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Meet Angela
Throughout elementary school, I thought each grade was more fun than the previous. Every year, I dreamt of becoming a teacher of the grade I was in. Teaching has always been my goal. Physics, on the other hand, was not on my radar until much later. I was good at math, not science. I first took physics as a senior in high school and found it fun and challenging. But I never even considered a major in physics - it was so new to me, and just the name sounded so difficult! So, I went to college not really sure what I wanted to major in, but thinking I would do something with math and education.
My very first class in college was Calculus 1, taught by one of the physics professors. Partway through the semester, the professor stopped by to encourage me, saying I was excelling in the class, and asked whether I had ever considered taking some physics classes. I hadn't considered physics classes, but I talked to some friends who had taken some physics, and I decided to give it a go. I took Physics 1 and Physics 2, and enjoyed them both. Who knew math could help understand the world through physics?! After the marvels of modern physics, I was hooked! Becoming a college professor and teaching other students about this amazing subject became my goal.
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