My name is Xie Dong. I was born on
　　August 25, 1965, in Hengyang, Hunan Province. In 1977 I graduated from Harbin
　　Technical Institute where I majored in electronic engineering, and then I was
　　assigned to work in an electronic apparatus factory as a technician for nine
　　years. During this period I gained some practical experience in designing and
　　manufacturing several varieties of electronic apparatus. In the fall of 1983, I
　　was admitted to the Department of Mathematics, Zhejiang University as a graduate
　　student. Six months before I took the examinations, I started to study higher
　　algebra and analysis by myself in my leisure time. Since the enrollment I have
　　completed all the courses required by the graduate program, making straight A
　　both in my undergraduate and graduate courses. My performance in the graduate
　　seminars of Differential Calculus and Mathematical and Physical Formulas shows
　　that I have got a good grasp of the fundamentals of mathematics.
　　I have been studying English intensively for six months. I have attended
　　an English class taught by an American professor. Ms. Kathy Swift, from the City
　　University of New York. According to her, within a few weeks of my arrival
　　abroad, I should have no difficulty either in functioning on a daily basis or in
　　participating fully in graduate studies.
　　Presently I am interested in applied mathematics and later I would like to
　　do research in control theory. If I am accepted as a graduate student. I plan to
　　stay for 2-5 years pursuing a Ph.d. degree. I am sure I would make progress in
　　my future career.