Feel so painful… March 25, 2008
Posted by Da in Personal.Tags: graduate school
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I don’t know why.. but I just could not hold my tears after sending the decline email to him..
But after all, a tough decision is finally made.. and a new start will be there…
Why do I love Math? March 2, 2008
Posted by Da in Mathematics.Tags: Fermat, Mathematics
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The following article in Chinese may explain it:
which is a remark of the book:
Fermat’s Enigma: The Epic Quest to Solve the World’s Greatest Mathematical Problem
The intellectual beauty of mathematics is simply irresistible. One of my friend from Engineering Science will study Applied Mathematics for graduate studies, because “there are so many beautiful things to learn“, with which I fully agree.
The Advantages of Closing a Few Doors March 1, 2008
Posted by Da in Personal.Tags: graduate school
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My graduate school application results are out and I have fortunately got into quite a few great schools. Naturally, choosing which school to go becomes not easy. On this, Professor Wei Yu kindly pointed the following New York Times article to me, and I found it very enlightening, and hence share it here:
First, please play this game: Door Game
Then, read this article: The Advantages of Closing a Few Doors
For me, the take home message is don’t be “so obsessed with weighing the options“, when they are intrinsically equally good.
