This morning I had an appointment with Marty Ross at coffee house on Lygon St near Elgin St. I waited for him before 10am in front of room 2.02 Physics Podium until he finished his tutes. Unfortunately, some people from his tutes kept asking question till 10.30am. I patiently waited.

Then we walked to the coffee house and start working on problem sheets and past exams paper. While discussing, Marty asked what course I’m doing. I said Sciences. Again he asked, which vector analysis I take, I said normal vector analysis, not advanced. Now he was bit shocked, why dont you take vector analysis advanced? I said, I had too much burden on chemistry practical lab, so I dont have much time allocated for maths. "Ridiculous, you’ve made a big mistake. You should have done vector analysis advanced because it gives you much more knowledge.

Now he suggested I should take Analysis : 620-252 in 2nd sem. I want to take Mathematical Methods actually but he began to convince me by providing 4 plausible reasons why I should consider taking Analysis rather than Mathemactical Method. Aha..here are the reasons

  1. Many applied mathematicians are really bad at analysis. From Marty’s point of view, Analysis provide very strong background for further maths. Indeed, even though u’ve graduated from university, there are millions of thoeries you haven’t lerned while in univ. In fact, this is the most enjoyable subject during undergraduate.
  2. Analysis itself is very very very powerful theory for self-learning.(sejak bila Marty tahu aku beruzlah?). May be I ask always for Marty’s help via email, he knows that I’m alone working very hard.
  3. The lecturer for Analysis is much better that Mathematical Methods. I check at MS website, but still confuse whether the lecturer is Paul Pearce or Dave. Hopefully Dave, not Paul Pearce because I once had Paul Pearce as my Maths A advanced in sem 1 first year.
  4. I’ll get Marty as tutor. Marty wants me because I’m very hardworking. I want Marty too because he is very good at giving explicit explanation.

Aha..the 4th reason seems to attracks me so much. Even though I still think Maths Method is the best for me, but I still keep Analysis in my mind. It has been almost one year I become friend to Marty. It started last year when I was in his practical class, Applied Maths advanced. We keep in touch with each other via email. From tutor, becomes my personal lecturer then becomes my friend. Thanks Marty, you’re so helpful and benevolent. Thanks for being my friend too. Now, I’m very close to solve problems in quantum mechanics and general relativity. Together we will win Nobel Prize, Insya Allah one day.