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 →
Happy Fibonacci Day
Happy Fibonacci Day (November 23) 1, 1, 2, 3 … After 35 years: Nov 23, 2058 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8
Math Fun
9302023 is a prime number it also happens to be today's data in mm/dd/yyyy format
Happy Pi Day 2023
Today is #PiDay in U.S…The rest of the world celebrates it on 22nd July 🙂 (Note - 22/7 is a more accurate 'Pi' value than 3.14). PiDay is also the birth anniversary (144th) of Albert Einstein and the 5th death anniversary of Stephen Hawking. π has captivated mankind for more than 4000 years… The ancient... Continue Reading →
Happy New Year!
2023 is the only number that is equal to the sum of its digits multiplied by the square of the sum of the squares of its digits, where the sum of its digits and the sum of the squares of its digits are also its prime factors.
The Jyotirlinga Temples in India and Fibonacci Sequence
Received as a forward. I don't believe in such things but some may find it interesting, hence posting here: Did you know: The Jyotirlinga temples in India, are dedicated to Lord Shiva and there's a golden rule of numbers which is a universal theorem that can be linked to the position of the Jyotirlinga temples.... Continue Reading →
Happy B’day Srinivasa Ramanujan
The great Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan (1887-1920) was born on this day 135 years ago. He was a genius who taught himself advanced mathematics and did in a short life span of 32 years some great work which went on to become foundation of many ground breaking inventions and discoveries which we experience and use... Continue Reading →
9!
By the end of the 9th day of the 9th month i.e. today, the number of minutes that will have passed this year will be exactly 9! = 252 days of the year= 9×28 days= 9×28×24 hours= 9x28×24×60 minutes= 9×(7×4)×(8×3)×(6×5×2) minutes= 9×8×7×6×5×4×3×2 minutes= 9! minutes
A Lecture And Two Documentaries About Ramanujan
Here is an excellent documentary on the math genius Srinivasa Ramanujan https://youtu.be/OARGZ1xXCxs One more short documentary on Ramanujan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixra6x1XdjE Why does Ramanujan matter? - A talk by Prof. Ken Ono https://youtu.be/7ynhiZJUMzA
Today Is A Perfect Day
A number is ‘perfect’ if it equals the sum of its proper factors. For example, 28 (1+2+4+7+14 = 28) and 6 (1+2+3 = 6). Today is 28th June i.e. 28/06. So it's a perfect day!
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