Thursday, October 4, 2007

[Math] reading Andrew Wiles

I'm interesting in mathematics for all the time.
As a child I was already fascinated by the simplicity and elegance of math. At that moment, however, I didn't have a great chance to continue my obsession. The education system and the environment was not set in a way right for a mathematician. I studied hard just for achieving good records for all the disciplines. I must go to a prestigious university.

If there is a chance to read great mathematicians, about their wisdom or story, I always become excited and imagine the great journey as a devoted mathematician. And this special love of mathematics did give me power and inspire me to tackle some hard problems that I met in computer science. I'm very proud of this kind of achievement.

An embarrassment I often have is that I have failed to be mathematician. Even worse I think mathematics is the real science and the greatest. It makes me think my current work is no longer valuable. With this kind of bad conscious, I missed lots of great moments that could happen on my life track. I missed these happy times.

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