I'm very happy this was uploaded. Most people don't realize that Hamming was one of the great applied mathematicians of the 20th century. He was one of the first mathematicians to take scientific computing seriously, and helped to develop many standard numerical implementations at Bell Labs. He also made incredible contributions to coding theory and digital communication. Without him we wouldn't be here on UA-cam right now.
I worked through his book "Methods of Mathematics" in its entirety. I loved the nuggets of wisdom he placed throughout it, and he was the one who made me love mathematics.
Had the great pleasure of taking his Digital Filters course while at NPS in '88. Here is a few nuggets from a handout he gave us on the first day: "Observations for Students" by R.W. Hamming. 1. All learning occurs in the student's head. 2. At best, the teacher is only a coach to guide, encourage, and criticize your style. 3. The purpose of the examples and exercises cannot be "to get the right answers" because they are already known! Their purpose, like that of running a mile, is to improve yourself. 4. Apparently, that which you actively learn for yourself you can use later creatively; that which you learn passively you can only use to follow others. 5. The attitude that you are here to be taught rather than to learn is counter productive. and finally #12. The most important things you can do while here are: a. Learn to learn, b. Learn to question things, c. Acquire the permanent habit of learning.
1. "Education is learning what, when and why to do a thing; Coaching is how to do it" 2. "In Science, you shouldn't do what you know; In Engineering, you shouldn't do what you don't know" 3. "The past was a way less determined than we knew; the future will be a way less open-branched than we can know"
Detailed Summary： [00:01](ua-cam.com/video/AD4b-52jtos/v-deo.html) Course is about developing style for success - Notes will not be mailed due to publisher rights - Course is not a normal technical course, it's about topics not taught in class [06:49](ua-cam.com/video/AD4b-52jtos/v-deo.html) Education and skill are both necessary for success. - Educate yourself constantly as the world changes. - Success methods that worked for you may not be appropriate for the next generation. [12:54](ua-cam.com/video/AD4b-52jtos/v-deo.html) Doubling of knowledge every 17 years is unsustainable - 90% of scientists who ever lived are alive now - Future generations will face an exponential increase in knowledge [18:38](ua-cam.com/video/AD4b-52jtos/v-deo.html118) Background knowledge is crucial in a rapidly changing field. - Obsolete knowledge is common in technology fields. - Learning to learn is important to keep up with changes. [23:55](ua-cam.com/video/AD4b-52jtos/v-deo.html435) Predicting the future is hard, but history is important. - Short-term predictions are optimistic, long-term predictions are pessimistic. - The past was less determinate than historians make it out to be, and the future is less open-ended than we believe. [29:42](ua-cam.com/video/AD4b-52jtos/v-deo.html782) The future of technology will be determined by social, legal, and other restraints. - Social conventions can stop many technological advancements. - Creating a vision of your future is important to make progress proportional to your goals. [35:27](ua-cam.com/video/AD4b-52jtos/v-deo.html) Machines are superior to humans in speed, precision, reliability, and bandwidth. - Machines can perform double precision arithmetic and correct instability in airplanes. - Machines have more bandwidth and can process more information than humans, making them better suited for complicated situations. [41:15](ua-cam.com/video/AD4b-52jtos/v-deo.html) Machines are increasingly running organizations - Machines are being used to assemble computers and run production lines - The struggle to achieve excellence is worth it for a good life
These lectures, and the associated book, are priceless. They are the best advice anyone will ever give you about leading a meaningful life and achieving success in your career. Saver yourself from years of frustration, and listen to Hamming! He knows what he is talking about! In a sense his lectures are even better than Feynman lectures, sure, Feynman is an amazing speaker, probably much better than Hamming, but after Feynman lecture you walk away not knowing much more than you already did it terms of actual, useful knowledge. Not so with Hamming lectures, each video you watch, each chapter you read in the book, you are learning important and useful information that you can use right away to make better decisions in your life!
You guys should check book " On Creativity" by David Bohm. Bohm was a great physicist. I think that book is more specific and deep. Good read after Hamming's.
22:10 "Science, if you are doing it, you shouldn't know what you're doing. If you know what you're doing, you shouldn't be doing it. Not in science, because science is supposed to be exploration. But you don't know. Engineering. You shouldn't be doing it unless you do know what you're doing."
Richard Hamming is in my Discrete-Time-Signal Processing Book, particularly the Hamming Filter. He is a truly fascinating man to listen to, I have already started re-listening to his videos over and over again.
Long term satisfaction and self respect will never come from the endless novelty created by some to be instantly consumed by others. Work hard, smart, and passionately, and maybe you can go down in the history books as one of the greats.
The struggle : It is not the achievement of the goal that is the best part. It is the struggle to success that is the best part. I once went to a movie with a friend and we laughed and laughed and laughed at all the ridiculous situations. Once we got out, he said, you know , that wasn't a funny movie at all. And I agreed. All the laughter did not make the movie funny at all. A pleasant life is not a sum total of all the pleasant moments. Somehow it adds up differently. A good life is not a having many good moments. In order to have a good life, you must struggle. You need to take yourself at hand and manage yourself to be the person you wish to be, to achieve the goals you wish and not ideal drift like a drunken sailor. The unexamined life is not worth living. Manage yourself. Struggle. And you will be happy.
Random thoughts: Lately I have been thinking about these things a lot. About what I am trying to do in my field of work and how not be good but great. And so there are challenges to precisely and consciously understand what separates great from good. Remember that there are very few great people in any field a time.
While i understand the positive responses to this video, it might be worth pointing out the "survivor" bias in his discourse. Positive bias might bring a lot to some of us, but it might not bring something useful to others. Does fixing objectives, taking upon the struggles in life and giving your all automatically makes your life "worth living", "meaningful", or even increases your chances of "success"? Let's not forget this is only one's opinion and that following it will not necessarly bring the results you hope.
I think the only and only way to lead a meaningful life is have 1. Learning attitude. 2. Taking action. These two attitudes with iteration are the way to lead a satisfactory life. Hamming's is pointing to the learning attitude. He trying to say that you have to be aware instead of being a drunken sailor.
I'm very happy this was uploaded. Most people don't realize that Hamming was one of the great applied mathematicians of the 20th century. He was one of the first mathematicians to take scientific computing seriously, and helped to develop many standard numerical implementations at Bell Labs. He also made incredible contributions to coding theory and digital communication. Without him we wouldn't be here on UA-cam right now.
Didn't know he existed till James Clear posted on twitter yesterday.
I worked through his book "Methods of Mathematics" in its entirety. I loved the nuggets of wisdom he placed throughout it, and he was the one who made me love mathematics.
Had the great pleasure of taking his Digital Filters course while at NPS in '88. Here is a few nuggets from a handout he gave us on the first day: "Observations for Students" by R.W. Hamming. 1. All learning occurs in the student's head. 2. At best, the teacher is only a coach to guide, encourage, and criticize your style. 3. The purpose of the examples and exercises cannot be "to get the right answers" because they are already known! Their purpose, like that of running a mile, is to improve yourself. 4. Apparently, that which you actively learn for yourself you can use later creatively; that which you learn passively you can only use to follow others. 5. The attitude that you are here to be taught rather than to learn is counter productive. and finally #12. The most important things you can do while here are: a. Learn to learn, b. Learn to question things, c. Acquire the permanent habit of learning.
1. "Education is learning what, when and why to do a thing; Coaching is how to do it"
2. "In Science, you shouldn't do what you know; In Engineering, you shouldn't do what you don't know"
3. "The past was a way less determined than we knew; the future will be a way less open-branched than we can know"
Thank you so much for uploading this bro. Honestly it means the world to me. I'm so happy you shared this and kept it from dying. t's gold
The book is now available on Amazon (I bought a few minutes ago)
each word is a pure wisdom, most reasonable 47 minutes of my life, thank you Dr.Hamming
Detailed Summary：
[00:01](ua-cam.com/video/AD4b-52jtos/v-deo.html) Course is about developing style for success
- Notes will not be mailed due to publisher rights
- Course is not a normal technical course, it's about topics not taught in class
[06:49](ua-cam.com/video/AD4b-52jtos/v-deo.html) Education and skill are both necessary for success.
- Educate yourself constantly as the world changes.
- Success methods that worked for you may not be appropriate for the next generation.
[12:54](ua-cam.com/video/AD4b-52jtos/v-deo.html) Doubling of knowledge every 17 years is unsustainable
- 90% of scientists who ever lived are alive now
- Future generations will face an exponential increase in knowledge
[18:38](ua-cam.com/video/AD4b-52jtos/v-deo.html118) Background knowledge is crucial in a rapidly changing field.
- Obsolete knowledge is common in technology fields.
- Learning to learn is important to keep up with changes.
[23:55](ua-cam.com/video/AD4b-52jtos/v-deo.html435) Predicting the future is hard, but history is important.
- Short-term predictions are optimistic, long-term predictions are pessimistic.
- The past was less determinate than historians make it out to be, and the future is less open-ended than we believe.
[29:42](ua-cam.com/video/AD4b-52jtos/v-deo.html782) The future of technology will be determined by social, legal, and other restraints.
- Social conventions can stop many technological advancements.
- Creating a vision of your future is important to make progress proportional to your goals.
[35:27](ua-cam.com/video/AD4b-52jtos/v-deo.html) Machines are superior to humans in speed, precision, reliability, and bandwidth.
- Machines can perform double precision arithmetic and correct instability in airplanes.
- Machines have more bandwidth and can process more information than humans, making them better suited for complicated situations.
[41:15](ua-cam.com/video/AD4b-52jtos/v-deo.html) Machines are increasingly running organizations
- Machines are being used to assemble computers and run production lines
- The struggle to achieve excellence is worth it for a good life
If you are reading this make a favor to your future self and please watch this lecture over and over and it will change your life.
These lectures, and the associated book, are priceless. They are the best advice anyone will ever give you about leading a meaningful life and achieving success in your career. Saver yourself from years of frustration, and listen to Hamming! He knows what he is talking about!
In a sense his lectures are even better than Feynman lectures, sure, Feynman is an amazing speaker, probably much better than Hamming, but after Feynman lecture you walk away not knowing much more than you already did it terms of actual, useful knowledge. Not so with Hamming lectures, each video you watch, each chapter you read in the book, you are learning important and useful information that you can use right away to make better decisions in your life!
Hey David, what book are you referring to?
The Art of Doing Science and Engineering by Richard Hamming
@@jeremyusborne5627 If anyone is reading this in May 2020 or later, it is just about to be reprinted, and a new Kindle edition made available.
@@grmnz24 thanks for taking time to share.
I have realized that interesting videos also come up with interesting comments...
You guys should check book " On Creativity" by David Bohm. Bohm was a great physicist. I think that book is more specific and deep. Good read after Hamming's.
22:10 "Science, if you are doing it, you shouldn't know what you're doing. If you know what you're doing, you shouldn't be doing it. Not in science, because science is supposed to be exploration. But you don't know. Engineering. You shouldn't be doing it unless you do know what you're doing."
45:54
Don't mind me, just bookmarking one of the best quotes ever
"If you have a goal you'll get somewhere near it. If you don't have a goal... you're a drunken sailor"
I came looking for Dr Hamming, but found a treasure trove in your channel. Thanks for putting these videos up!
Glad i found this gem!
Truly , a Treasure.
The highest SNR lecturer ever!
This is pure gem in the internet 💥
It's funny to hear Hamming say "nobody can believe a geometric progression" at 25:40 and realizing that Kurzweil talked about it a bunch recently.
God Bless for this!
Hidden Gem, words living for eternity
Richard Hamming is in my Discrete-Time-Signal Processing Book, particularly the Hamming Filter. He is a truly fascinating man to listen to, I have already started re-listening to his videos over and over again.
such an awesome playlist, deserves way more views.
Long term satisfaction and self respect will never come from the endless novelty created by some to be instantly consumed by others.
Work hard, smart, and passionately, and maybe you can go down in the history books as one of the greats.
The struggle :
It is not the achievement of the goal that is the best part. It is the struggle to success that is the best part.
I once went to a movie with a friend and we laughed and laughed and laughed at all the ridiculous situations. Once we got out, he said, you know , that wasn't a funny movie at all. And I agreed. All the laughter did not make the movie funny at all.
A pleasant life is not a sum total of all the pleasant moments. Somehow it adds up differently. A good life is not a having many good moments. In order to have a good life, you must struggle.
You need to take yourself at hand and manage yourself to be the person you wish to be, to achieve the goals you wish and not ideal drift like a drunken sailor.
The unexamined life is not worth living. Manage yourself. Struggle. And you will be happy.
Manage yourself
Gold, still as relevant
This is so whimsical and fun
Thanks a lot for uploading these precious videos.
30:10 Hamming years ahead of his time ... a true genius !
True, flying car for example, people can build it with current technology, but do anyone really wants a car over their head?
Random thoughts: Lately I have been thinking about these things a lot. About what I am trying to do in my field of work and how not be good but great. And so there are challenges to precisely and consciously understand what separates great from good. Remember that there are very few great people in any field a time.
I think it takes to be a purest kind of an intellectual to laugh all the time through the end and afterwads to conclude that the movie wasn't funny.
i actually can't found the book. great videos!
IDK if you still need it but here is the pdf: worrydream.com/refs/Hamming-TheArtOfDoingScienceAndEngineering.pdf
A humble Genious! Thank you Dr Hamming!
3:10 Style
10:30 you are going to have to Educate yourself constantly
+ 18:48 Learning to Learn is d only thing I cd do
+ 30:46 the Drunken Sailor
Amazing. Hamming on Hamming.
A pleasure to listen to (ignore the poor video quality).
"Know Thyself"
good start
thanks for sharing securitylectures
While i understand the positive responses to this video, it might be worth pointing out the "survivor" bias in his discourse. Positive bias might bring a lot to some of us, but it might not bring something useful to others. Does fixing objectives, taking upon the struggles in life and giving your all automatically makes your life "worth living", "meaningful", or even increases your chances of "success"? Let's not forget this is only one's opinion and that following it will not necessarly bring the results you hope.
I think the only and only way to lead a meaningful life is have 1. Learning attitude.
2. Taking action.
These two attitudes with iteration are the way to lead a satisfactory life.
Hamming's is pointing to the learning attitude. He trying to say that you have to be aware instead of being a drunken sailor.
Awesome video!
WOW!
9:31 Education an training
39:50 There is elaborate training now for machine learning, because we ask computers to make judgements now
Hi there, 4/2/2025, from Trần Tiến recommend.
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spetecular!
16:54
Thanks mn thanks a lot, i need to slap my coworker with this
he talks with the upper register of his voice
Lost me at hearing fallacy ... 'when we went to the Moon' ...TV show