My first experiences with Mathematics began as a young boy when my mother, Dona Martin, taught me to count from one to ten. I began counting fingers then toes until ten was a distant accomplishment and larger numbers were becoming my perspectives. It seemed learning to count and use numbers was easier for me than learning how to read and write. With those two subjects I have struggled all my life but math just came to me. Math was the only subject in elementary school that I could really apply myself to and find some sense of achievement. ....