This thread is addressed to scholars in the field of Mathematics. If you do not fall into this category, please go to other interesting threads. Thanks.

Hello Everybody
I'm a student of Mathematics at one of the first generation public universities in Nigeria, I'm presently in my 200level.
prior to my writing JAMB I was heavily involved in Mathematics and Mathematical research.
I considered myself as a Mathematician and I train myself all day to achieve this dream.
When I got to the university I thought I'm already on the journey towards achieving my goals.
At my first year in school I did attend classes for some weeks but I discontinued because the topics covered in classes were too elementary for my level. I wanted to learn Barycentric coordinates, Inversion and Complex Geometry but in classes we were being taught redumentary trigonometry.

I imagined that when I get to 200level classes will get serious. I'm presently in 200level and the situation is still the same.
We take Real Analysis, Introductory Abstract Algebra, and other standard 200 level courses usually offered to Mathematics undergraduates in their second year in school.
The situation here is so bad that that I'm beginning to think I'm only wasting my time in school.
FIRST, whenever the lecturers comes to class to teach, I don't see that passion for Mathematics in them, they limit their teaching to the notes they're holding, everybody is expected to go and read these notes because that's where the questions are going to come out from.
The notes are not deep but shallow. I believe to be able to do well as a research Mathematician you need a very good knowledge of mathematics and be competent in problem solving so shallow learning for me is not an option.

SECONDLY, the most interesting Mathematical topics are not taught in "Nigerian universities".
I love Combinatorial Theory and Graph Theory very much but these topics are not in our school prospectus, I was ashamed because I cannot take any university serious if they don't offer Combinatorics as a course because Combinatorial reasoning is an important mathematical training.
Although my internet research convinced me that ABU Zaria offers it for it's undergraduates for two semesters, but I'm not schooling in ABU. Even if I decide to drop out of my present school to attend ABU, the Combinatorics class might not be deep as I'll expect due to the low quality of education in the country.

Also, not just Combinatorics, NUMBER THEORY is almost absent in our course outline. Staying in a university system and not learning NUMBER THEORY and COMBINATORIAL THEORY is to me a tragedy. They're other topics I'll like to include but I'll stop here so that this write don't become heavily loaded and I also believe I'v made my point clear.

THIRDLY; I was browsing through the past questions for 300level on Abstract Algebra and I was shocked at how shallow and elementary the problems were, imagine asking 300level students to "define this and define that", even the problems that involved " proofs" we're nothing more than standard theorems and I believe the lecturer already gave the proof out for them in the classroom and to that form of education can never bring out the best in you.


My conclusion is that Mathematics in Nigeria is very poor and shallow. By mere looking at the textbooks in this country and the standard of our secondary school teachers and school curriculum I realized we cannot move forward as a nation. Every year I follow up on the International Mathematics Olympiad and we have been performing bad (last year Nigeria took 87 out of 111 countries).

I invite all Mathematics scholars into this thread to contribute their idea. If possible let us form a secret group and start a movement for the glory of Mathematics in our country. We have to start doing Mathematical research and producing world class papers to move Nigeria forward scientifically.


Please I don't need shallow comments on this thread, those who go to school to memorize materials and study shallow topics in the name of making a first class are not needed here.

On my part I have been studying advanced Mathematics independently and no longer waste my time attending classes. I read research papers and classical treatises in Mathematics . Research papers I read are the Proceedings of the London Mathematical Society and some very good French and German journals.
I also plan to start writing a textbook on Problem Solving and Olympiad level books. My interests are varied but they all revolve around Mathematical Research and Education.

Independent Scholars in the field of Mathematics I welcome your contributions and criticisms. Thanks

Well what can we do, because it doesn't seem like the current nigerian educational system is going to change anytime soon.........

MathsEconomics:
This thread is addressed to scholars in the field of Mathematics. If you do not fall into this category, please go to other interesting threads. Thanks.

Hello Everybody
I'm a student of Mathematics at one of the first generation public universities in Nigeria, I'm presently in my 200level.
prior to my writing JAMB I was heavily involved in Mathematics and Mathematical research.
I considered myself as a Mathematician and I train myself all day to achieve this dream.
When I got to the university I thought I'm already on the journey towards achieving my goals.
At my first year in school I did attend classes for some weeks but I discontinued because the topics covered in classes were too elementary for my level. I wanted to learn Barycentric coordinates, Inversion and Complex Geometry but in classes we were being taught redumentary trigonometry.

I imagined that when I get to 200level classes will get serious. I'm presently in 200level and the situation is still the same.
We take Real Analysis, Introductory Abstract Algebra, and other standard 200 level courses usually offered to Mathematics undergraduates in their second year in school.
The situation here is so bad that that I'm beginning to think I'm only wasting my time in school.
FIRST, whenever the lecturers comes to class to teach, I don't see that passion for Mathematics in them, they limit their teaching to the notes they're holding, everybody is expected to go and read these notes because that's where the questions are going to come out from.
The notes are not deep but shallow. I believe to be able to do well as a research Mathematician you need a very good knowledge of mathematics and be competent in problem solving so shallow learning for me is not an option.

SECONDLY, the most interesting Mathematical topics are not taught in "Nigerian universities".
I love Combinatorial Theory and Graph Theory very much but these topics are not in our school prospectus, I was ashamed because I cannot take any university serious if they don't offer Combinatorics as a course because Combinatorial reasoning is an important mathematical training.
Although my internet research convinced me that ABU Zaria offers it for it's undergraduates for two semesters, but I'm not schooling in ABU. Even if I decide to drop out of my present school to attend ABU, the Combinatorics class might not be deep as I'll expect due to the low quality of education in the country.

Also, not just Combinatorics, NUMBER THEORY is almost absent in our course outline. Staying in a university system and not learning NUMBER THEORY and COMBINATORIAL THEORY is to me a tragedy. They're other topics I'll like to include but I'll stop here so that this write don't become heavily loaded and I also believe I'v made my point clear.

THIRDLY; I was browsing through the past questions for 300level on Abstract Algebra and I was shocked at how shallow and elementary the problems were, imagine asking 300level students to "define this and define that", even the problems that involved " proofs" we're nothing more than standard theorems and I believe the lecturer already gave the proof out for them in the classroom and to that form of education can never bring out the best in you.


My conclusion is that Mathematics in Nigeria is very poor and shallow. By mere looking at the textbooks in this country and the standard of our secondary school teachers and school curriculum I realized we cannot move forward as a nation. Every year I follow up on the International Mathematics Olympiad and we have been performing bad (last year Nigeria took 87 out of 111 countries).

I invite all Mathematics scholars into this thread to contribute their idea. If possible let us form a secret group and start a movement for the glory of Mathematics in our country. We have to start doing Mathematical research and producing world class papers to move Nigeria forward scientifically.


Please I don't need shallow comments on this thread, those who go to school to memorize materials and study shallow topics in the name of making a first class are not needed here.

On my part I have been studying advanced Mathematics independently and no longer waste my time attending classes. I read research papers and classical treatises in Mathematics . Research papers I read are the Proceedings of the London Mathematical Society and some very good French and German journals.
I also plan to start writing a textbook on Problem Solving and Olympiad level books. My interests are varied but they all revolve around Mathematical Research and Education.

Independent Scholars in the field of Mathematics I welcome your contributions and criticisms. Thanks

please can you give me advice on how to develop intense passion for mathematics?

MathsEconomics:
This thread is addressed to scholars in the field of Mathematics. If you do not fall into this category, please go to other interesting threads. Thanks.

Hello Everybody
I'm a student of Mathematics at one of the first generation public universities in Nigeria, I'm presently in my 200level.
prior to my writing JAMB I was heavily involved in Mathematics and Mathematical research.
I considered myself as a Mathematician and I train myself all day to achieve this dream.
When I got to the university I thought I'm already on the journey towards achieving my goals.
At my first year in school I did attend classes for some weeks but I discontinued because the topics covered in classes were too elementary for my level. I wanted to learn Barycentric coordinates, Inversion and Complex Geometry but in classes we were being taught redumentary trigonometry.

I imagined that when I get to 200level classes will get serious. I'm presently in 200level and the situation is still the same.
We take Real Analysis, Introductory Abstract Algebra, and other standard 200 level courses usually offered to Mathematics undergraduates in their second year in school.
The situation here is so bad that that I'm beginning to think I'm only wasting my time in school.
FIRST, whenever the lecturers comes to class to teach, I don't see that passion for Mathematics in them, they limit their teaching to the notes they're holding, everybody is expected to go and read these notes because that's where the questions are going to come out from.
The notes are not deep but shallow. I believe to be able to do well as a research Mathematician you need a very good knowledge of mathematics and be competent in problem solving so shallow learning for me is not an option.

SECONDLY, the most interesting Mathematical topics are not taught in "Nigerian universities".
I love Combinatorial Theory and Graph Theory very much but these topics are not in our school prospectus, I was ashamed because I cannot take any university serious if they don't offer Combinatorics as a course because Combinatorial reasoning is an important mathematical training.
Although my internet research convinced me that ABU Zaria offers it for it's undergraduates for two semesters, but I'm not schooling in ABU. Even if I decide to drop out of my present school to attend ABU, the Combinatorics class might not be deep as I'll expect due to the low quality of education in the country.

Also, not just Combinatorics, NUMBER THEORY is almost absent in our course outline. Staying in a university system and not learning NUMBER THEORY and COMBINATORIAL THEORY is to me a tragedy. They're other topics I'll like to include but I'll stop here so that this write don't become heavily loaded and I also believe I'v made my point clear.

THIRDLY; I was browsing through the past questions for 300level on Abstract Algebra and I was shocked at how shallow and elementary the problems were, imagine asking 300level students to "define this and define that", even the problems that involved " proofs" we're nothing more than standard theorems and I believe the lecturer already gave the proof out for them in the classroom and to that form of education can never bring out the best in you.


My conclusion is that Mathematics in Nigeria is very poor and shallow. By mere looking at the textbooks in this country and the standard of our secondary school teachers and school curriculum I realized we cannot move forward as a nation. Every year I follow up on the International Mathematics Olympiad and we have been performing bad (last year Nigeria took 87 out of 111 countries).

I invite all Mathematics scholars into this thread to contribute their idea. If possible let us form a secret group and start a movement for the glory of Mathematics in our country. We have to start doing Mathematical research and producing world class papers to move Nigeria forward scientifically.


Please I don't need shallow comments on this thread, those who go to school to memorize materials and study shallow topics in the name of making a first class are not needed here.

On my part I have been studying advanced Mathematics independently and no longer waste my time attending classes. I read research papers and classical treatises in Mathematics . Research papers I read are the Proceedings of the London Mathematical Society and some very good French and German journals.
I also plan to start writing a textbook on Problem Solving and Olympiad level books. My interests are varied but they all revolve around Mathematical Research and Education.

Independent Scholars in the field of Mathematics I welcome your contributions and criticisms. Thanks

how did you become so interested in maths? What beliefs do you have about mathematics that separates you from other people? What are your strategies for learning mathematics? How often do you practice mathematics? Please anwser these questions

futurist369:
please can you give me advice on how to develop intense passion for mathematics?

I do not think there's any general method for developing interest or intense passion for this sublime science called Mathematics.

Mathematics is a very beautiful subject. But this beauty can only be seen and appreciated by those who have the courage to delve deeply into it according to Gauss.

MathsEconomics:


I do not think there's any general method for developing interest or intense passion for this sublime science called Mathematics.

Mathematics is a very beautiful subject. But this beauty can only be seen and appreciated by those who have the courage to delve deeply into it according to Gauss.

Great!
Finally found someone passionate about mathematics.

I applied for Mathematics/Statistics in UNN this year

Adanairaland:


Great!
Finally found someone passionate about mathematics.

I applied for Mathematics/Statistics in UNN this year

Mind discussing some of your mathematical interests with me?

Adanairaland:


Great!
Finally found someone passionate about mathematics.

I applied for Mathematics/Statistics in UNN this year

do you have any idea when UNN post utme registration will commence?

MathsEconomics:
This thread is addressed to scholars in the field of Mathematics. If you do not fall into this category, please go to other interesting threads. Thanks.

Hello Everybody
I'm a student of Mathematics at one of the first generation public universities in Nigeria, I'm presently in my 200level.
prior to my writing JAMB I was heavily involved in Mathematics and Mathematical research.
I considered myself as a Mathematician and I train myself all day to achieve this dream.
When I got to the university I thought I'm already on the journey towards achieving my goals.
At my first year in school I did attend classes for some weeks but I discontinued because the topics covered in classes were too elementary for my level. I wanted to learn Barycentric coordinates, Inversion and Complex Geometry but in classes we were being taught redumentary trigonometry.

I imagined that when I get to 200level classes will get serious. I'm presently in 200level and the situation is still the same.
We take Real Analysis, Introductory Abstract Algebra, and other standard 200 level courses usually offered to Mathematics undergraduates in their second year in school.
The situation here is so bad that that I'm beginning to think I'm only wasting my time in school.
FIRST, whenever the lecturers comes to class to teach, I don't see that passion for Mathematics in them, they limit their teaching to the notes they're holding, everybody is expected to go and read these notes because that's where the questions are going to come out from.
The notes are not deep but shallow. I believe to be able to do well as a research Mathematician you need a very good knowledge of mathematics and be competent in problem solving so shallow learning for me is not an option.

SECONDLY, the most interesting Mathematical topics are not taught in "Nigerian universities".
I love Combinatorial Theory and Graph Theory very much but these topics are not in our school prospectus, I was ashamed because I cannot take any university serious if they don't offer Combinatorics as a course because Combinatorial reasoning is an important mathematical training.
Although my internet research convinced me that ABU Zaria offers it for it's undergraduates for two semesters, but I'm not schooling in ABU. Even if I decide to drop out of my present school to attend ABU, the Combinatorics class might not be deep as I'll expect due to the low quality of education in the country.

Also, not just Combinatorics, NUMBER THEORY is almost absent in our course outline. Staying in a university system and not learning NUMBER THEORY and COMBINATORIAL THEORY is to me a tragedy. They're other topics I'll like to include but I'll stop here so that this write don't become heavily loaded and I also believe I'v made my point clear.

THIRDLY; I was browsing through the past questions for 300level on Abstract Algebra and I was shocked at how shallow and elementary the problems were, imagine asking 300level students to "define this and define that", even the problems that involved " proofs" we're nothing more than standard theorems and I believe the lecturer already gave the proof out for them in the classroom and to that form of education can never bring out the best in you.


My conclusion is that Mathematics in Nigeria is very poor and shallow. By mere looking at the textbooks in this country and the standard of our secondary school teachers and school curriculum I realized we cannot move forward as a nation. Every year I follow up on the International Mathematics Olympiad and we have been performing bad (last year Nigeria took 87 out of 111 countries).

I invite all Mathematics scholars into this thread to contribute their idea. If possible let us form a secret group and start a movement for the glory of Mathematics in our country. We have to start doing Mathematical research and producing world class papers to move Nigeria forward scientifically.


Please I don't need shallow comments on this thread, those who go to school to memorize materials and study shallow topics in the name of making a first class are not needed here.

On my part I have been studying advanced Mathematics independently and no longer waste my time attending classes. I read research papers and classical treatises in Mathematics . Research papers I read are the Proceedings of the London Mathematical Society and some very good French and German journals.
I also plan to start writing a textbook on Problem Solving and Olympiad level books. My interests are varied but they all revolve around Mathematical Research and Education.

Independent Scholars in the field of Mathematics I welcome your contributions and criticisms. Thanks

How much is your school fees that you want to learn combinatorics?

True story. I was among the FCT representatives that made it to the final round but didn’t make the cut to represent Nigeria at the international level in 2010. The state of Nigerian mathematics is not as good as we hoped for. I recall back in 2010, my teachers couldn’t assist me to solve questions for the second round as it was too challenging and I had to go the extra mile to study them. It was very challenging but I did overcome the struggle. I advice you discuss with a lecturer you trust in your department on your challenges or apply for scholarships to either the USA or France. But whatever choice you make, never let your zeal die!

Lonzoball:
I advice you discuss with a lecturer you trust in your department on your challenges or apply for scholarships to either the USA or France. But whatever choice you make, never let your zeal die!

The lecturers I have seen thus far in our university do not strike me as scholars.
I was in class the other day and a professor was teaching Dedekind's Cut.
It's a particular topic in Mathematics, after he presented the topic it dawned on me that I'm only wasting my time in school. I'll not discuss how he taught it here so as not to derail this post.
Another one happened in a "Real Analysis" class where this professor was teaching something "incorrect" in class. Almost all what he taught that day was not correct, I couldn't correct him partly because I was afraid and also, he was technically copying from his notes so it's pointless asking him questions that he cannot answer.

I left his class and since that day I have not gone to any class again, I just go for tests and exams.

As for Scholarships I'm always reluctant to apply because my WAEC result is not filled with A's and so I fear my chances are limited since scholarships are always limited and you are not judged based on your intellectual sophistication but based on a piece of paper.

I'll just study independently, after all, people like Galois, Heaviside, Weistrass, Kolmogorov, Ramanujuan, Boole, etc. All made important contributions to Mathematics without university education.

MathsEconomics:


The lecturers I have seen thus far in our university do not strike me as scholars.
I was in class the other day and a professor was teaching Dedekind's Cut.
It's a particular topic in Mathematics, after he presented the topic it dawned on me that I'm only wasting my time in school. I'll not discuss how he taught it here so as not to derail this post.
Another one happened in a "Real Analysis" class where this professor was teaching something "incorrect" in class. Almost all what he taught that day was not correct, I couldn't correct him partly because I was afraid and also, he was technically copying from his notes so it's pointless asking him questions that he cannot answer.

I left his class and since that day I have not gone to any class again, I just go for tests and exams.

As for Scholarships I'm always reluctant to apply because my WAEC result is not filled with A's and so I fear my chances are limited since scholarships are always limited and you are not judged based on your intellectual sophistication but based on a piece of paper.

I'll just study independently, after all, people like Galois, Heaviside, Weistrass, Kolmogorov, Ramanujuan, Boole, etc. All made important contributions to Mathematics without university education.

do you mind if we chat off this foru

MathsEconomics:
This thread is addressed to scholars in the field of Mathematics. If you do not fall into this category, please go to other interesting threads. Thanks.

Hello Everybody
I'm a student of Mathematics at one of the first generation public universities in Nigeria, I'm presently in my 200level.
prior to my writing JAMB I was heavily involved in Mathematics and Mathematical research.
I considered myself as a Mathematician and I train myself all day to achieve this dream.
When I got to the university I thought I'm already on the journey towards achieving my goals.
At my first year in school I did attend classes for some weeks but I discontinued because the topics covered in classes were too elementary for my level. I wanted to learn Barycentric coordinates, Inversion and Complex Geometry but in classes we were being taught redumentary trigonometry.

I imagined that when I get to 200level classes will get serious. I'm presently in 200level and the situation is still the same.
We take Real Analysis, Introductory Abstract Algebra, and other standard 200 level courses usually offered to Mathematics undergraduates in their second year in school.
The situation here is so bad that that I'm beginning to think I'm only wasting my time in school.
FIRST, whenever the lecturers comes to class to teach, I don't see that passion for Mathematics in them, they limit their teaching to the notes they're holding, everybody is expected to go and read these notes because that's where the questions are going to come out from.
The notes are not deep but shallow. I believe to be able to do well as a research Mathematician you need a very good knowledge of mathematics and be competent in problem solving so shallow learning for me is not an option.

SECONDLY, the most interesting Mathematical topics are not taught in "Nigerian universities".
I love Combinatorial Theory and Graph Theory very much but these topics are not in our school prospectus, I was ashamed because I cannot take any university serious if they don't offer Combinatorics as a course because Combinatorial reasoning is an important mathematical training.
Although my internet research convinced me that ABU Zaria offers it for it's undergraduates for two semesters, but I'm not schooling in ABU. Even if I decide to drop out of my present school to attend ABU, the Combinatorics class might not be deep as I'll expect due to the low quality of education in the country.

Also, not just Combinatorics, NUMBER THEORY is almost absent in our course outline. Staying in a university system and not learning NUMBER THEORY and COMBINATORIAL THEORY is to me a tragedy. They're other topics I'll like to include but I'll stop here so that this write don't become heavily loaded and I also believe I'v made my point clear.

THIRDLY; I was browsing through the past questions for 300level on Abstract Algebra and I was shocked at how shallow and elementary the problems were, imagine asking 300level students to "define this and define that", even the problems that involved " proofs" we're nothing more than standard theorems and I believe the lecturer already gave the proof out for them in the classroom and to that form of education can never bring out the best in you.


My conclusion is that Mathematics in Nigeria is very poor and shallow. By mere looking at the textbooks in this country and the standard of our secondary school teachers and school curriculum I realized we cannot move forward as a nation. Every year I follow up on the International Mathematics Olympiad and we have been performing bad (last year Nigeria took 87 out of 111 countries).

I invite all Mathematics scholars into this thread to contribute their idea. If possible let us form a secret group and start a movement for the glory of Mathematics in our country. We have to start doing Mathematical research and producing world class papers to move Nigeria forward scientifically.


Please I don't need shallow comments on this thread, those who go to school to memorize materials and study shallow topics in the name of making a first class are not needed here.

On my part I have been studying advanced Mathematics independently and no longer waste my time attending classes. I read research papers and classical treatises in Mathematics . Research papers I read are the Proceedings of the London Mathematical Society and some very good French and German journals.
I also plan to start writing a textbook on Problem Solving and Olympiad level books. My interests are varied but they all revolve around Mathematical Research and Education.

Independent Scholars in the field of Mathematics I welcome your contributions and criticisms. Thanks

We didn't even participate in the competition(IMO 2019) this year at all.

I wonder why?

Darivie04:

We didn't even participate in the competition(IMO 2019) this year at all.

I wonder why?

It could be funding from federal government. Also. They conducted tests last year but it seems they didn't send students due to lack of funding.

futurist369:
do you mind if we chat off this foru

My WhatsApp: 09032151495

MathsEconomics:
This thread is addressed to scholars in the field of Mathematics. If you do not fall into this category, please go to other interesting threads. Thanks.

Hello Everybody
I'm a student of Mathematics at one of the first generation public universities in Nigeria, I'm presently in my 200level.
prior to my writing JAMB I was heavily involved in Mathematics and Mathematical research.
I considered myself as a Mathematician and I train myself all day to achieve this dream.
When I got to the university I thought I'm already on the journey towards achieving my goals.
At my first year in school I did attend classes for some weeks but I discontinued because the topics covered in classes were too elementary for my level. I wanted to learn Barycentric coordinates, Inversion and Complex Geometry but in classes we were being taught redumentary trigonometry.

I imagined that when I get to 200level classes will get serious. I'm presently in 200level and the situation is still the same.
We take Real Analysis, Introductory Abstract Algebra, and other standard 200 level courses usually offered to Mathematics undergraduates in their second year in school.
The situation here is so bad that that I'm beginning to think I'm only wasting my time in school.
FIRST, whenever the lecturers comes to class to teach, I don't see that passion for Mathematics in them, they limit their teaching to the notes they're holding, everybody is expected to go and read these notes because that's where the questions are going to come out from.
The notes are not deep but shallow. I believe to be able to do well as a research Mathematician you need a very good knowledge of mathematics and be competent in problem solving so shallow learning for me is not an option.

SECONDLY, the most interesting Mathematical topics are not taught in "Nigerian universities".
I love Combinatorial Theory and Graph Theory very much but these topics are not in our school prospectus, I was ashamed because I cannot take any university serious if they don't offer Combinatorics as a course because Combinatorial reasoning is an important mathematical training.
Although my internet research convinced me that ABU Zaria offers it for it's undergraduates for two semesters, but I'm not schooling in ABU. Even if I decide to drop out of my present school to attend ABU, the Combinatorics class might not be deep as I'll expect due to the low quality of education in the country.

Also, not just Combinatorics, NUMBER THEORY is almost absent in our course outline. Staying in a university system and not learning NUMBER THEORY and COMBINATORIAL THEORY is to me a tragedy. They're other topics I'll like to include but I'll stop here so that this write don't become heavily loaded and I also believe I'v made my point clear.

THIRDLY; I was browsing through the past questions for 300level on Abstract Algebra and I was shocked at how shallow and elementary the problems were, imagine asking 300level students to "define this and define that", even the problems that involved " proofs" we're nothing more than standard theorems and I believe the lecturer already gave the proof out for them in the classroom and to that form of education can never bring out the best in you.


My conclusion is that Mathematics in Nigeria is very poor and shallow. By mere looking at the textbooks in this country and the standard of our secondary school teachers and school curriculum I realized we cannot move forward as a nation. Every year I follow up on the International Mathematics Olympiad and we have been performing bad (last year Nigeria took 87 out of 111 countries).

I invite all Mathematics scholars into this thread to contribute their idea. If possible let us form a secret group and start a movement for the glory of Mathematics in our country. We have to start doing Mathematical research and producing world class papers to move Nigeria forward scientifically.


Please I don't need shallow comments on this thread, those who go to school to memorize materials and study shallow topics in the name of making a first class are not needed here.

On my part I have been studying advanced Mathematics independently and no longer waste my time attending classes. I read research papers and classical treatises in Mathematics . Research papers I read are the Proceedings of the London Mathematical Society and some very good French and German journals.
I also plan to start writing a textbook on Problem Solving and Olympiad level books. My interests are varied but they all revolve around Mathematical Research and Education.

Independent Scholars in the field of Mathematics I welcome your contributions and criticisms. Thanks

Wow! Kudos to you, it's not an everyday thing to see someone so passionate about mathematics as you are.

But to the best of my knowledge, LASU Mathematics department is kinda way above average in their topics and teaching methods. I'm not a student of the department, but I've got friends there.

But to my observation of you, only universities like CU or European universities can satisfy this your curiosity for mathematics.

Don't mind if we can exchange WhatsApp contacts, I'm a student of Economics and I think I might need your help cos Economics also has a lot to do with mathematics but I know the topics treated in ecomath won't be challenging for you. But sha allow me famz you

MathsEconomics:

My WhatsApp: 09032151495

I'll chat you up on WhatsApp if you don't mind...

I need some explanations on the following statistics topics. -Analysis of Variance -Hypotheses Testing -Correlation and Regression

The lecturers I have seen thus far in our university do not strike me as scholars.
I was in class the other day and a professor was teaching Dedekind's Cut.
It's a particular topic in Mathematics, after he presented the topic it dawned on me that I'm only wasting my time in school. I'll not discuss how he taught it here so as not to derail this post.
Another one happened in a "Real Analysis" class where this professor was teaching something "incorrect" in class. Almost all what he taught that day was not correct, I couldn't correct him partly because I was afraid and also, he was technically copying from his notes so it's pointless asking him questions that he cannot answer.

I left his class and since that day I have not gone to any class again, I just go for tests and exams.

As for Scholarships I'm always reluctant to apply because my WAEC result is not filled with A's and so I fear my chances are limited since scholarships are always limited and you are not judged based on your intellectual sophistication but based on a piece of paper.

I'll just study independently, after all, people like Galois, Heaviside, Weistrass, Kolmogorov, Ramanujuan, Boole, etc. All made important contributions to Mathematics without university education.

sir I also have passion for mathematics,do you mind taking me under your wing?