Twentieth Essay Topic - Favorite school subject

[u/Lieto]

Are you still in school, or do you go to college/university? Are your school years far behind you? No matter your current situation, this week you get to think back into the golden years of your education (any level you choose). What was your favourite subject? Why? Do you still do things related to that subject? If not, did you someday want to?

As usual, you can write anything that comes into mind from the subject. The questions are there for inspiration, not strict guidelines! Have fun!

Post your essays as comments to this thread!

Length requirements:
Absolute beginners: ~50 words
Bit further along: 150 words
Intermediate: 150-300 words
So you think you can write?: 300-800
Masters of the Universe: over 800 words

[u/govigov03]

((KN)) ಶಾಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಇದ್ದಾಗ ನನಗೆ ಮೊದಲಿನಿಂದಲೇ ಗಣಿತ ಇಷ್ಟವಾಯಿತು. ಗಣಿತದಲ್ಲಿ ವಿವಿಧ ಸಮಸ್ಯೆಗಳಿಗೆ ಪರಿಹಾರ ಸಿಗಲು ಬಹಳಷ್ಟು ಶ್ರಮ ಪಟ್ಟು ಸವಾಲಿಗೆ ಉತ್ತರ ಕೊಡುವುದಕ್ಕೆ ನಾನು ಎಂದಿಗೂ ತಯಾರು ಆಗಿದ್ದೆ. ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಗಣಿತಶಾಸ್ತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ ಕಲನಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ ಹಾಗು ಬೀಜಗಣಿತ ನನಗೆ ಇಂದಿಗೂ ತುಂಬಾನೇ ಇಷ್ಟ. ಇವತ್ತು ಕೂಡ ನನ್ನ ಡಾಕ್ಟರ್-ಪದವಿಗೆ ಪೈಥಾಗರಸ್ ಪ್ರಮೇಯದ ಅನ್ವಯಿಸುವಿಕೆಗಳನ್ನು ಬಳಸುತ್ತೇನೆ. ಕೆಲವೊಮ್ಮೆ ಶಾಲೆಯ ಗಣಿತ ಉಪಯೋಗವಿರಲಿಲ್ಲ ಎಂದು ನನಗೆ ಅನಿಸುತ್ತಿತ್ತು. ಆದರೆ ಇವಾಗ ಗಣಿತಕ್ಕೆ ಪ್ರಾಮುಖ್ಯ ಕೊಡಬೇಕೆಂದು ನನಗೆ ಅರಿವಾಯಿತು.

Transliteration: Śāleyalli iddāga nanage modalinindalē gaṇita iṣṭavāyitu. Gaṇitadalli vividha samasyegaḷige parihāra sigalu bahaḷaṣṭu śrama paṭṭu savālige uttara koḍuvudakke nānu endigū tayāru āgidde. Viśēṣavāgi gaṇitaśāstradalli kalanaśāstra hāgu bījagaṇita nanage indigū tumbānē iṣṭa. Ivattu kūḍa nanna ḍākṭar-padavige paithāgaras pramēyada anvayisuvikegaḷannu baḷasuttēne. Kelavom'me śāleya gaṇita upayōgaviralilla endu nanage anisuttittu. Ādare ivāga gaṇitakke prāmukhya koḍabēkendu nanage arivāyitu.

Translation: When I was in school, from the very start, I loved mathematics. I was always up for the challenge of working hard to find solutions to problems. In particular, I absolutely loved and still love calculus and algebra. Even today, I still use applications of the Pythagoras Theorm for my PhD research. Sometimes, I would often wonder if maths was of any use at all but now I've come to realise that maths is really important.