Maths is unique in providing a methodology by which one arrives at a single
solution. This consistency led to my love of the subject and is why I continue
it, seeing this axiom break down. Having begun my education in another
country and language, then moving to the UK and going into the pandemic,
my ability to excel in maths gave me an identity and a home, not provided
elsewhere.
When learning elementary trigonometry, while I could grasp its application
as being interesting, it felt incomplete until further research led me to finding
Euler's Identity. It was revelatory in that I was finally able to prove the
answer to the integrals of cos and tan. E^iX = cos0 + isin0. Through it I
learnt that the sin and cos could be written as an infinite series expansion.
By integrating this expansion, you could integrate sin, and this would give
the expansion for cos.
I was undecided as to which subject to study at university, having interests
in maths, physics, and philosophy. What made me certain I would study
maths is the realisation of its universal application.
I attended a problem-solving course at Warwick, run by the ASMP, at which I
enjoyed the chance to develop my logical thinking skills in small groups with
my peers on a chalkboard, a welcome break from the typical classroom. I
complete the UKMT challenge each year and had the highest score in the
school for the Senior challenge this year. I was recently awarded the highest
attainment at A level maths from my academy, and have been pleased to be
recognised by other students. Due to this I have set up both formal and
informal tutoring clubs; some of these clubs take place at the local library
where I have been doing voluntary work for the last three years. These also
included paid one on one sessions with peers who struggled with the content
taught to us.
In studying Maths at degree level, I aim to continue my course to the very
highest level, as I have seen the wide range pf possibilities that advanced
mathematical expertise may lead to. From the advanced statistical models of
infection rates during the pandemic to the algorithms that will define the
future of computer science.
