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Martin Mach

Our grant holder 2015 – 2019

High school

Gymnázium Jana Keplera, Praha

University

University of Oxford

Field of study

Matematika

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The eight years spent at the Johannes Kepler high school have undoubtedly left their mark on me, including giving me my inspiration to study in the U.K.

The role of this inspiration was excellently played by an internship at the Winchester College, where I met the eccentricities of the British concept of math face to face. That vastly amplified my desire to study math in the future.

During my high school years, my interests took a certain shape, and so in addition to mathematics I have mastered a broad range of other skills. Math is an incredibly abstract field where the knowledge of context and general awareness are more valuable than elsewhere, and so I gained a strong footing in my education.

On this foundation I will now build a castle in the air built of both logical constructs and warped shapes, as I am setting out to study math at the University of Oxford. 

Secondary

The Johannes Kepler Grammar School, Czech Republic, graduated in 2015

Tertiary

University of Oxford, UK, started in 2015

E-mail:

MmachM@gmail.com

 

Goals

Be and not be like Niels Henrik Abel.

Interests

Reading, art, operations with meaningless symbols under clearly predefined rules, sports

My articles and what has been written about me

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Universities

02/28/2019

Dissertation and other things

I am writing this entry with the knowledge that it is the penultimate. When I am writing the next one, I will have most likely finished exams. So between going to lectures and writing my dissertation, I am also working on what I will be doing next year. I am applying to various PhDs, which mostly entails interviews and, above all, waiting for the decision. The process is often rather complicated. This Easter, for example, I am flying to Vienna, where I will spend four days having interviews. But this is an extreme case, almost like going to a conference. On the same occasion, I will make a short visit to Prague, but after that, I will soon return to Oxford to study for exams.

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11/15/2018

My last year and the associated changes

The first term of my last undergraduate year is slowly coming to an end. And that means that soon I will have covered almost all the material with only one exception: I will have one more course next term. This year I only have six courses in total, because I will be working on my dissertation in Hilary term. And five of them are this term. Of course, I will have to revise everything over the Christmas break because five modules in a term is a lot of work.

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06/29/2018

Last year ahead

The last term of this year was full of anticipation because at the end I had eight exams. This time the exam period was slightly more acceptable than in the past – last year, for example, I had ten exams in ten days and at the end, I was truly exhausted.

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02/28/2018

The charm of the Čech complex

We finish the term with a small amount of snow and temperatures just below zero. In total, this has been the eighth term here. We have covered a wide range of interesting mathematics and I have come across fascinating new ideas. For example, I have become intrigued by the peculiar area that is topological data analysis. It uses topological techniques to study data sets and does this in a way which is robust to noise.

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11/15/2017

The second half goes faster

My master’s degree has entered its second half. Tomorrow I am going to a traditional celebration of academic achievements – the so-called Scholars Dinner, which is one of the main events of the year and at the same time a great opportunity to wear my gown, which I otherwise mostly just wear in exams. The dinner is an annual formal event similar to formal halls, but unlike those, this dinner is truly special, because our professors will be there too. We no longer get our education from our college professors in the third year. Instead of that, we receive classes from all kinds of professors at the Maths Institute. Scholars Dinner will, therefore, be the first real opportunity to talk, among other, about the exams.

Universities

07/03/2017

Complete routine

This is the end of the sixth trimester. The entire second year flew past faster than the first, but this does not surprise me. The fact that holiday is now fully upon us is in fact no more unexpected. I have now come back to Prague, but not for long. I have not had the time to cool down after exams but I am already learning new maths – this time for my research project, which I will be doing at the university later this summer.

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03/02/2017

Collatz conjecture

The winter term is almost over and I have seen a lot of new mathematics. I have no more compulsory subjects and so I have been able to choose. I am now studying rings and modules, topology, integration and statistics.

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11/15/2016

Do Mathematics

It has been more than a year since I came here full of expectation. Since then a whole lot has changed. Besides my approach to mathematics, my accent began to vanish, I have learned to cook a little and met countless new people. In the end, however, I cannot decide if it was a long time ago, when I came here, or if it was just about yesterday. There are still a few constants.

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07/01/2016

White, pink, red

I was confident I understood the English weather, but then summer term arrived and with it came hail and snow. On the other hand we have been granted the exceptional luxury of walking on the grass and finally I was able to enjoy plenty of sunshine too. As a promise of the upcoming summer, the sun would cast the library stained glass windows all over my notes.

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02/29/2016

Second term almost over

The crane I wrote about last time has suddenly disappeared and the construction is going to end soon. Before too long, the new library will open and offer space for books and students, which the old library would not be able to provide much longer. The second term has started only recently, but two thirds have already passed. There is always so much to do and so time flows extremely quickly here.

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11/16/2015

Ageōmétrētos mēdeìs eisítō

After a long time and many an obstacle, I found myself in my dream city after all. On 4th October I commenced my studies of mathematics in Oxford, the city of dreaming spires.

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09/03/2015

Stanislav and Martin Mach: Two mathematicians from one nest

Mathematics is nicknamed the queen of science. There is no question that it rules in the Mach brothers’ lives. Problems and equations have fascinated them for many years. Their desire to find more about the secrets of this discipline has guided them to prestigious British universities. The brothers are also making their dream in the world of numbers and fractions come true thanks to the financial support they receive from The Kellner Family Foundation.

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