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Mathematicallogicandconceptsunderliefunctionalityofpracticallyeveryprocessfromrocketsciencetothebudgetofahousehold.Itisthisdiversityofapplicationthatintriguesmeandmakesmewanttostudyitindepth.Ifeelitwillgivemelogisticandreasoningabilitiesthatarepivotalforvirtuallyallareasofstudy,consequentlygivingaverystrongbaseforawiderangeofcareers.Myinterestinmathematicsdatesbacktoprimaryschool-Ihaveenjoyedthechallengeeversince.ThroughoutmyO'levelsinPakistan,Ireceivedmeritcertificatesnotonlyformathbutforallothersciencesubjectsaswell.Ihavealwaysmarveledattheinterrelationbetweentheseandmath,andhavealwayssoughttoexploretheircommonunderlyingprinciples.
AnopportunitytodothatwaswhenIwasamongthe40topcandidatesselected,fromalloverPakistan,byBuraqPlanetarySocietytoparticipateinatenday‘SpaceCamp’.HereIwasnotonlyexposedtowiderprospectsofknowledge,butwasgivenaninvaluableexperienceofinteractionwithlike-mindedpeople.Ialsogainedusefulcommunicationskillsandagreatconfidenceboost.
DuetoaclashinmytimetableduringO'Levels,IcouldnottakeAdditionalMathematicsatschool.Nevertheless,Idecidedtostudythecourseonmyowninitiative.Imanagedtograspthesyllabus’conceptsduringyear11andachieved96%onthepaper.Thiswasagreatsenseofachievementformeandencouragementtopursuemyinterestfurther.Havinghadnoformallessons,Idevelopedanindependent,self-reliantapproachtomathswhichIbelieveiscrucialforuniversitylevelstudy.AchievingthemaximumnumberofAgradeseverinmyschool’s25yearhistory,IwasofferedafullscholarshipforA'Levels.However,IwasnotabletoavailitasImovedtotheUK.
Ihavealwaysbeenactiveinextracurricular.DuetomyimmenseinterestinsingingIhavealwaysbeenintheschoolchoirandparticipatedinmanycompetitionsandfestivalsincludingoneinwhichIperformedasoloforanaudienceof2000.Ialsoappearedinaweeklymusicalprogramforthreeyearsonnationaltelevision.Atschool,IwaselectedthehouseCaptainbytheentirestudentbody.Thisrequiredahighdegreeofleadershipaswellasorganisationalskillsandinvolvedanactiveroleinthestudentcouncil,whichmeantcoordinatingmajorsocialeventsandsportcompetitionswhereIwasresponsibleforpullingtogetherteamsformyhouse.Thisexperienceinvariablytaughtmetostrikeasensiblebalancebetweenacademicsandextracurricularactivities.
LastyearIcompletedaworkexperienceplacementinanengineeringfirm,Enotrac,thatmainlyinvolvedcomputerbasedinvestigationreports.Althoughtheworkitselfwasnotdirectlyrelatedtomyfield,itwasusefulingivingmeaninsighttoaprofessionalatmosphere.
I'mlookingforwardtoexperiencinguniversitylife-itwillnotonlygivemetheacademicgroundstogetintocareerslikeactuarialscience,researchandcommerce,butthesocialexperienceinitselfissomethingtolookforwardto.
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Theideaofproofhasalwaysheldarealfascinationforme.Theprocessofstartingfromasimplesetofaxiomsandderivingalmostanymathematicaltruth(puttingGodeltooneside)iswhattrulyseparatesMathematicsfromanyothersubject.Itistheclosestwecanevergettoabsolutetruth,andthereinliesitssheerbeautyandthereasonitistheonlysubjectforme.Ofcourse,it'salsoagooddealoffun.
IhavetriedtoextendmyMathsasmuchaspossiblebeyondtheclassroom,andwheneverIdosoIuncovereithersomecompletelynewandintriguingareaofMathematicsoraveryneattrickIhadn'tthoughtofinmorefamiliarterritory.OneexampleofthisismyattendanceatweeklylecturesgivenbythedepartmentofMathematicsatBristolUniversity,coveringtopicsfromtheMathematicsofjugglingtoquantummechanics,althoughsomeofmyfavouriteshavebeenthoseonthelessexotic"inequalities",whichtaughtmealotaboutthinkingaboutproblemscreatively.IalsoattendedasummerschoolrunbytheNationalAcademyofGiftedandTalentedYouthattheUniversityofDurham,whereIspenttwoweeksbeingintroducedtovariousapproachablefirstyearundergraduatetopicssuchasproofbyinduction,MarkovchainsandusingMaple.ThisexperiencenotonlyallowedmetodiscoverareasofMathematicsIwouldnototherwisehaveencountered,butalsogavemeasmalltasteofuniversitylife,astherewasalargenumberofuslivinginoneofthecolleges.IamalsoinvolvedintheUKMTmentoringscheme,wherebyeachmonthIamgivenasheetofquestionsinareasnottouchedonatAlevel,suchasgeometryandnumbertheory,givingmeagoodopportunitytoexplorenewmathematicalideasmyself,andgainamuchdeeperappreciationoftheinterconnectionswithinMathematicsandthecreationofproofs.Iamamemberoftheschool'sMathsteamandweareregularlysuccessfulincompetingagainstteamsfromotherschoolsinthearea.IalsoattendSTEPsessionsatlocalschoolswhenavailable,asIfindthequestionsmuchmoreinterestingthanthestandardAlevelones,andthinkingabouthowtosolvethemhasgreatlyimprovedmyrigourinapproachingproblems.
AmongthemathematicalbooksIhaveread,Ienjoyed"Godel,Escher,Bach",whichgivesagoodgroundinginaxiomaticreasoningandformalsystems,whilstatthesametimepointingouttheirmajorflaw.Ialsoliked"Toinfinityandbeyond"byEliMaor,whichdealswiththeconceptofinfinity,itsimplicationsanditsparadoxes,bothinMathsandelsewhere.
IparticularlyenjoythepuresideoftheAlevelsyllabus,especiallytrigonometryandcalculus,astheyinvolveacertaindegreeofproofandintroducenewconcepts.IbelievemyotheracademicsubjectsallcomplementMathematicsastheyareaboutfindingwaysofdescribingreality,beitthroughlanguageinFrenchorthroughequationsandmodelsinPhysicsandChemistry.IfindCriticalThinkingespeciallyrelevantasitisabouttheconstructionofsoundlogicalarguments,anartlyingattheheartofMathematicsinproof.IhaveacheivedanAgradeinallmodulesacrossallmysubjects.
Inmysparetime,Ipractisekickboxing,andhavecompetedinvariouslocalcompetitions.Asavolunteer,IaminvolvedinayearsevenMathsmentoringschemeandhelpatahomelessshelter.Ienjoytravelling,andwillbegoingtoNicaraguaforamonthaftermyAlevelstohelpinasmallvillage,explorethelocaljunglesandvolcanoesandpractisemySpanish.IlivedinFrancefromtheagesof9to12,andlearnttoadapttoanewlanguageandculture.
IverymuchlookforwardtoexploringthenewideasofUniversitylevelMathematics,andplayingafullpartinUniversitylife.
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Mathematicscan,attimes,bethesinglemostfrustratingsubjectIhaveeverstudied,yetIloveit.Theeuphoriaofcompletingaparticularlyhardpuzzle,orthesuddenrealisationofaparticulartopicclickingintoplace,makesthechallengeandthehardworkallthemoreworthwhile.Studyingbothmathsandfurthermathsat'A'levelhasbeenthemostenjoyableandrewardingpartofmyacademiccareer,andthelogicandreasoningrequiredforthesubjectkeepsmeinterested.Bystudyingmathematicstodegreestandard,IhopetofindandanswermanynewquestionsImighthave.Inparticular,Iamlookingforwardtoexploringmoreinthefieldofpuremaths.Mysuccessandfascinationinmathematicshasgivenmeastrongfoundationtoapproachadegreewithboththeconfidenceandenthusiasmneededtosucceed.ByenteringmyselfforthemathematicsAEA,IhopetoexpanduponthemathematicalknowledgeIhavealreadylearnt,byfurtherdevelopingtheskillstoapplythemtodemandingandcomplexquestions.Besidesthepossiblerewardofanotherqualification,theprospectofgaininggreaterunderstanding,alongsidebettertechniquesofapplicationinmaths,willbeafantasticopportunity.
TohelpsupportmystudiesIworkasacustomerassistantinaretailstore.Partsofmydutiesinvolvecontactwithmembersofthepublicandthishashelpedmeenhancebothmycommunicationandproblemsolvingskills.Bymanagingabusyscheduleofstudying,workandateenagesociallife,Ihaveacquiredtimemanagementskillsthatwillproveinvaluabletomeduringmyofmymostfulfillingandrewardingexperiencesinrecentyearsincludebeingamemberofthecastintwodramaproductionsatmysecondaryschool.Holdingcriticalanddemandingroles,whileunderpressuretoperforminfrontofanaudience,hashelpedmedevelopmyconfidencegreatlyandIlookforwardtocontinuingsuchactivitiesatuniversity.ThroughoutmyGCSEyears,Iwasalibraryassistantatschoolwheremydutiesincludedtheissuingandreturningofbooksandworkingwiththerestofthelibrarystafftoensurethegeneralday-to-dayrunningoftheservice.Theexperienceofworkingwithinthelibrarystructure,alongwithotherassistants,helpedmeimprovethewayIworkwithinateam,andhelpshapemeintoamorematureindividual.Morerecently,whilststudyingformyA-levels,Ihavechosentospendanumberofmyfreeperiodshelpingwithsomeoftheyoungeryears'mathsclasses.Thecommunicationandlanguageskills,developedfromaidingstudentswithavarietyofabilities,havehelpedaugmentmyalreadykeensocialandcomm