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I Didn't Think That College Math Was For Me. I Didn't Think I'd Be Able To Hack It. And That Perception Of Math Not Being For Girls, Not Being For Girls Who See Themselves As Socially Well Adjusted Has Got To Change.

The Fun Little Proofs That You Can Do With Algebra - They Are Sort Of Like Crowd Pleasers In A Way. Like, The .9 Repeating Equaling One. It Doesn't Take A Lot Of Algebra To Prove That, And It's Really Fun. It Kind Of Wows People. It's Like They're Watching Magic Happen Right Before Their Eyes.

Math Proficiency Is The Gateway To A Number Of Incredible Careers That Students May Never Have Considered.

I Noticed There Were So Many People, Especially Women, Who Would Come Up To Me Having Recognized Me From Tv And Say, 'i Heard You Were A Math Person, Why Math? Oh My Gosh, I Could Never Do Math!' I Could Just See Their Self-esteem Crumbling; I Thought That Was Silly, So I Wanted To Make Math More Friendly And Accessible.

I Took A Break From Acting For Four Years To Get A Degree In Mathematics At Ucla, And During That Time I Had The Rare Opportunity To Actually Do Research As An Undergraduate. And Myself And Two Other People Co-authored A New Theorem: Percolation And Gibbs States Multiplicity For Ferromagnetic Ashkin-teller Models On Two Dimensions, Or Z2.