Debashish Sharma - Gonit Sora

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Debashish Sharma

Simple Concept Tough Problem - 8

Simple Concept Tough Problem - 8

“Mathematics is not about numbers, equations, computations or algorithms; it’s about understanding.” – William Paul Thurston William Paul Thurston, an American mathematician, was a pioneer in the field of low-dimensional topology. In 1982, he was awarded the Fields Medal for his contributions to the study of 3-manifolds. We begin this

Simple Concept Tough Problem - 7

Simple Concept Tough Problem - 7

Hello readers ! We are back with the 7th problem in SCTP series. The problem for today is rather simple. However, in mathematics, simple things tend to become complex all of a sudden. Let’s take it up : Let P(x) be a polynomial with positive integer coefficients such that the

Webinar by Prof. B.Sury, ISI Bangalore

Webinar by Prof. B.Sury, ISI Bangalore

The Department of Mathematics, Gurucharan College, Silchar will organize a webinar in association with Assam Academy of Mathematics Cachar District Branch and Gonit Sora. The invited speaker for the webinar is Prof. B. Sury, Professor of Mathematics, Stat-Math Unit, Indian Statistical Institute Bangalore. He will deliver his talk on “Mathematical

Assam Mathematics Olympiad 2020

Assam Mathematics Olympiad 2020

The Assam Academy of Mathematics will organize Assam Mathematics Olympiad 2020 on 26th July 2020, Sunday at 11:00 am for students of Classes IX,X and XI (or X appeared). It will be a one hour online test with questions in the pattern of PRMO (Pre-Regional Mathematical Olympiad). Interested

Simple Concept Tough Problem - 6

Simple Concept Tough Problem - 6

“What delighted me most about mathematics was that things could be proved” – Bertrand Russell. Yes, proofs are always a delight for mathematicians. In fact, they are not satisfied with just one way of arriving at something. Finding several approaches to the same thing delights a mathematician even more. The problems

Simple Concept Tough Problem - 5

Simple Concept Tough Problem - 5

Hello readers ! We are at the fifth problem in the SCTP series. This problem had appeared in the PRMO 2018 paper. Here is the problem : Integers satisfy and . Find the sum of all possible values of . We will see that this problem requires a basic property of divisibility of integers.

Simple Concept Tough Problem-4

Simple Concept Tough Problem-4

“The only way to learn mathematics is to do mathematics !” – Paul Halmos. Yes, definitely ! The more we do mathematics, the more we lean mathematics. So, here we are with the fourth problem in SCTP series. This problem appeared in PRMO 2017 paper. If an integer , a natural number and a

Simple Concept Tough Problem - 3

Simple Concept Tough Problem - 3

“If Mathematics is a mile, what you have learnt in a high school is just the first inch ! “ I often utter the above well-known quote in my classes. Pardon me, as I don’t remember whom is this attributed to. Mathematics has no dearth of problems and challenging problems can

Simple Concept Tough Problem - 2

Simple Concept Tough Problem - 2

Hello readers! This is the second of a series of articles dealing with tough mathematical problems that require just basic mathematics for their solutions. A bit late, though. The first article was published on 25th October 2019. The problem for the second article is taken from the question paper of

Simple concept Tough problem - 1

Many tough mathematical problems require just basic mathematics for their solutions. This series of articles will discuss such problems on a regular basis. The problem for the first edition is taken from the Regional Mathematics Olympiad (RMO) 2019. It’s question number 2 in the RMO paper. While there are

Stephen Hawking: A Personal Tribute

Stephen Hawking: A Personal Tribute

3.14 is famous once again! is 3.14 approximately, -day is on 3-14 (March 14th), Albert Einstein’s birthday is on 3-14 and now Stephen Hawking’s demise. A famous cosmologist, an icon of the scientific community and an inspiration for generations to come, Stephen Hawking is regarded as

Few problems - 4

Few problems - 4

1. Find all integers satisfying such that is a divisor of . 2. Find the number of ordered pairs of positive integers which satisfy . 3. The integer consists of 2017 consecutive nines. A computer calculates . How many nines does the number contain in total ? 4. Let be an acute angled triangle

In memory of Prof. Jonathan Borwein

Experimental Mathematics

In memory of Prof. Jonathan Borwein

Prof. Jonathan Borwein was a distinguished Scottish mathematician, widely known for his contribution to experimental mathematics, and reputed as the most renowned expert. He left for his heavenly abode on 2nd August 2016. He was a Laureate Professor in the School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences at the University of

"Mathematics Lab"

"Mathematics Lab"

Sounds strange, right? Well, “Mathematics Lab” is something we are not well-acquainted with. We all had “Physics lab”, “Chemistry Lab”, “Biology Lab” in our schools/colleges but not “Mathematics Lab”. Last month, I and my friend Ajoy Dutta got an opportunity to design a “Mathematics Lab”, thanks to Dr. Kedar

Interview with Prof. Anatoly Vershik

Prof. Anatoly Vershik (Image Courtesy) Prof. Anatoly Moiseevich Vershik is an eminent Russian Mathematician. He is a Professor of the Chair of Mathematical Analysis, Department of Mathematics and Mechanics, St. Petersburg State University. Prof. Vershik is also the Head of the Laboratory of Representation Theory and Dynamical systems, St. Petersburg

Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam - The man who won hearts !

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam - The man who won hearts !

I was, probably, in 5th standard when I first heard of the name “Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam”, thanks to the G.K. textbooks. His name appeared in several chapters like “Great men”, “Great Scientists”, “Who’s who”, “Space science” and many more. One of his photos had the

Modulo matters

Going back to school days, recall a simple formula Dividend=Divisor $ times $ Quotient + Remainder It may be of little value to us now but of course it was quite costly in the good old school days as problems related to it were priced at 5 or 6 marks in the