Good day Professor! My name is Tyler Mansfield, and I am section 003 of your Math 290 class. I am a freshman at BYU currently majoring in math, but I am also thinking about an ACME or Stats major. I have taken Math 112, though it was back in my junior year of high school, so my math gears might be a little rusty. I am taking this class to start testing out the waters of deeper mathematics, so to speak. It's a requirement of both a Math and ACME (and probably Stats) major and the people on the Putnam team say it will really help me with my proofs.
I really haven't had a lot of math teachers; I had the same one throughout all of high school. But what made her extremely exceptional was that she was very clear what we as a class were expected to know. Our assignments were graded and returned to us before the test so we could see what we had "aced" and what we need to work more on. It's impossible to know if you are doing a new concept correctly or not without some sort of feedback from a friend, professor, or TA. (The latter two are usually more reliable)
I am unique because of my strong love for people and desire to serve and uplift others. I love helping out; I often tutored many of my friends in math. I spent 2.5 weeks on a humanitarian trip to Suva, Fiji to build bathrooms and supply a school with necessary school supplies. I always try to be approachable, friendly, and happy.
Your office hours are great for me. Thanks for all you do!!
Yours Truly,
Tyler
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