MATHEMATICS 7 TALES OF SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY Galileo and the tower of Pisa . After he graduated ,Galileo taught at the university of Pisa.He always taught that any idea must be proved before one accepts as truth.In 1590,he used the tower…
I had written the M.Sc thesis, with my father as my supervisor. But I still did not know my fortune would never give a chance to let me as a tutor in the University. I failed the tutor examination many…
MATHEMATICS 8 TALES OF SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY the Great Pyramid On one of his trips to Egypt, Thales was asked if he could find the height of the great pyramid.He set a stick in the ground and said that at the…
Luckily when I attended my graduation (B.Sc Honors degree) in 1995, the Anniversary of Diamond Jubilee of the Rangoon University was held. The family photo (below) was taken on the lawn of the University Campus at that time they came…
TALES OF SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY (Newton and the falling apple) Comprehensibility and credibility may be two qualities which make some stories remembered. Look at the story of Newton and the falling apple. Suppose it was told , which is…
(‘Joy and woe are woven fine….’) (Illustrated – Maung Yit.) My life in the University was mixed with joy, and disappointments. I admitted that I was as happy as a free bird in the University however I was followed…
My father was working as an Associated Professor at the Mathematics Department, while I was attending the Master classes during 1991 – 1993. I still needed my father’s teaching. At first my friends did not know my father was a…
My brother started to write articles at the AtwayAmyin monthly magazine while he was attending the Engineering Institute. He soon became a young writer (also a cartoonist), and became a star in the family. Most of our grandparents’ friends applauded…
(R.A.S.U, Rangoon Arts and Science University.) The Universities, and Institutes reopened in 1991 after three years closing. The teaching times also were reduced to be shorter except for Engineering, Medical and Master degrees. So, I would have to study for…
Three years closed and the University reopened, Some of University students settled at their work, and did not want to continue their studies in the University. They decided to get their degree from the Distance (Correspondence) Education. Most of them…
(R.A.S.U, Rangoon Arts, and Science University) (Illustrated by Maung Yit) During the time the University was closed, some of my friends worked at offices, and some at companies. They became settled at their work. Some of them went abroad,…
(The Convocation Hall, Rangoon University.)(Photo by Junior Win.) The year 1988 was filled with worries and fears. Families were always anxious about their young University students. They did not want them to go to the University everyday. They were not…
My first step of Honors student in the University of Rangoon in 1988 was mixed with joy and disturbances. Universities were not fully calm because of student riots. We could not attend the classes comfortably. But on the other hand,…
(University of Rangoon (Hlaing Campus) I had studied for 2 years.)(Photo by Maung Yit.) The road to Honors Degree was not smooth. There happened student riots because of withdrawing kyats 25, 35, and 75 notes from circulation on September 1987.…
Since my childhood, my father who was a Mathematician and lecturer at the University had been talking to me about mathematics. But there’s one thing was not clear. It’s about the difference between the points of views of my teachers…
