Finding her formula
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Long before she understood what a career in mathematics might entail, Dr Roxanne Francis had already added it to her list of possibilities. At eight years old, while attending St Ann’s Bay Primary School, Francis was asked to write down three careers she hoped to pursue. One of them was to be a mathematician. She laughs now at the memory, admitting she had little idea where mathematics might eventually take her.
