Happy Mathematics Day! The birthday of genius Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan! Here is an interesting puzzle to commemorate his birthday! Complete the below division. You don't need any additional information or clues...
I love playing chess. My initial rating performance was close to 1900 and then it subsequently fell down because I was too reckless early on, after getting the FIDE rating, when "k" factor is high i.e. you win or lose points quickly. I was fascinated by this rating system called ELO. As I learnt statistics... Continue Reading →
I like to explore interesting things which stimulate thinking or give food for thought. It has become increasingly difficult to find such material in the torrent of contents on social media. But once in a while you find something good and you immediately lap it up! Here is a talk by Rajendra Bhatia Professor of... Continue Reading →
Number 3025 is interesting mathematically because it is a perfect square. Additionally, it has a peculiar property: if you split it into two parts, 30 and 25 you get: 30+25= 55 and 30^2+25^2= 55^2=3025 Find another number with similar property.
Dr. Pradeep Apte is one of my favorite Professors. I had the privilege of attending one of his excellent talks recently on Breweries in India - yes, you heard it right! He is the kind of all-rounder who can talk about Economics, and virtually everything under the sun with the same knowledge, intensity and passion.... Continue Reading →
Happy Pi Day to those who celebrate 😊🥧 #mathematics #piday
My most favourite subject is Mathematics! Though I studied Engineering and hence Mathematics after 12th standard was limited only to "applied" part, I still enjoy learning about Mathematics and more specifically solving puzzles. So I am always in search of contents - podcasts, videos, articles - about maths. I recently came across this wonderful video... Continue Reading →
Today I found a treasure trove! I found my notebooks from Standard 11th, 12th and a couple of years of Engineering, few files from Engineering submissions, and my Answer papers from standard 9 and 10! Also found a couple of text books from standard 3rd (!) and standard 7th! Those things, for me, are less... Continue Reading →
This year India's IMO team created history! The team consisting of six boys secured fourth place (the best ever performance by India) and few individual medals/accolades. Here is an interesting interview of one of the team members, Rushil Mathur. Don't miss this if you love mathematics. https://youtu.be/DGaO7L1SOzA?si=FTKAP6bx5wChZj_Q
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