Some people believe that nowadays we have too many choices. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?

Currently, I am taking the final-year undergraduate study of Applied Mathematics at the University of Liverpool, where I have been heavily involved in equipping myself with a solid mathematical basis and novel thinking models. I found mathematics fascinating since it equipped me with the necessary insights to see the essence behind the inner mechanism of society. I got higher scores on some of my core courses,

such

as Mathematical Modelling, Numerical Methods for Applied Mathematics, and Linear Statistical Models which deepened my strong passion for constantly exploring the intriguing field. I fancy discussing mathematical questions with study partners, gaining a lot of insights and having a clearer understanding of the relationship between knowledge points.

Furthermore

, I discovered that sharing my ideas would facilitate the learning for others, and

also

help to test the validity. For that, I initiated and set up an organisation with students as lecturers, offering mathematical courses on calculus, linear algebra and multivariable calculus for students who need to improve their mathematical skills. According to the statistics, over 90% of students who attended our programme passed their re-sit exams. During the process of knowledge sharing, I found that we often just accept knowledge without thinking about its underlying logic, while the cultivation of mathematical thinking requires us to do our own research to complete

such

thinking training.

For example

, when learning about variance, I suffered from n-1 degrees of freedom.

Instead

of mechanically memorising it, I chose to figure out the logic through the proof of Khan Academy on YouTube.