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 →
Puzzle: Square and Add
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.
PC Mahalabonis | Statistics and India | Dr. Pradeep Apte
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
Happy Pi Day to those who celebrate 😊🥧 #mathematics #piday
Etymology of Numbers
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 →
Nostalgia, Motivation and My Sketch
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 →
Indian Math Prodigy on Indian Math Olympiad
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
Happy Pi Day 2024!
Happy Pi Day 2024!
The Genius of Srinivasa Ramanujan
The great Indian mathematician from 20th century, Srinivasa Ramanujan was a genius! I can't have enough of him and hence I read, collect and share anecdotes and stories of his greatness whenever I get an opportunity. You can read previous posts about Srinivasa Ramanujan here. Srinivasa Ramanujan (1887-1920) was born on this day (22nd December).... Continue Reading →
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