Good Ways Up
Breaking down misconceptions
Our Mission
At Good Ways Up, our dedication lies in enhancing your math skills and providing you with the tools to succeed. We are committed to fostering a strong foundation in mathematics through engaging methods and personalized support tailored to your individual learning needs.
With a focus on simplifying math concepts, we strive to make learning enjoyable and accessible to anyone, regardless of their age or background.
Course
Mathematics Made Easy
Basics
Foundations of Mathematics
We cover essential principles of arithmetic, algebra, and geometry, ensuring a comprehensive understanding of foundational concepts.
Analysis
Critical Thinking Skills
Our curriculum emphasizes analytical thinking and problem-solving abilities, empowering learners to tackle complex mathematical challenges with confidence.
Application
Real-World Math
We focus on practical applications of math in everyday life, helping you understand and relate mathematical concepts to real-world scenarios.
Tutoring
Personalized Support
Receive one-on-one tutoring sessions that cater to your specific learning style and pace, ensuring effective mastery of mathematical principles.
Resources
Study Materials
We provide various resources, including worksheets, video tutorials, and interactive exercises, to aid your learning journey and reinforce concepts.
Progress
Track Your Growth
Monitor your improvement through regular assessments and feedback, helping you stay motivated and aware of your progress in mastering math.
Testimony
Memories of great people we had the privilege to consult in the past
Steve Zelditch was a great mathematician and talked with infectious enthusiasm about applications to science. His favorite themes were the harmonic oscillator, and the science of glass.
Eli Stein was the leader of one of the biggest harmonic analysis schools in the world, following in the footsteps of his advisor Zygmund. He liked to sit up front in the taxi to chat about politics with the driver. It was difficult to get Eli to give people advice and he would repeat that he could not take responsibility for everyone's outcomes. He was average height and complained bitterly about frat houses where they separated the guys into tall and short for competitive games. He said that he would like to believe in God, but trying to take on a total relationship with God might just end up in insanity.
Raoul Bott was a topologist who would explain a problem from the basics up to the cutting edge. He gave beautiful talks for example exhibiting an articulated lever set with loose joints and explaining how adding joints could result in rather random behavior.
Jean-Michel Bismut worked on torsion. He drank strong coffee like many French people, and his ambition was to be the master of the female administration department in order to get what he needed within his time frame. Before the Gulf war he said that the situation seemed absolutely hopeless but nevertheless he was hopeful. It was rumored a few years ago that he died, but he is thankfully still alive according to the web.
Daryl Geller was a kind person who like many people might have had issues balancing his mathematical career with his family life, in his case because he might have suffered from a drug problem in his family. He was extremely optimistic and encouraging, egalitarian and idealistic as though he had just stepped out from the flower power era. He liked to focus on building up other people's confidence to work in math.
Richard Hamilton was interested in two things, mathematics and enjoying himself. As a mathematician he had a very organized mastery of the subject of geometric differential equations and asking him a question could easily result in a perfect flawless two hour lecture. He was like a walking text book of several thousand pages. Enjoying himself seemed to mostly involve the outdoors from his convertible sports car to surfing, riding his horse, and playing polo. What separated Richard from the masses was his politics. He thought that the way to reduce car emissions was for the poor to not drive. Whilst Richard was a snob about class, he was an enthusiast when it came to women. He took an interest in teaching math to women students and talking math with women mathematicians. He also had male mathematician friends who were people who liked to talk about geometric differential equations for days at a time. He was a bit snobbish about mathematical fields and could sometimes upset people by believing their fields to be less important when it came to hiring and resources.
Fred Almgren was a leader in geometric measure theory following on from his famous advisor and master inventor of the subject Federer. He married a mathematician and ran his mathematical social life from his home. Whilst he worked in the same department as Eli Stein, and whilst their topics of interest ought to have had a large overlap, it did not seem that they capitalized on it. Eli specialized in running a big school whilst Fred focused more on developing a few students and on his small graduate class. The big example in his technical and delicate field is many connecting soap bubbles and how they form and connect. Fred was proud of the fact that he had been a military fighter pilot, and was quite interested in constraints of nature which are important when you try to fly upside down.
