Showing posts with label anne. Show all posts
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Wednesday, June 21, 2017
All About Anne Marie
All About Anne Marie
It became a tradition on TheMathMom.com to feature interviews with our best puzzle solvers.
It turns out that Anne-Marie was born and raised in France, English is her second language that she took in school at age 11, and Spanish is her third language that she learn at age 13. Math is her fourth. Now, she lives in the US but occasionally visits France. Our interview caught her with her family in Paris, celebrating Bastille Day and her sons 12th birthday.
Q: Have you ever did any miscalculation using logic and numbers in real life.
Q: Some people say that best ideas come to them in the shower, for some it is while they are asleep, for some - while they are jogging. For you, what conditions, mood or environment are the most optimal to tackle a hard puzzle?
Today we are talking with Anne-Marie - a third to climb the 50 puzzle point peak. Anne-Marie, about whom we knew very little so far. Here is an image of her as drawn by her daughter Nina:
I think it is a take on TheMathMom coffee mugs we used to mail to our best puzzle solvers (till I run out of them). My next mug should be designed by Nina.
Q: Anne-Marie, do or did you ever use math professionally?
A: Yes, I have used Math professionally when I was a nurse assistant and a nurse in training.
I used Math when preparing injections or prepare medicine for patients. I used to recalculate the dosage that doctors prescribed just to make sure there was no error. You have to know how to use the weight and volume units.
You also use Math in order to pre-order soap, sanitizers...for several weeks and for a service.
In nursing, you use Math in many ways and I also used it when I was in the army in many different ways.
Q: Have you ever did any miscalculation using logic and numbers in real life.
Yes, I did but my biggest dilemma was during a modelism class. We had to find an equation supposed to fit the data of HIV in Africa. I remember that I was not happy with the results because no equation fitted correctly the data and I was frustrating with modelism. I learned that there is no perfection and use of technology for this is a must in Math.
Q: Some people say that best ideas come to them in the shower, for some it is while they are asleep, for some - while they are jogging. For you, what conditions, mood or environment are the most optimal to tackle a hard puzzle?
A: To tackle a hard puzzle, I prefer to be at home without my kids (including my husband) asking me something every 5 minutes. Any kind of quiet environment works.
Q: To whom or what you are attributing your interest in math - a teacher, parent, TV program?
A: I believe in " you need a village to raise a child" so I attribute my interest to everybody.
Q: I noticed that there is a new puzzle solver, Ben age 11, that may be your son. Is this true or I am mistaken?
A: Right, Ben turned 12 a couple of days ago.
Q: How do you infuse math interest in your son?
A: I have three kids but Ben shares with me the love of solving puzzles and games. I think that Ben is gifted with math and both of us enjoyed playing with math together. Regularly, I present a puzzle to Ben, just for the fun of it. Ben is also proud that his mom is doing a master in education in Math.
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Friday, March 10, 2017
All About Anne
All About Anne
As customary on TheMathMoms website we are honoring each of our 50-puzzle points winner with an exclusive interview. This week it is Anne.
Q: Dear Anne. Does your work have anything to do with math?
I am recently retired and after working in a hospital I spent most of my career as a visiting nurse for my county. Of course I had to use math for medication administration and proper dosage. When going into a home there was much problem solving and creativity involved which I enjoyed. The home environment, especially on a new visit, does not have all the health amenities of a hospital and you must figure out how to proceed with what is there, which can be very little and/or not as hygienic as you need or would prefer. You must also problem solve to assist the patient in following instructions and adapting them to a sometimes challenging household environment or because of personal reservations.
Q:If you could go back, what profession would you choose and why.
I love the basis of the healthcare field (forget about the insurance, politics, etc!). It is based on science, something new is always being discovered, it is challenging and it helps people. If I could choose again I would definitely choose a scientific field, maybe healthcare again or something in astronomy or physics or medical research, and I think it would be fun to be a detective or someone who can crack sophisticated codes!
Q: Is there a childhood mentor who infused your interest in math?
I would have to say my parents. My father was an engineer and my mother was a science major in college so their interest in things math/science related was always there. I guess you take for granted your fathers tinkering, contraptions and the lack of repairmen coming to the house! They definitely supported and encouraged a full math/science curriculum for me when it was not the usual way for a girl. I loved the subject matter but not the fact that I could be the only, or one of a few, girls in the class ...... but I continued and was a math major in college.
Q: Do you think math helps you in your daily life?
I definitely think math helps in your daily life, from simple things like cooking, sewing, smart shopping to home repairs and financial decisions to a certain way of thinking that solves problems.
And may I add that my children are grown and my days as a Math Mom are over. Neither child avoided math and, in fact, took many advanced mathematics courses. My son in an engineer with an MBA and my daughter is a neuropsychologist, both professions where math is used. I have two grandchildren now and, while I know their parents will raise them with an appreciation for math, I have moved on to Math (Grand)Mom!
Anne is the 8th person to reach such a celebrity status on our pages. Before her there were: Kim, Tom, Jerome, Ilya, TracyZ, Anne-Marie, and Wang.
Q: Dear Anne. Does your work have anything to do with math?
I am recently retired and after working in a hospital I spent most of my career as a visiting nurse for my county. Of course I had to use math for medication administration and proper dosage. When going into a home there was much problem solving and creativity involved which I enjoyed. The home environment, especially on a new visit, does not have all the health amenities of a hospital and you must figure out how to proceed with what is there, which can be very little and/or not as hygienic as you need or would prefer. You must also problem solve to assist the patient in following instructions and adapting them to a sometimes challenging household environment or because of personal reservations.
Q:If you could go back, what profession would you choose and why.
I love the basis of the healthcare field (forget about the insurance, politics, etc!). It is based on science, something new is always being discovered, it is challenging and it helps people. If I could choose again I would definitely choose a scientific field, maybe healthcare again or something in astronomy or physics or medical research, and I think it would be fun to be a detective or someone who can crack sophisticated codes!
Q: Is there a childhood mentor who infused your interest in math?
I would have to say my parents. My father was an engineer and my mother was a science major in college so their interest in things math/science related was always there. I guess you take for granted your fathers tinkering, contraptions and the lack of repairmen coming to the house! They definitely supported and encouraged a full math/science curriculum for me when it was not the usual way for a girl. I loved the subject matter but not the fact that I could be the only, or one of a few, girls in the class ...... but I continued and was a math major in college.
Q: Do you think math helps you in your daily life?
I definitely think math helps in your daily life, from simple things like cooking, sewing, smart shopping to home repairs and financial decisions to a certain way of thinking that solves problems.
And may I add that my children are grown and my days as a Math Mom are over. Neither child avoided math and, in fact, took many advanced mathematics courses. My son in an engineer with an MBA and my daughter is a neuropsychologist, both professions where math is used. I have two grandchildren now and, while I know their parents will raise them with an appreciation for math, I have moved on to Math (Grand)Mom!
Anne is the 8th person to reach such a celebrity status on our pages. Before her there were: Kim, Tom, Jerome, Ilya, TracyZ, Anne-Marie, and Wang.
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