Statistics was offered as an Option at the Economics Department, Rangoon University.
Statistics became a separate Department under the Faculty of Social Science.
Statistics later became a Department of the Institute of Economics.
In the early days, some Rangoon University students (e.g. U Soe Myint, Chief Editor of Guardian, GBNF) graduated with the Triple Mathematics Option taking Pure Mathematics, Applied Mathematics and Statistics.
Professor
Dr. Sundaram was the first Professor and Head of the Statistics Department. He was a contemporary of Dr. Aye Hlaing and Saw William Paw.
Dr. Khin Maung Nyunt succeeded Saya Dr. Sundaram.
Transfers
U Thet Tun and U Kyaw Myint were key personnel at National Planning and CSO.
Dr. Myint Tin transferred to Central Statistical Organization (CSO)
U Htin Kyaw (Peter Wun) and U Tun Shwe transferred to UCC as Application Programmer/Analyst.
U Htin Kyaw
Terminology / Concepts
Types of Statistics
Parametric Statistics
Non-Parametric Statistics.
Statistic used to mean an item of measurement or information.
Datum used to be the singular form of Data.
Basic Operations on Data
Collecting
Organizing
Summarizing
Presenting
Analyzing
Measures
Mean (Average)
Median (Middle)
Mode (Highest occurrence)
Standard Deviation
Skewness
An old joke: “Have you heard about the Statistician who was drowned while trying to cross a river with an average of three feet?”
Tests and Tools
There are Statistical Tests. The tests use “significance level” to accept or reject a hypothesis. There may be Positive and Negative Errors.
An early program is called SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Science).
Several programming languages (e.g. Python, R) have libraries, modules and functions to perform statistical calculations and tests.
Machine Learning (a branch of Artificial Intelligence) uses various Statistical Programs and Tools.
Types of current Direct Current (DC) : Edison Alternating Current (AC) : Tesla
EE course One of the three early courses — along with Civil and Mechanical — given at Rangoon University
Electrical Power (EP) In some countries called Power Engineering
Electrical Communications (EC) Later called EcE and Electronics Engineering
Control System
Signal Processing Digital Signal Processing (DSP)
Telecommunications
Devices
Instrumentation
Part of EECS (EE and Computer Science)
Computers and Computer Engineering
IEEE
IET
RIT EE Sayas in the mid 1960s
There were about 20 EE Sayas during out RIT days.
Some sayas were on Deputation (studying abroad).
15 Sayas are seen in the Group Photo.
Saya U Khine Oo was absent that day.
EE Sayas from our RIT Days
Article for Swel Daw Yeik Sar Saung
I wrote an article for the Commemorative Issue of “Swel Daw Yeik Sar Saung” for SPZP-2010 held in Singapore.
Tekkatho Moe War (Saya U Moe Aung) was Chief Editor and/ Publisher of the Sar Saung.
Saya suggested the title “A Short and Sad Clip : EE Sayas“.
Part 1 of 4
U Kyaw Tun
Graduated in 1948-49 and joined the EE Department.
Most senior among the EE Sayas.
Saya of our Sayas.
Taught EP students.
Also taught “Principles of Electrical Engineering” to non-EE students.
Recruited C Ping Lee to join the EE Department.
Children : Elizabeth, Dorothy
C. Ping Lee
Recruited by Saya U Kyaw Tun to join the EE Department.
Taught Electrotechnology to the early engineering students including Dr. San Hla Aung.
Per request from H.E. U Than Aung (his former Burmese teacher at St. Paul’s High School), Saya C Ping Lee transferred to head the Directorate of Technical Education and Vocational Training.
Son : Dr. Win Aung (M62, NSF, iNEER) Wrote about his father Saya C. Ping Lee for the “Count down to the Reunion” series for SPZP-2000.
U Sein Hlaing
Matriculated in 1946.
Finished Top in his class of 52.
Joined the EE Department as Assistant Lecturer.
MSEE from MIT.
Upon his return, he was promoted to Lecturer and Head of the EE Department.
Served as Professor until his retirement.
Spouse : Nyunt Nyunt Yee
Part 2 of 4
U Tin Swe
Matriculated in 1947.
His name is misspelled or mispronounced as Tint Swe, Tin Shwe or Tin Shwe Gyi.
Member of the Prome Hall Soccer team which won the Inter-Hall Trophy for two consecutive years.
Joined the EE Department in 1953 as Assistant Lecturer.
MSEE from University of Michigan.
Upon his return, he was promoted to Lecturer.
Taught and supervised EP students.
Due to the scarcity of Professorship, he retired as Lecturer.
Played good tennis.
Early Power User at the Universities’ Computer Center (UCC).
U Sein Win
BSEE and MSEE from University of Michigan.
Technical Advisor for UCC
President of the RIT Rowing and Swimming and Water Polo Clubs
Line Judge at RUBC Regattas
After the EE department was reorganized as EC and EP departments, Saya served as Professor of Electrical Power Department at YTU.
After retirement, he worked as a Consultant in the Industry.
Children : daughters (Medical doctors)
Brothers : Dr. Tin U, Dr. Saw Lwin
Dr. San Tint
Joined the EE Faculty (which was renamed BIT) after graduation in 1961.
Doctorate from USSR
Post graduate training in UK (for the UCC project)
Played soccer for the RIT Saya team.
External Examiner for UCC
Retired as Professor of EC (Electronic Engineering) Department at YTU.
His former students performed Pyinnya Dana in Saya’s memory.
Nephew : Hlaing Myint
Part 3 of 4
U Chin Way
Was active in SPARK.
Migrated to the USA.
Grapevine says that he interviewed for a job in Los Angeles. When the interviewers found out that their boss U Tun Aung (Jeffrey, EC68) was a former student of Saya U Chin Way, no serious questions were asked.
U Soe Min
Went for training in the UK with the DCA grant / scholarship.
Upon his return, he transferred to DCA.
Win Boh (Robert, EC69, DCA) served as a best man at Saya’s wedding.
U Thein Lwin
At the time of the writing the article (in 2010), Saya U Thein Lwin was a retiree of Singapore Polytechnic, but was active helping students desiring to pursue studies in Singapore.
President of the RIT Badminton Club. Managed the RIT team comprising of Sai Kham Pan (EP69), which won the Inter-Institute Trophy.
Daughter : Business Professor in Singapore (former Swimming Champion)
Saya and Sayama passed away within a few months of each other.
U Soe Paing
Matriculated from SPHS5. Collegiate Scholarship in 1956 for standing 17th in the whole of Burma.
Two Gold Medals for the I.Sc. examinations. Scored the highest marks for examinations. Joint winner for scoring the highest marks in Mathematics in the examinations.
BSEE and MSEE from Stanford University
Joined EE Department as Assistant Lecturer
Helped Sayagyi Dr. Chit Swe found UCC along with Saya U Myo Min and Saya U Ko Ko Lay (GBNF).
Transferred to UCC as Manager of Systems Division
M.Sc. (Computer Science) at Southampton University in the UK
Was my mentor at RIT and UCC.
Retired from UN after managing IT projects at various countries
Wrote about his experience as a States Scholar, Systems Manager at UCC and UN Technical Advisor.
Spends his retirement visiting UK and USA, playing golf and practicing vipassana meditation at Kaba Aye Sunlun Gu Kyaung where his younger brother U Wara (U Win Paing, ChE70) is the Sayadaw.
Had operations for his heart and his back problems, but he is still active.
Spouse : Saw Yu Tint (Alice, T69)
Children : Thura, Akari, Threin
Dr. Win Tin
Was active in SPARK and as an entrepreneur.
Studied for his doctorate in France.
Associate Dean of Engineering at Assumption University (formerly known as ABAC).
Part 4 of 4
Need help
One page is missing during the scan of the article.
U Ba Myint
Taught “Electrical Measurement” during our RIT days.
Retired as Pro-Rector of YTU.
U Sein Maung
Taught “Electrical Machines” during our RIT days.
Taught at Assumption University.
Attended SPZP-2000 at the invitation of Daw Khin Htar Yee (Lily Win, T72).
U Nyi Nyi
Introduced Saya U Soe Paing to Sayagyi Dr. Chit Swe who was planning to found UCC.
Went to the UK for his graduate studies.
U Myo Kyi
Joined the EE Department after graduation in 1959.
He and Dr. Ba Lwin are the two most seniors among the EE sayas who are still alive.
Taught “Principles of Electrical Engineering” to the early non-EE students.
Met him at the meetings in Yangon
Patron / Advisor of Alumni Association and MES
Gave me a list of the Senior and Junior EE Sayas and Sayamas.
Dr. Ba Lwin
Joined the EE Department after graduation in 1959.
He and U Myo Kyi are the two most seniors among the EE sayas who are still alive.
Met him during his visit to the USA to see his daughter Thiri Lwin.
Spouse : Sister of Khin Maung Latt and Khin Maung Lay
U Moe Aung
Joined the EE Department with several of his classmates after graduation in 1963.
Editor of RUESU Annual Magazine
Chief Editor of RIT Annual Magazines, “Hlyat Sit Sar Saung” and commemorative issue of Swel Daw Yek Magazine for Shwe YaDu in 2014
Chaired SPZP-2002 and SPZP-2010 in Singapore
He and his team published the commemorative issue of “Swel Daw Yeik Sar Saung” for SPZP-2002, SPZP-2007 and SPZP-2010.
After retirement, Saya moved back to Yangon.
Patron of SDYF and several RIT-related activities
Laureate Poet.
Active writing poems (often “Let Tann”) and articles (mostly on EE).
Published two books and co-authored several books.
I translated some of Saya’s poems and articles.
U Khine Oo
Was absent in the group photo taken around mid-1966.
Took computer courses at UCC before going to Japan as States Scholar.
U Tin Shwe
Joined EE Department after graduation in 1966
Taught and RIT and ABAC
Wrote an article about his final year days in the commemorative issue of “Swel Daw Yeik Sar Saung” for SPZP-2010.
Became a monk, and served as Dhamma Librarian.
Sadly, he passed away. Saya U Moe Aung wrote “To the Shwe Duo” in the memory of Saya U Tin Shwe and Saya U Hla Shwe (T69). I translated Saya’s poem and published in my RIT Alumni International Newsletter and Updates.
Daw Mya Mya Than
Daw Mya Mya Than (EP68) joined the EE Department as EE Sayama.
U Than Lwin
U Than Lwin (Henry, EC69) was my classmate.
See “We Eleven” for details of the EC69 classmates
He joined the EE Department as an EE saya.
Some Junior EE Sayas and Sayamas
U Kyaw Naing (Sin Gwan, EC70, GBNF)
U Tin Win (EC71)
U Ko Ko Kyi (EC72)
Daw Nyunt Nyunt Yee (EP72)
Daw Khin Swe Oo (EC74)
Miscellaneous
Dr. Freddie Ba Hli
Sc.D from MIT
Helped Dr. Aung Gyi and U Min Wun adjust to the MIT environment
Taught part-time at EE Department
Director General, UBARI
Advisor, National Planning
Board Member and External Examiner, UCC
U Htin Paw
Joined the EE Department after graduation in 1958.
Won two Gold Medals.
MSEE from University of Michigan (with the Scholarship provided by UBARI).
Upon his return, he worked for UBARI before transferring to Electrical Inspectorate.
Moved to USA.
Founder and President, BEA
Past President, TBSA
Attended SPZP-2000.
Spouse : Eileen
Son : Dr. Barry Paw
U Ba Nyunt
Joined the EE Department after graduation in 1958.
Did graduate studies in the US.
Upon return, he transferred to MOC (MOGE).
Attended SPZP-2000. At that time, he was visiting his daughter and grandchild.
Spouse : Daw May Su
U Thein Tan
Need info (when he joined and his teaching / tutorial / lab role)
Guest Lecturers
Electrical Inspector
Chief Engineer (EPC)
Photos from some PZPs
The EP / EC of selected batches have hosted Saya Pu Zaw Pwes.
A sampling is provided below.
Kabyar by Saya U Moe Aung (Tekkatho Moe War)
In memory of Saya U Tin Shwe (EP66) and Saya U Hla Shwe (T69)
SHWE duo Blossom in unison Disappear together Free from complaint Even with thin breath Showed mark [of courage and wisdom] Never ever wavered … Pressed by burden At the awaited turn [of journey’s end] Body — inheritance [from previous lives] Succumbs [to failing health] Yet, “Wei-nyin” is fresh, alive and hovering.
Short term memory Modeled by computers as Random Access Memory (RAM) Important information should be copied to Long term memory
Long term memory Modeled by computers as Backing Store (e.g. tapes, disks, drums) Slower than Short Term Memory
Associative memory Related information could be chunked for efficient storage and access
Techniques for training memory Mnemonics Games Effective repetition and recall
Mingun Sayadaw U Vicittacarabhimvamsa
Sayadaw was listed in the “Guinness Book of World Records” for his phenomenal memory.
He could recite 8000+ pages of the Tipitaka (Three Baskets) covering Vinaya (Monastic rules of conduct), Sutta (Discourses) and Abhidhamma (Ultimate Reality).
Miscellaneous
Multi-disciplinary studies about Memory
Competitions Memorizing numbers (e.g digits of PI), cards …
Grand Slam Tournaments Australian Open French Open Wimbledon US Open
Calendar Grand Slam Winner Rod Laver (as Amateur and Professional)
Career Grand Slam Winner
Tennis Court
Tennis courts are provided by RU, RIT and Sports Organizations (e.g. at Theinbyu Court).
Some homes have Tennis Courts and often produce good Tennis players at the University and National level.
BurmaChampions
Joe Ba Maung(GBNF)
National Men’s Singles Champion
National Men’s Doubles Champion (with Than Lwin)
National Mixed Doubles Champion (with Ruby Kha)
Taught English at RIT
Transferred to Railways
Oversaw the Burma Railways Sports programs
Than Lwin
U Than Lwin (Second row)
Men’s Singles Champion Succeeded Joe Ba Maung
Men’s Double Champion with Joe Ba Maung
Mixed Doubles Champion with Daw Mu Mu Khin
Represented RU and Burma at the Second SEAP Games in December 1961
MaungMaung Lay
Fondly known as Ah Pu Lay
Men’s Singles Champion
Men’s Double Champion with Than Htut
Other Notable Players
Tin Si
Khin Si
Pe Than Maung
Biak Cin
Than Htut
Aung Htay (GBNF)
Tin Aung Cho
Khin Maung Aye
Khin Maung Chone
Daw Ruby Kha
Daw Mu Mu Khin (Daphne Tha Dok)
Daw Aye Tin
Joy Hla Pe
Jacqueline Tun Shwe
Ni Ni Chone
RIT Tennis
Htin Myaing (A66)
Soe Tha (EC67)
Tun Kyi (M67, GBNF)
Kyaw Nyunt (M69, GBNF)
Kyaw Sint (E Tai, T70, GBNF) National Junior Champion in his high school days. University First Eleven in soccer.
James Than (M70)
Several sayas (Dr. Aung Gyi, U Aung Khin, U Tin Hlaing, U Tu Myint) played Tennis.
International
The US Tennis Federation sent some players (Stan Smith, Bob Lutz, …) to Burma to hold Tennis Clinics and Exhibition Matches (with selected Burmese Tennis stars).
Rod Laver (“Rocket”) won two “True” Grand Slams: First time as an Amateur Second time as a Professional Won all four Grand Slam Tournaments (Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, and US Open) in the same Calendar year.
Some (e.g. Andre Agassi) won Career Grand Slam. Won the four Tournaments at different times in their career, but not in the same Calendar year. Pete Sampras won more tournaments than Andre Agassi, but he failed to win the French Open. Born Borg won Wimbledon and French Open multiple times.
Roger Federer currently holds the World Record for the most Grand Slam titles. Raf Nadal is a close second.
“Who is the Greatest Of All Times (GOAT)?” varies with the sports writers and players spanning several generations.
Daw Nyein (Physics) Retired as Head and Lecturer, Physics Department, RIT Attended Arcariya Pu Zaw Pwes until her 90s
Daw Hla May / Ann (English) Spouse : U Ohn Khin (English) Son : H.E. Dr. Pe Thet Khin
Daw Khin Kyi Kyi (Physics) Spouse : U Thein Pe Myint (Author, Political Leader) Children : U Han Tha Myint (ex-PTC, NLD), Daw Kyi Thar Myint (Physics)
Sayadaw U Thitthila (Pali) Trailblazer for Burmese Buddhist monks in UK Author Translator
U Ba Toke (Mathematics) Born : December 26, 1920 Died : December 2, 2020 Spouse : Daw Khin Ma Gyi (GBNF) Children : Betty, Ye Myint, Kitty (GBNF), Nellie, Pansy, Soe Win (GBNF), Pansy, Tammy, Debbie
HlaMin 