how did you get interested in maths – I'm a Mathematician 25/26

Question: how did you get interested in maths
- Keywords:
  inspiration,
  interest,
  maths
Asked by jouk532fane29 to Rachel E, lucyrycroftsmith, janmckendrick, Adam C on 28 Jan 2026. This question was also asked by onto532fane29.
- Rachel Edwards answered on 28 Jan 2026:
  
  I like maths as a tool – so I use it to try and solve problems. I’m a scientist so really I love finding answers to problems and doing experiments, but maths is there as our language for explaining everything.

Question: how did you get interested in maths