2008/9/5
讀Essex大學的校友通信Square 1 內容相當豐富,包括母校在 Research Excellence 全英國大學第十名---這是什麼意思?
2007可能沒收到
2006 可能在找新併入的校園和戲劇區等
2005/9/25
我昨天心境低沉,到台大農場看「Square 1」解憂---它是英國Essex大學的校友年錄;「Square 1」是「第一廣場」,有一永動多水桶噴泉,周圍是郵局、學生電台、學生大會辦事處,是重要的社交場所(就像各學院的common room)。刊中有英國女王給學校的獎,大意是國際學生招生成績不凡(對辦學財務有助益)。
我從第一期起,就收到Essex大學校友通信,昨日的,是第17期(近幾年改成全採色印刷。這學校在Wivenhoe Park,創校才40年-- 當年我的老師多從牛津大學和帝國理工「轉進」新大學,想實踐其教育理想。我的同學只有二位,一位是香港人,一位是牛津大學畢業生,他來拜師的)。幾年前,我去The Times看英國百校排行,它是第30名。我1977-78時,社會學系有名(後來我讀該系編的OUP的社會學簡明辭典,非常喜歡),現在,似乎是政治系當道……..)
我以前的數學(理)學院(School of Mathematical Studies 包括電腦科學、流體力學…….),現在似乎改為 School of Mathematical Science。我系以前的統計組也是世界級的,有G. Barnard等名師,美國威斯康辛大學的英國人大師G. E. P. Box和我國的刁院士等,似乎都曾到我系作客(他們的書中如此感謝)……我系近來發行「Square 2」(我從未收過),竟然有簡體字版,可見東方來的學生不少。其實,許多數學領域的高手是印度人,他們的數學統計等刊物都世界級。20幾年來人事已面目全非(他們有一新的離散數學組…….)
我們受到的 face to face 的 tutorials,最寶貴。我的英國光頭老師CBW,喜歡叫我Ching,他兼院長。有一回他從「Square 2」走上「Square 1」時心思重重,我笑問他怎麼一回事? 他說在苦思等一下的初等微積分的某定理要如何表達…….(我是第一次領教他的教學方式:不用課本,每周要我們做他的三題習題的,希望我們以後所有書都燒毀之後,可以從FIRST PRINCIPLES自己寫那門學問的…….)
我從網路在進Square 1,沒想到它比印刷的內容更少,真不可思議。他們前幾年都會提醒校友在立遺囑時,如何送學校東西。今年比較進步,懂得台灣的許多大學般的「認同信用卡」。我到演講區去看一演講:英國1920s 的 「(傑克)Bata製鞋王國廠區考」。South End有我一次到英國人家度聖誕節的美好記憶。……人生這樣有限,世界時空如此…….
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