Yiying Zhao
Home town:
Melbourne
School:
Penleigh & Essendon Grammar School
Age:
16
Gender:
Female
Native Language:
English, Mandarin
Handedness:
right
Math Relatives:
Not really... it's a hobby of my dad's but he doesn't do it for a living.
School subjects(s) most liked:
Chemistry, Latin, French, maths sometimes...
School subjects(s) least liked:
I'll refrain from commenting just in case some of teachers end up reading this...
Hobbies/Interests:
Playing the violin, listening to music, playing the computer (well lately I've been forcing myself not to), playing table tennis once a year when I have access to a table, hmmm... I guess just music mainly.
Special achievement(s):
Favorite book(s):
A Wrinkle in Time - Madeleine L'Engle
Deucalion - Brian Caswell, & all the rest of his books
Solitaire Mystery - Jostein Gaarder
Favorite movie(s):
Sound of Music
The Truman Show (I just watched it last night)
Planned college subjects:
Medicine (but I'm NOT going to be a doctor!!!)
Future career plans:
medical researcher, in genetics maybe... cancer research, stuff like that.
Favorite math fact, theorem or formula:
oh... this is hard... probably have to be the nine-point circle, because it's so beautiful and elegant, and you can prove so many things about it using only elementary geometry.
Why math is great:
Personal Webpage:
People to thank:
Too many people to list! :-)
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