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World Peace through Mathematics

When I visited Universiti Teknologi Mara in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, I was most impressed by the young mathematician who presided at my session, Nuru’l-‘izzah Othman. She summarized the session as follows, better than I could have:

Three golden rules for starting a mathematics project:

1.  Start small. Try to start with small and manageable projects and avoid being too ambitious.

2.  Start with something familiar or close to one’s heart.

3.  Do what you enjoy doing and enjoy what you are doing. Continue reading ‘World Peace through Mathematics’ »