Breaking up with myself - by Michael - From X to Why
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the messiest breakup I've ever known and whether to reconcile or not
“Math is a cross between art and law. Law is about the reasoning and proving. And the art is because what we're trying to prove are statements that are somehow elegant. That's where the artist decides what is art.” - Po-Shen Loh to the media after USA won the IMO in 2015 for the first time since the legendary perfect year in 1994 I’ve spent the last week as an instructor at MOP. MOP(Math Olympiad Program) is a summer math training camp for the top high schoolers in the country. It was where I started my summer for four straight years in high school and where I met some of my close friends…
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