This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Juhan Aru on noor Eesti matemaatik, kes on üks ootamatult ülimenukaks osutunud „Matemaatika õhtuõpiku“ autoritest. Raamat kogus suure toetuse Hooandja keskkonnas ning selle esimene trükk müüdi läbi välgukiirusel.

Ehkki Juhan sai keskkooli lõputunnistuse Tartu Hugo Treffneri gümnaasiumist, on kõrghariduse otsingud ja teaduslik uudishimu viinud teda õppima juba nii Saksamaale, Suurbritanniasse kui Prantsusmaale. Cambridge’i mainekas Trinity College’is omandas Juhan matemaatikas magistrikraadi ning jätkas seejärel magistriõpinguid Pariisis eluteaduste erialal (advanced life sciences). Nüüdseks on temast saanud Lyoni ülikooli matemaatikadoktorant.

Matemaatika populariseerimine ning selle sidumine „päris“-eluga on Juhani jaoks olnud loomulik viis oma huvide jagamiseks: ta on tegelenud õpilaste matemaatikaolümpiaadiks ettevalmistamisega Treffneri gümnaasiumis ja Tartu Ülikooli Teaduskoolis, tõlkinud matemaatika-alaseid tekste ajakirjale Akadeemia ja pälvinud parima matemaatikast kõneleja tiitli Eesti Matemaatika Päevadel.

Juhan Aru is a young Estonian mathematician who is one of the authors of the surprise blockbuster “Matemaatika õhtuõpik” (“Evening studybook for mathematics”). The book gained great support via the crowdfunding platform Hooandja, and the first printing sold out almost immediately.

Even though Juhan graduated from Hugo Treffner Gymnasium, his search for higher education lead him to study in Germany, the United Kingdom and France. Juhan received his Master’s degree in mathematics from the reputable Trinity College in Cambridge, and from there he continued his Master’s studies in Paris majoring in advanced life sciences. Now he is working on his PhD in mathematics at the University of Lyon.

The popularising of mathematics and connecting it to “real” life has been a natural way for Juhan to share his interests. He has prepared students for mathematical Olympiad Competitions at Hugo Treffner Gymnasium and at the School of Exact Sciences at the University of Tartu, translated articles regarding mathematics for Akadeemia and received the title Best Speaker of Mathematics at the Estonian Mathematics Days.

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