Bio
Kwesi Atta Sakyi is an academic and researcher affiliated with ZCAS University in Lusaka, Zambia. He holds qualifications including an MPA, BA, and MBA. His research spans mathematical conjectures such as the twin prime and Goldbach's conjecture, the educational impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and innovative contributions to new numerals and alphabets with applications in cryptology and Afrocentric studies. With four published papers and recognition as a fellow, his work demonstrates a commitment to advancing knowledge across mathematical and interdisciplinary fields.
Educational Journey
ZCAS University
MPA, BA, MBA
Experience
Research
New Numerals and Alphabets -Contribution towards New Knowledge, Cryptology, Encryption, Learner Support, and Afrocentric Studies
Human communication has developed over thousands of years with contributions to the development of written alphabets and numerals coming from the ancient Phoenicians, Sumerians, Egyptians, Chinese, Greeks, Romans, Indians and Arabs. Our objective in this paper is to introduce new forms of alphabets and numerals which have been developed by us as our personal contribution to the subject of human communication. We developed these characters about ten years ago and now we feel it is time to publish it in a short communication. In this paper, we review some of the literature pertaining to the development of writing and then we introduce the new forms of writing developed by usby stating forward how these new forms of writing can be applied in the real world of human communication. We hope that the new numerals and alphabets will be useful in the fields of encryption, cryptology, and education.
Global Pandemics Corona Virus (COVID-19) Pandemonium Disruption Educational Sector Blues and Global Issues Arising Therefrom
In this paper, we survey the topic of pandemics with specific reference to the Global Corona Virus pandemic which is dubbed COVID-19, and we trace the background of pandemics in the past. Our objective in this paper is to share our experiences as well as to examine the impact of the pandemic on businesses, especially the educational sector, and also on other sectors. In this paper, we take a multidisciplinary approach as well as a compendious approach of surveying a broad swathe of issues. At the same time, we use a narrative approach, providing commentaries and descriptive analysis, and a flashback of history in the literature review. We rely mainly on secondary data for the discussion and analysis as the nature of the topic is still fresh and delicate for us to conduct primary research. Besides, we believe that the problem at hand is on-going, all encompassing, and it may be premature at this stage for us to come to some definitive conclusions. The theoretical model which we use in the analysis is the macro-environmental model which is popularly and variously called the PEST, PESTLE, PESTEL, SLEPT, or STEEPLE model, popular in management studies and used by Social Scientists in their exegesis and discourses. We chose this model because the COVID-19 pandemic impacted on lives around the globe, and it affected every facet of life, hence the need to take a holistic approach that is exploratory, and based on Grounded Theory. Our findings and discussions concentrated on the effects of lockdowns on businesses, especially on the educational sector, as well as on social aspects of following scientific recommendations such as observing social distance, wearing masks, washing hands, avoiding gatherings, and avoiding unnecessary travel. In this paper, we also examined how lecturers’ and students’ work were affected under the circumstances, as well as discussing the novelty ways which lecturers and students adopted to cope with the challenging situation of the new normal. Furthermore, we discussed issues of political leadership, the direction of geopolitics, and general responses to the outbreak of the pandemic. In this paper, we concluded that the disruptive nature of the pandemic had brought about a paradigm shift in the way business is conducted, and challenged people to explore new methods of sustaining themselves, their businesses, their lifestyles, and their jobs. Furthermore, we were bold to make some forecasts, based on historical trends, in order to warn people to be on the alert. We ended the paper by making recommendations to stakeholders and first-line or frontline disaster response agencies and authorities.
Splitting Goldbach’s Twin Prime Conjecture Asunder for Even Numbers
The Goldbach Conjecture remains one of the several unsolved mathematical problems today, along with the Twin Prime Conjecture. It is said to be one of the simplest mathematical problems to state yet the most difficult to prove. In this paper, the author explores a few even numbers about the problem, and, using them as his sample size, juxtaposes his ideas with those of others through literature review. The author explores a solution to the Goldbach conjecture which was put forward about 275 years ago, by a German mathematician, Christian Goldbach, who was a contemporary of the genius German mathematician, Leonhard Euler. Euler in a letter to Goldbach, had confessed at the time that unfortunately, he (Euler) could not prove Goldbach’s mathematical poser. Through fundamental analysis and critical thinking, this author attempts to share his thoughts on how to resolve this long-standing mathematical debacle. The methodology used is basic, experimental, and exploratory, with the use of inferences through recognition of number patterns. We hope that this paper will make a small contribution to the discourse on Goldbach’s conjecture, whose solution has eluded mathematicians for about 275 years.
Triple Reflections- A Discourse on Twin Prime Conjecture, Pascal’s Triangle, and Euler’s e
The twin prime conjecture has attracted a lot of attention worldwide. It is still an unresolved problem, even though the work of Yitang Zhang has partially resolved it. The author of this paper aims to contribute to the discourse by employing basic mathematics and logic to arrive at some conclusions on the topic, and also to help in breaking new grounds. The researcher used secondary data to build his arguments in an exploratory manner, relying on the existing literature. The paper traces the background of the problem, and points to some of the breakthroughs that were made in the past. The paper examines Pascal’s triangle and, it makes some revealing discoveries on the coefficients. The author also examines Euler’s E, and links it to Pascal’s triangle, and the twin prime problem. Furthermore the author derives new arithmetic terms that he can use to produce infinite numbers of twin primes. The author also discusses how numbers so obtained can thoroughly be checked to be non-composite, thus extending the field of twin primes. The author finally points to the application of twin primes in industry, academia, and other areas of practical knowledge.
