


But the more I travel to places where access to education is limited, the more I see children who treat it as a privilege, and the greater the difference it makes in their lives.

In Australia I think it is too easy to take education for granted, because it is seen as a right but with too little appreciation for the responsibility that goes with it. "My passion is for education as a whole, rather than just mathematics. What motivates you to write mathematics books? Since 2008, I have been the principal editor for Haese Mathematics." I studied laminar heat flow as part of his Honours in Applied Mathematics, and finished a PhD in high speed fluid flows in 2001. "I completed a Bachelor of Science at the University of Adelaide, majoring in Infection and Immunity, and Applied Mathematics.
