• Question: Did you enjoy maths as a child before you thought to even do it as a job?

    Asked by drewgreenwood to Cathal on 11 Nov 2013. This question was also asked by jamesmcgovern.
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      Cathal Cummins answered on 11 Nov 2013:

      What happened was this. I used to love fixing things like bikes, cars, model airplanes and that so I wanted to be come a mechanic. Then as I grew older and became interested in science and maths (maths first though) I began to realise that the enjoyment I was getting from fixing things was the EXACT same as the joy I was getting from when I solved a puzzle in mathematics. So, along with an excellent teacher, I became good at maths around second year in school. I think I was always good but never realised it because I never thought it could be like fixing a bike! 🙂

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