300 year old math problem solved that will help ballistics

[Canuckistani]

Nevertheless, all his steps are basically known to experts, an we emphasize that he did not solve an open problem posed by Newton.

Smart kid, but he didn't solve any centuries old problem.

[MrPrena]

Sir Issac Newton is one of the smartest physicist in recent history.

The reason Sir Issac Newton could not solve this problem at that time was, because ODE (Ordinary Differential Equations) wasn't available at that time.

Most of aerodynamics/aerospace equations requires ODE and some PDE (Partial Differential Equations) on a graduate level.

For 16 year old kid to solve this problem, he probably had to take 1st semester calculus at the age of 14.

I've seen some guys who took higher level of MATH at a same age, but they didn't do good on graduate level engineering courses.

[Sharpienads]

The real question is, How is is all this math going to help him get laid?

[Uberjager]

Here's the math.
Link (PDF)

Nothing too fancy there. If his father can't comprehend that math, then he shouldn't be an engineer, or for that matter an engineering professor.

[bellavite1]

The real question is, How is is all this math going to help him get laid?

He will land a job that pays a LOT of money?

[Jer]

I call bullshit. The kid isn't even of Asian descent!

[drew890]

I call bullshit. The kid isn't even of Asian descent!

India is in Asia...

[Jer]

India is in Asia...

'Murika!

[MrPrena]

I call bullshit. The kid isn't even of Asian descent!

hahahaha. I would say you are correct for High School, or U of CA school.

My first problem here is that the Germans use different symbology than we teach here, but it seems straightforward, from what I can discern. My undergrad was Mathematics, specializing in Algebraic systems, although it's been 25 years since I've used the stuff.

I think almost every other text books uses a different symbology even in US.
Also, some classes uses same symbology, and means totally different thing.
That is how I had a huge misunderstanding on Econometric. They uses same "hat" and "dots" on the variables as Physics, and it means totally different thing.

[bogie]

Sometimes the mathematical solution is very straightforward, but what's usually important is having a new approach to the problem. Physics has been advanced mostly in very small ways over many years and only a handful of people have made a huge impact.

A case in point