Peter Bruin
Email:
pjbruin@dds.nl
Home town:
Boskoop
School:
Groene Hart Lyceum, Alphen aan den Rijn (before my exams)
Age:
17
Native Language:
Dutch
Handedness:
left
Math Relatives:
I have an uncle who is a mathematics teacher.
School subjects(s) most liked:
Math, physics, chemistry, Latin, Greek
School subjects(s) least liked:
French
Hobbies/Interests:
Music (trumpet, piano, drumming), computers, and math.
Special achievement(s):
I participated in the Dutch Spelling Contest in 1996 and 1997and became third and first, respectively.(Another one of last year's Dutch IMO team members won it in 1995.)
Favorite book(s):
I don't know, but there are some German books I like,and science fiction/fantasy (The Lord of the Rings, Foundation)
Favorite movie(s):
None.
Planned college subjects:
Astronomy, physics, or mathematics.
Future career plans:
I have no idea yet.
Favorite math fact, theorem or formula:
I have none.
Why math is great:
If you don't think math is great, you don't know what it is.
Personal Webpage:
http://huizen.dds.nl/~pjbruin/
People to thank:
My mathematics teacher, Mr P. Roos, for helping me to getthrough the second round of the Dutch math olympiad.
Final message:
I would like to say hello to the three Dutch people who couldn't be herebecause there were four contestants tied for the sixth place and asecond test was necessary to decide who was going to the US.I really hope that they will make it nextyear.
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