Gloria Conyers Hewitt
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Gloria Conyers Hewitt (1935-yilda tugʻilgan) — amerikalik matematik olima. U matematika fanlari doktori ilmiy darajasini olgan toʻrtinchi afro-amerikalik ayol boʻlgan.
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[tahrirlash]Ota-onam taʼlimni afro-amerikalik erkak yoki ayol oʻzini yaxshilashi mumkin boʻlgan yagona yoʻl deb bilishardi. Shuning uchun ular barcha farzandlarini kollejda oʻqishga undadilar. Biz badavlat boʻlmagan boʻlsak-da, atrofimizdagi standartlarga koʻra, men doim oʻzimizni oʻrta tabaqaga mansub deb hisoblaganman. Ota-onamning prezidentlik saylovlarida ovoz bera olishidan faxrlanardim. U paytlarda hamma ham bunga qodir emas edi[1]. | |
My parents believed that education was the only avenue through which an African American man or woman could better them selves. Therefore, they encouraged all of their children to attend college, While we were not wealthy, by the standards around us, I always thought we were middle class. I was proud of the fact that my parents could vote in the presidential election. Not everyone could in those days. |
Baʼzi magistratura kursdoshlarim menga yordam berish va ruhlantirish uchun qoʻllaridan kelganicha harakat qilishdi. Ular deyarli barcha mashgʻulotlariga meni ham qoʻshishardi. Bilamanki, bunday holat matematika bilan shugʻullanayotgan koʻplab qora tanlilar uchun odatiy hol emas edi, lekin men kerakli vaqtda va kerakli joyda boʻlish baxtiga muyassar boʻlganman. | |
Some of my fellow graduate students did all they could to help and encourage me. They included me in most of their activities. I know this situation was not the norm for a lot of Blacks studying mathematics, but I was fortunate enough to be at the right place at the right time. |
Xulosa qilib aytganda, mening matematikadagi hayotim — ochilgan eshiklar orqali shakllangan va hozir ham koʻp jihatdan shunday. Men har doim imkoniyatlardan foydalandim va ochilgan eshiklardan ichkariga kirdim[2]. | |
In short, my life in mathematics was, and still to a great extent is, shaped by opening doors. I have always taken advantage and walked in. |
Kollejda matematik tahlilni (calculus) oʻrganayotgan paytim, Rojdestvo taʼtilida uyga oʻzim bilan olib ketgan yagona kitobim aynan shu fan darsligi edi. Men undagi matnli masalalarni yechishni juda xohlardim. Birgina masala ustida butun ikki hafta davomida ishladim va nihoyat uni yechdim. U unchalik qiyin emas edi, shunchaki undagi jarayonni tushunmayotgan edim. Qalbimda „nur porlagan“ (tushunib yetgan) lahzada shunchalik baxtli edimki! Bunday katta mukofotni hech qachon his qilmaganman deb oʻylayman. Bu ulkan burilish nuqtasi edi. Men bunga butunlay bogʻlanib qoldim. Shundan soʻng, kursdoshlarimning hayratiga sabab boʻlib, kampusda hordiq chiqarish uchun ham matematik tahlil masalalarini yechib oʻtirganlarimni eslayman[3]. | |
I remember when I took calculus in college the only book I took home over the Christmas holidays was my calculus book. I wanted to do those word problems. I worked on one problem for the whole two weeks before I solved it. It wasnʼt that hard, but I just didnʼt understand the process involved. When the light dawned, I was so happy! I donʼt believe I ever felt so rewarded. It was a major breakthrough. I was hooked. After that, to the amazement of my fellow students, I recall sitting on campus doing calculus problems for recreation. |