
00:39
is building up towards one subject.
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κ²°κ΅­ ν•˜λ‚˜μ˜ 지ν–₯점을 ν–₯ν•˜κ³  μžˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.
00:42
And at top of that pyramid, it's calculus.
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κ·Έ ν”ΌλΌλ―Έλ“œμ˜ 정점에 μžˆλŠ” 것이 λ°”λ‘œ λ―Έμ λΆ„ν•™μž…λ‹ˆλ‹€.
00:46
And I'm here to say
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였늘 μ €λŠ” μˆ˜ν•™κ΅μœ‘μ˜ 지ν–₯점 μžμ²΄κ°€ 잘λͺ»λ˜μ—ˆλ‹€λŠ” 말씀을 λ“œλ¦¬λ €κ³  ν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€.
00:48
that I think that that is the wrong summit of the pyramid ...
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였늘 μ €λŠ” μˆ˜ν•™κ΅μœ‘μ˜ 지ν–₯점 μžμ²΄κ°€ 잘λͺ»λ˜μ—ˆλ‹€λŠ” 말씀을 λ“œλ¦¬λ €κ³  ν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€.
00:52
that the correct summit -- that all of our students,
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μˆ˜ν•™κ΅μœ‘μ˜ μ˜¬λ°”λ₯Έ λͺ©ν‘œ -- 고등학ꡐλ₯Ό μ‘Έμ—…ν–ˆλ‹€λ©΄ λˆ„κ΅¬λ‚˜ μ•Œκ³  μžˆμ–΄μ•Ό ν•˜λŠ” λ‚΄μš© -- 은
00:54
every high school graduate should know --
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μˆ˜ν•™κ΅μœ‘μ˜ μ˜¬λ°”λ₯Έ λͺ©ν‘œ -- 고등학ꡐλ₯Ό μ‘Έμ—…ν–ˆλ‹€λ©΄ λˆ„κ΅¬λ‚˜ μ•Œκ³  μžˆμ–΄μ•Ό ν•˜λŠ” λ‚΄μš© -- 은
00:56
should be statistics:
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λ°”λ‘œ ν†΅κ³„ν•™μž…λ‹ˆλ‹€.
00:59
probability and statistics.
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ν™•λ₯ κ³Ό ν†΅κ³„λ§μž…λ‹ˆλ‹€.
01:01
(Applause)
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(λ°•μˆ˜)
01:03
I mean, don't get me wrong. Calculus is an important subject.
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μ•„, μ˜€ν•΄ν•˜μ§€ λ§ˆμ„Έμš”. 미적뢄학 μ—­μ‹œ 정말 μ€‘μš”ν•œ λΆ„μ•Όμž…λ‹ˆλ‹€.
01:07
It's one of the great products of the human mind.
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λΆ„λͺ…νžˆ 인λ₯˜ μ§€μ„±μ˜ μœ„λŒ€ν•œ κ²°κ³Όλ¬Ό μ€‘μ˜ ν•˜λ‚˜μ§€μš”.
01:09
The laws of nature are written in the language of calculus.
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μžμ—°μ˜ 법칙이 λ―Έμ λΆ„ν•™μ˜ μ–Έμ–΄λ‘œ μ”Œμ—¬ μžˆμœΌλ‹ˆκΉŒμš”.
01:13
And every student who studies math, science, engineering, economics,
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μˆ˜ν•™, κ³Όν•™, 곡학, κ²½μ œν•™ 등을 κ³΅λΆ€ν•˜λŠ” λͺ¨λ“  학생듀은
01:17
they should definitely learn calculus
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λŒ€ν•™κ΅ 1학년이 끝날 λ•ŒκΉŒμ§€
01:19
by the end of their freshman year of college.
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λΆ„λͺ… 미적뢄학을 λ°°μ›Œμ•Ό ν•˜κ² μ§€μš”.
01:21
But I'm here to say, as a professor of mathematics,
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ν•˜μ§€λ§Œ, μˆ˜ν•™κ³Ό κ΅μˆ˜λ‘œμ„œ μ—¬κΈ°μ„œ λ§μ”€λ“œλ¦¬μžλ©΄
01:24
that very few people actually use calculus
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μ‹€μƒν™œμ—μ„œ 맀일 미적뢄을 μ˜μ‹μ μœΌλ‘œ
01:28
in a conscious, meaningful way, in their day-to-day lives.
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의미있게 ν™œμš©ν•˜λŠ” μ‚¬λžŒμ€ κ·Ήμ†Œμˆ˜μž…λ‹ˆλ‹€.
01:31
On the other hand,
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λ°˜λ©΄μ—,
01:33
statistics -- that's a subject that you could,
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ν†΅κ³„λŠ” μ–΄λ–¨κΉŒμš”? ν†΅κ³„λŠ” μ—¬λŸ¬λΆ„μ˜ ν•˜λ£¨ν•˜λ£¨ μΌμƒμ—μ„œ
01:36
and should, use on daily basis. Right?
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ν™œμš©ν•  수 있고, ν™œμš©ν•΄μ•Όν•˜λŠ” μ§€μ‹μ΄μž–μ•„μš”. μ•ˆ κ·Έλž˜μš”?
01:39
It's risk. It's reward. It's randomness.
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리슀크, 보상, λ¬΄μž‘μœ„μ„±(randomness),
01:42
It's understanding data.
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데이터 μ΄ν•΄ν•˜κΈ°. 이 λͺ¨λ“ κ²Œ ν†΅κ³„μ—μš”.
01:44
I think if our students, if our high school students --
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λ§Œμ•½ 우리 학생듀이, μš°λ¦¬λ‚˜λΌ 고등학ꡐ 학생듀이,
01:46
if all of the American citizens --
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μ•„λ‹ˆ, λͺ¨λ“  미ꡭ인듀이
01:48
knew about probability and statistics,
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ν™•λ₯ κ°€ 톡계에 λŒ€ν•΄μ„œ μ•Œκ³  μžˆμ—ˆλ‹€λ©΄ μ–΄λ• μ„κΉŒ 생각해 λ΄…λ‹ˆλ‹€.
01:51
we wouldn't be in the economic mess that we're in today. (Laughter) (Applause)
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그러면 μ§€κΈˆκ³Ό 같은 경제 μœ„κΈ°λŠ” μ˜€μ§€ μ•Šμ•˜μ„μ§€λ„ λͺ¨λ¦…λ‹ˆλ‹€.
01:54
Not only -- thank you -- not only that ...
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κ·Έ 뿐 μ•„λ‹ˆλΌ -- κ°μ‚¬ν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€ -- κ·Έ 뿐 μ•„λ‹ˆλΌ ...
01:57
but if it's taught properly, it can be a lot of fun.
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μ œλŒ€λ‘œ κ°€λ₯΄μΉ˜κΈ°λ§Œ ν•œλ‹€λ©΄, λ‚΄μš©λ„ μ•„μ£Ό μž¬λ―ΈμžˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.
02:00
I mean, probability and statistics,
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μ™œλƒν•˜λ©΄, ν™•λ₯ κ³Ό 톡계 μžμ²΄κ°€
02:02
it's the mathematics of games and gambling.
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κ²Œμž„κ³Ό 도박에 λŒ€ν•œ μˆ˜ν•™μ΄κΈ° λ•Œλ¬Έμ΄μ£ .
02:06
It's analyzing trends. It's predicting the future.
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νŠΈλ Œλ“œλ₯Ό λΆ„μ„ν•˜κ³  미래λ₯Ό μ˜ˆμΈ‘ν•˜λŠ” κ²ƒμž…λ‹ˆλ‹€.
02:10
Look, the world has changed
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생각해 λ³΄μ„Έμš”. 온 세상이
02:12
from analog to digital.
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μ•„λ‚ λ‘œκ·Έμ—μ„œ λ””μ§€ν„Έλ‘œ λ°”λ€Œμ—ˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.
02:15
And it's time for our mathematics curriculum to change
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이제 우리 μˆ˜ν•™ ꡐ과과정도
02:18
from analog to digital,
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μ•„λ‚ λ‘œκ·Έμ—μ„œ λ””μ§€ν„Έλ‘œ λ°”λ€” λ•Œμ—μš”.
02:20
from the more classical, continuous mathematics,
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전톡적인 μ—°μ†ν•¨μˆ˜λ₯Ό λ‹€λ£¨λ˜ μˆ˜ν•™μ—μ„œ νƒˆν”Όν•΄μ„œ
02:24
to the more modern, discrete mathematics --
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ν˜„λŒ€μ μΈ μ΄μ‚°μˆ˜ν•™μ— λŒ€ν•œ λ‚΄μš©μ„ 더 κ°€λ₯΄μ³μ•Ό ν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€.
02:27
the mathematics of uncertainty,
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λΆˆν™•μ‹€μ„±κ³Ό λ¬΄μž‘μœ„μ„±,
02:29
of randomness, of data --
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그리고 데이터에 λŒ€ν•œ μˆ˜ν•™μ΄ λ°”λ‘œ
02:31
that being probability and statistics.
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ν™•λ₯ κ³Ό ν†΅κ³„λΌλŠ” κ²ƒμ΄μ§€μš”.
02:34
In summary, instead of our students
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μ •λ¦¬ν•˜μžλ©΄, 우리 학생듀이
02:36
learning about the techniques of calculus,
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미적뢄학 κΈ°μˆ μ„ λ°°μš°λŠ” λŒ€μ‹ μ—
02:39
I think it would be far more significant
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'ν‰κ· μ—μ„œ ν‘œμ€€νŽΈμ°¨ 2배만큼 λ–¨μ–΄μ Έ μžˆλ‹€'λŠ”
02:42
if all of them knew what two standard deviations
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λ¬Έμž₯의 의미λ₯Ό λ‹€λ“€ μ•Œ 수 μžˆλ‹€λ©΄
02:45
from the mean means. And I mean it.
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그것이 훨씬 의미 μžˆμ„ κ±°λΌλŠ” λ§μž…λ‹ˆλ‹€.
02:48
Thank you very much.
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λŒ€λ‹¨νžˆ κ°μ‚¬ν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€.
02:50
(Applause)
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(λ°•μˆ˜)
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