My Math Story

Perhaps some of you guys are wondering how I came to be so "in love" with math? Well, it happens to be a relatively long story. I cannot say I have all the answers-- answers to questions that are known to human-kind about mathematics or even to a very advanced level, but I can say that I progress toward the goal of knowing and doing math and to the best of my ability. I have taken tests in the past and my math skill has always been "above average." This doesn't mean that there are some that can do math and some that cannot. Some may have the tendency to have trouble, I think a lot of it has to do with teachers and how good they are to be honest. In eighth grade math was one of my worst subjects, and in high school it turned into one of my favorites.

When I say teachers have an influence I mean for better or for worse. The teachers that have influenced me for the good are professors at Lansing Community College. The first teacher that rendered good influence was Nan Jackson. I had her for College Algebra I. She always wanted us to think out the problem and draw connections in our minds. The second teacher that was of good influence was Rob Stiegemeyer. He would sit upstairs at the LCC LSARC tutoring desk and help many-- anyone who needed help and was a very good teacher. To be honest, I think sometimes we take far too much advantage of such tutors, having them work out the whole problem instead of bringing our ideas to them also. The third and final teacher that was of good influence to me was Jing Ling Wang. After learning fractals in Nan Jackson's class and having her as a guest speaker in our Geometry class, I wanted to take her Calculus class. To these teachers I dedicate this blog.

One of my pursuits or goals in mind is to have a book written. I am thinking perhaps when I accumulate enough posts on this blog, I will make it into a book and publish it. I use the mark-up language LaTeX to write my book, so I better start using it instead of using ^ etc! That will be another adventure in itself!

Currently I am trying to get students to tutor in my own home. I CAN use what I've learned even though I haven't got a Bacherlor's degree! Use what you have learned thus far, and you can go further!