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Adela Świątek
Adela Świątek (2 September 1945 – 27 September 2019) was a Polish mathematician and teacher at the Nicolaus Copernicus University Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, and a popularizer of mathematics. Biography Adela Świątek was born on 2 September 1945 in Człuchów, Poland. She graduated in mathematics from the Nicolaus Copernicus University in 1968 and since then, she was professionally associated with the University's Institute of Mathematics. In 1975, she defended her doctoral thesis entitled: ''Category of cube objects'', supervised by Professor Stanisław Balcerzyk. In the years 1996–2001 she headed the postgraduate study ''Mathematics Teachers''. In her professional work, she dealt with issues related to teaching mathematics and the education of students specializing in teaching. She was one of the originators of the ''Task League'' competition in the region, and she participated in the organization of the International '' Mathematical Kangaroo'' Competit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicolaus Copernicus University In Toruń
Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń or NCU (, UMK) is located in Toruń, Poland. It is named after Nicolaus Copernicus, who was born in Toruń in 1473. History The beginnings of higher education in Toruń The first institution of higher education in Toruń, the Toruń Academic Gymnasium was founded in 1568. It was one of the first universities in northern Poland. The Academic Gymnasium was the precursor to scientific and cultural life (including the first museum, created in 1594) in the region. Thanks to the efforts of Heinrich Stroband, city mayor in 1594, academics in Toruń received good working conditions for teaching and research. Among his professors in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries were meritorious scholars of Polish and Prussian history, authors of textbooks and papers from various disciplines of humanities, and associates scientific journals. The establishment of the university in a modern form began in the nineteenth century. During the partitions of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Człuchów
Człuchów (, ''Człochòwo'', or ''Człëchòwò''; ) is a town in the region of Gdańsk Pomerania, northern Poland, with 13,350 inhabitants as of December 2021. It is the capital of Człuchów County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship. Location Człuchów lies in a forested area in the southwest of the Pomeranian Voivodeship, at the intersection of Highway 25 from Koszalin to Bydgoszcz and Highway 22 from Gorzów Wielkopolski to Elbląg. The nearest city is Chojnice, to the east. There are four lakes within the town limits: Urzędowe, Miejskie, Miejskie Małe, Rychnowskie. History Human settlement in Człuchów dates back to prehistoric times. Several traces of the Lusatian culture, Lusatian and Pomeranian culture, Pomeranian cultures were discovered during archaeological excavations within the town limits. The territory became part of the emerging Polish state in the 10th century under its first historic ruler Mieszko I. By the beginning of the 13th century Człuchów was a sm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mathematical Kangaroo
Mathematical Kangaroo (also known as Kangaroo challenge; ) is an international mathematics competition in over 89 countries. There are six levels of participation, ranging from grade 1 to grade 12. The competition is held annually on the third Thursday of March. The challenge consists of problems in multiple-choice form that are not standard notebook problems and come from a variety of topics. Besides basic computational skills, they require inspiring ideas, perseverance, creativity and imagination, logical thinking, and other problem-solving strategies. Often there are small stories, intriguing problems, and surprising results, which encourage discussions with friends and family. It had over 6 million participants from 57 countries in 2014. In 2022, it has 84 participants countries and claims to be the largest competition for school students in the world. History Mathematicians in Australia came up with the idea to organize a competition that underlines the joy of mathematic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
