Salut mes amants des maths!
J'ai pas beaucoup pour ecrire aujourd'hui. (I don't have much to write today)...mainly because we got our tests back today and I was so disheartened by the score that I couldn't concentrate on the rest of the lecture after the presentation. My test truely was a disaster; I failed miserably.
Today, three students gave a presentation on historically prominent women in mathematics. I found the topic to be quite interesting as well as inspiring considering that fact that even in present day it's not as common to encounter female mathematicians as those who are male. It was really encouraging to learn about women who had accomplished so much even with the obstacles of discrimination and scrutiny they faced from society.
Even with most of the world against them and their great intellect, these women insisted on doing what they loved to do, studying mathematics. They didn't give up their passion simply because either noone believed in their capabilities or society flat out didn't acknowledge them.
How much more should the women involved in the modern world of mathematics endeavor to reach their goals! Fortunately, we as females today are more encouraged to participate and study fields like science and mathematics without much fear of scrutiny from others. I really enjoyed the fact that the students included Professor Abigail Thompson as a prominent woman in mathematics; she's one of my favorite instructors and I really admire her devotion to mathematics, so it was nice to see her mentioned in the presentation.
Well, Dr. Daddel said the quiz would focus mainly on Euclid's propositions that we've been going over recently. He also said we should start reading the first sections of chapter 4 which cover the great mathematician, Archimedes.
Until next time, mes amis...j'ai besoin de pleurer pour les erreurs qui j'ai fait sur l'examen.... :'(
Bisous
-MB
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