mathematics

Noriko Yui

Noriko Yui is a mathematics topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Noriko Yui rather than just read about it. In short: Noriko Yui is a professor of mathematics at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. Career A native of Japan, Yui obtained her B.S. from Tsuda College, and her Ph.D. in Mathematics from Rutgers University in 1974 under the supervision of Richard Bumby.

Key takeaways

Noriko Yui belongs to mathematics; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Noriko Yui to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Noriko Yui from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Noriko Yui is a professor of mathematics at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario.

Career A native of Japan, Yui obtained her B.S. from Tsuda College, and her Ph.D. in Mathematics from Rutgers University in 1974 under the supervision of Richard Bumby. Known internationally, Yui has been a visiting researcher at the Max-Planck-Institute in Bonn a number of times and a Bye-Fellow at Newnham College, University of Cambridge. Her research is based in arithmetic geometry with applications to mathematical physics and notably mirror symmetry. Currently, much of her work is focused upon the modularity of Calabi-Yau threefolds. Notably, she and Fernando Q. Gouvêa have shown that for X {\displaystyle X} , a projective rigid Calabi-Yau threefold defined over Q {\displaystyle \mathbb {Q} } , the L {\displaystyle L} -function of X {\displaystyle X} is the L {\displaystyle L} -function of a certain modular form. Yui has been the managing editor for the journal Communications in Number Theory and Physics since its inception in 2007. She has edited a number of monographs, and she has co-authored two books.

References

External links Notable books co-authored by Yui

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Noriko Yui

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Noriko Yui claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In mathematics, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Noriko Yui before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Noriko Yui ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Noriko Yui

In research: Noriko Yui appears in mathematics research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Noriko Yui in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Noriko Yui is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 21st-century Canadian mathematicians, 21st-century Japanese mathematicians, 21st-century women mathematicians, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Noriko Yui outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Noriko Yui in 20 minutes

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Frequently asked questions

What is Noriko Yui in simple terms?

Noriko Yui is a professor of mathematics at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. Career A native of Japan, Yui obtained her B.S. from Tsuda College, and her Ph.D. in Mathematics from Rutgers University in 1974 under the supervision of Richard Bumby.

Why does Noriko Yui matter?

Because it connects several mathematics ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Noriko Yui?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Noriko Yui.