...I can only think of two people who could consistently beat me, and both were Ivy League scholars. The reason I want to teach chess is because it opens the door to another way to intellectually reach people (especially for young people). I hold a B.A. from The University of Washington in chemist... (read more)
...I remember a problem in a business textbook in which the manufacturer would save $250,000 per year by shipping most of its product from the warehouse furthest from the shipping destinations. It does not make sense but that is what the linear programming (a mathematical technique) procedure revealed. Personally, mathematics has revealed to me some concept of God's omnipotence and omniscience. (read more)