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Young-Heon Kim

Professor

Department of Mathematics

University of British Columbia

Room 121, 1984 Mathematics Road

Vancouver, B.C.

Canada V6T 1Z2

E-Mail  

yhkim "at" math "dot" ubc "dot" ca

Phone  604-822-6324

Fax      604-822-6074

Office   MATH Annex 1211 (2nd floor).

“Darkness never overcomes the light.
Lies never defeat the truth.
Truth will never sink.
We will never give up.”

— `Truth Will Never Sink’ by YOON, Minsuk (윤민석).

어둠은 빛을 이길 수 없다
거짓은 참을 이길 수 없다
진실은 침몰하지 않는다
우리는 포기하지 않는다

"Neither a lofty degree of intelligence nor imagination nor both together go to the making of genius. Love, love, love, that is the soul of genius"

---------------------- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

"It is as a pupil and admirer that I stand at the grave of the greatest man who taught me in college. His intellect led the way from earlier work to later achievements of modern science. He shaped his life, down to the smallest detail, like a fine work of art. His never-failing kindness and his sense of justice made him a leader in any society he entered. Everyone followed him gladly, for they felt that he never set out to govern but only to serve."

--------------------- from a web-dictionary.

"I believe in intuition and inspiration. Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited, whereas imagination embraces the entire world, stimulating progress, giving birth to evolution. It is, strictly speaking, a real factor in scientific research." 

 "The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift."

---------------------------------Albert Einstein.

"One thing that I’ve learned, is to start with a simple model and then work on extending it in various ways. Go to the expert! Talk to the folks who are working in the field. They are the people who know! ................  That was the major lesson I learned from all this: work with people in the field as much as possible. Learn to talk their language, and be sensitive to their viewpoints.

---------------------- Colin Clark, in UBC Math newsletter 2015-16.