I remember that a long time ago my father introduced me to mathematics. He taught me many things to help me solve more complex equations. One of these things was what (a+b)2 was. This helps solve complex equations like the quadratic equation, which is ax2 + bx + c. I remember feeling very frustrated because I couldn't derive the quadratic equation. It seemed like no matter what path I tried to take, there was always a brick wall ahead. At some point, my dad told me how to fix it. Oh, how simple the solution to the problem seemed when he told me! Basically, he used the property that (a+b)2 = a2 + 2ab + b2 to isolate x in the quadratic equation. I was so ready to try another problem and, this time, solve it myself. I was so interested that sometimes, in my free time, I searched for problems online, looking for new challenges. Sometimes I found problems that seemed impossible. I could have searched for the solution, but most of the time I skipped them. As the unresolved problems piled up, I became more and more curious about how to solve them. I asked my father for help and he helped me solve many problems, but I left some to work on alone. Some I finished at some point, others are still unfinished that I have been working on. Some I found are actually unsolved by anyone to this day! Mathematics became my best subject and my favorite subject. I usually score above 95 on my school math tests, making everyone think I'm a genius. The funny thing is, as I walk down the halls, at least every two minutes or so, someone says, "Hi, Kenny." when I have absolutely no idea who the person saying “hi” to me is. My dad introduced me to computers so I could solve some problems... middle of paper... things I definitely deserved. For example, this matrix solving program took me a lot of time, I don't even know how long it took before I finished. It took me so much time out of the day where I could have been playing, running, and having fun in other ways, but I just sat down, got to work, debugged for hours, and got closer to completion every day. I still remember that day when I finished the program. I was debugging, watching tutorials from different websites and reading books, when I found the answer to my problem. I remember showing it to my dad and checking the program over and over again because I didn't think I had actually finished it! I've done a lot of things with programming. I love it and always will. It's fun trying to overcome the challenge of actually making a program work and keeps me coming back for more.