Opole, Poland

Mathematics

Matematyka

Bachelor's
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Mathematics at UO

Language: PolishStudies in Polish
Subject area: mathematics and statistics
Kind of studies: full-time studies
University website: uni.opole.pl/en

Test: check whether Mathematics is the right major for you!

Matematyka test

1. Do you enjoy solving abstract problems and thinking in logical, structured ways?

2. Are you curious about why things work, wanting rigorous proofs rather than just answers?

3. Do you enjoy recognizing patterns and generalizing from examples?

4. Are you interested in using mathematics to model real-world phenomena (physics, economics, biology)?

5. Do you enjoy programming or using computational tools to explore mathematical ideas?

6. Are you motivated by precision, correctness, and careful reasoning even when it’s challenging?

7. Do you enjoy learning new abstract frameworks (e.g., algebra, topology, analysis) and seeing their connections?

8. Are you comfortable working independently on tough problems and persisting through setbacks?

9. Are you interested in communicating mathematical ideas clearly to others (teaching, explaining, writing)?

10. Do you enjoy discovering elegant solutions or proofs that simplify complex problems?

Definitions and quotes

Mathematics
Mathematics (from Greek μάθημα máthēma, "knowledge, study, learning") is the study of such topics as quantity, structure, space, and change. It has no generally accepted definition.
Mathematics
A marveilous newtrality have these things mathematicall and also a strange participation between things supernaturall, imortall, intellectuall, simple and indivisible, and things naturall, mortall, sensible, compounded and divisible.
John Dee, The mathematicall praeface to the Elements of geometrie of Euclid of Megara (1570) as editor of Euclid's Elements, translated by Henry Billingsley.
Mathematics
Think of it: of the infinity of real numbers, those that are most important to mathematics—0, 1, √2, e and π—are located within less than four units on the number line. A remarkable coincidence? A mere detail in the Creator's grand design? I let the reader decide.
Eli Maor, e: The Story of a Number (1994)
Mathematics
Extension and abstraction without apparent direction or purpose is fundamental to the discipline. Applicability is not the reason we work, and plenty that is not applicable contributes to the beauty and magnificence of our subject.
Peter Rowlett, "The unplanned impact of mathematics", Nature 475, 2011, pp. 166-169.
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