I have always been shocked by the fact that i'm much more inspired into studying by the professors in NUS than all the teachers that i ever had. Teachers who are actually trained professionals versus professor who are actually teaching to fulfill their contract requirements.
The great minds of today teaching the great minds of tomorrow.
So here's a summary of things that they have said, something i will remember for a long, long time
Prof Lian Bong hor:
Education is not about exams
I know that you people have been taught to bull-shit your way through the moment you don't know something, that's not the way to go
In abstract algebra, you got to learn how to think!
Dr Toh Phee Choon:
You cannot choose how smart you are, but you can choose how hard-working you want to be
Prof Zhao gong yun
Don't play game with irrational people
Prof Chan heng huat
A mathematician is a lonely job
Dr Phil Chan
Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire
Why do we need science? Because human must progress, to progress we need research and thus the study of science.
Prof Tay yong Qiang
You should not go on auto-pilot
What is science? Is Biology science? You can find a lion on Earth but can you find a lion on Mars? Is Physics science? They can't even prove fundamental laws like conservation of energy/momentum and there are so many things like dark matter, dark energy that they don't have the slightest understanding of. Yet these things threaten to crumble everything they have learnt/done. Is computer science science? If an alien pops up now what computer program does it uses? It's not going to use JAVAAAAAA........
Is mathematics science? Science is about absoulte truth! Is mathematics true everywhere? Seven is a prime number here, will seven be a prime number on Mars? How can seven not be a prime number? We DEFINED it to be a prime number! Mathematics is about ever-lasting absolute truth!
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