Gonit Sora

Lorentz Force

Magnetoplasmadynamic Rocket for Deep Space Exploration

Magnetoplasmadynamic Rocket or thruster (MPDT), the name once existed in science fiction, now proven to be the most powerful form of electromagnetic propulsion. Magnetoplasmadynamic thruster, also called Lorentz Force Accelerator or MPD Arc-jet (so called in Japan) has extreme theoretical capability to convert megawatts of electrical power into thrust, making

Astrophysics

An Exclusive Interview with Prof. Jayant Vishnu Narlikar

Prof. Narlikar delivering a talk at Tezpur University Jayant Vishnu Narlikar, is an eminent Indian cosmologist and is a shining example of people following the road less traveled. Prof. Narlikar was the founder director of IUCAA (Inter University Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics) at Pune, and is now an Emeritus

Har Gobind Khorana

Har Gobind Khorana

Har Gobind Khorana was a Nobel Prize winning India born American biochemist. Khorana was born in 1922 in a place called Raipur, now in East Pakistan. Although the exact date of his birth is not known, the date cited in almost all documents is 9th January. Khorana had a precocious

2014

TIFR GS 2014 Mathematics Question Paper

The Tata Institute of Fundamental Research organised its nationwide admission test for Graduate Studies 2014 in December 2013. The question paper for Mathematics can be downloaded here. [ad#ad-2]

2013

Joint CSIR UGC NET-JRF/LS Physical Sciences (December 2013)

The joint CSIR UGC National Eligibility Test for Junior Research Fellowship and Lecturer Ship was recently held nationwide on December 22nd, 2013. The question paper for Physical Sciences can be downloaded here. [ad#ad-2]

2013

Joint CSIR UGC NET-JRF/LS Mathematical Sciences (December 2013)

The joint CSIR UGC National Eligibility Test for Junior Research Fellowship and Lecturer Ship was recently held nationwide on December 22nd, 2013. The question paper for Mathematical Sciences can be downloaded here. [ad#ad-2]

Christiane Rousseau

MPE2013 moves into Mathematics of Planet Earth

The successful year-long initiative will continue past 2013. MONTREAL, December 11, 2013 – On January 1, 2014, the international project “Mathematics of Planet Earth 2013” (MPE2013) will continue as “Mathematics of Planet Earth” (MPE). The objectives remain unchanged – identify fundamental research questions about Planet Earth and reach out to the general

AWM-Microsoft Research Prize

Sophie Morel Wins the Inaugural AWM-Microsoft Research Prize in Algebra and Number Theory

The Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM) will present the FIRST AWM-MICROSOFT RESEARCH PRIZE IN ALGEBRA AND NUMBER THEORY to Sophie Morel, Professor of Mathematics at Princeton University, at the Joint Mathematics Meetings in Baltimore, MD, in January 2014. Established in 2012, the AWM-Microsoft Research Prize recognizes exceptional research in

Statistics & Employment

Employment Opportunities for Statisticians

What is job of a statistician? Statistics may be considered as the science of decision making in presence of uncertainty. The Statisticians collect data, analyze them and using specific statistical tool they calculate results and draw valid conclusions to make decisions in the face of uncertainty. Statisticians use data from

Acturial Science

পৰিসংখ্যা বিজ্ঞানৰ পাঠ্যক্ৰম আৰু নিয়োগৰ সুবিধা

পৰিসংখ্যা বিজ্ঞান কি? ‘Statistics’ শব্দটো লেটিন শব্দ ‘Status’ ৰ পৰা উদ্ভৱ হৈছে। পৌৰাণিক কালত একোখন ৰাজ্যৰ লগত জড়িত বিভিন্ন তথ্য সমূহকে পৰিসংখ্যা

RMO

क्षेत्रीय गणित ओलिंपियाड – 2013

समय: तीन घंटा दिसम्बर 01, 2013 निर्देश: · किसी भी तरह कैलकुलेतर तथा चांदा (protractor) के उपयीग की अनुमति नहीं है। · पैमाना (ruler) तथा परकार (compass) उपयीग किये जा सकते हैं। · सभी

RMO

Regional Mathematical Olympiad – 2013

Time: 3 hours December 01, 2013 Instructions: · Calculators (in any form) and protractors are not allowed. · Rulers and compasses are allowed. · Answer all the questions. · All questions carry equal marks. Maximum marks: 102. · Answer to each question should start on a new page. Clearly indicate the question number.   1. Let

Leonhard Euler

লিঅ'নাৰ্ড অইলাৰ

লিঅ’নাৰ্ড অইলাৰ (Leonhard Euler) — গণিত-বিজ্ঞানৰ বৰ্ণিল ইতিহাসৰ এক স্বৰ্ণময় অধ্যায়, সৰ্বকালৰ এগৰাকী বিখ্যাত গণিতজ্ঞ আৰু মহান দাৰ্শনিক। গণিতৰ আকাশৰ

Albert Einstein

Relating the Universal Relatives

This article bears a completely non mathematical approach to relativity , and rather a philosophical viewpoint and is intended for high school students and for those who are very new to the theory. Science, the other name for craze has led numerous people in history to come up with breathtaking breakthroughs

Erdos Number

Six Degrees of Separation: Math Quest

The following was published in the October 2013 issue of the magazine, Young NE. We thank its editor for permission to reproduce it here. We have so far seen many different mathematical things from prime numbers to simple calculation tricks. In this issue I would like to say about something

Mathematical Theory of Love

Mathematical Theory of Love

Abstract: The Mathematical Theory of Love is based on the following axioms: a) everyone is able to love; b) an individual “i” love value can be expressed as a term Li; c) Li love value can vary over time: Li(t). As per the First Theorem of Love, individual love

A Beautiful Mind

John F. Nash : A Beautiful Mind

John Forbes Nash, Jr. is an American mathematician who is known for his very revolutionary “Nash Equilibrium” and work in Game Theory. His works in Game Theory, Differential Geometry, and Partial Differential Equations have provided insight into the forces that govern chance and events inside complex systems in daily life.

Awards

Eknath Ghate wins the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award 2013

Dr. Eknath Prabhakar Ghate Dr. Eknath Prabhakar Ghate, of the School of Mathematical Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) Mumbai has been selected for the prestigious Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology for the year 2013 in Mathematical Science category along with seven other scientists in various

Circle Method

Mathematical Quest 4: More about Primes

The following was published in Young NE, Vol. 1, Issue 5 (September 2013). We thank the editor of Young NE for permission to post this here. In the last issue of this column I discussed about prime numbers and why they were so useful for us. In this issue I

Evariste Galois

গণিত আৰু মানৱতাৰ এক তেঁজাল ঘোঁৰা এভাৰিষ্ট্ গেল্-ওৱা

পোনপ্ৰথমবাৰৰ বাবে বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ৰ গণিত বিভাগত হৈ যোৱা ৰাষ্ট্ৰীয় সন্মিলনখনিক লৈ বিভাগৰ আটাইখিনি মানুহেই অতি ব্যস্ত হৈ আছিলোঁ, যদিওবা শ্

Euclid

জ্যামিতিক ধাৰণা আৰু স্বীকাৰ্যৰ প্ৰসংগত

আৰম্ভণিতে আমি গণিতৰ গুৰুত্বপূৰ্ণ তথা সন্মানীয় স্থানখন বিখ্যাত দাৰ্শনিক (Philosopher) প্লেট’ৰ ধাৰণাৰে কেনে ধৰণে ব্যাখ্যাত হৈছে, মন কৰোহঁক|

Google

Mathematics in the 'real' world

The following article appeared in the 18th July, 2013 issue of the Horizon supplement of The Assam Tribune under the heading ‘Mind over Maths’. This article is written by the Editor of the English section of Gonit Sora. We give below the original version that was written. One of the

gonitsora

“গণিত চ’ৰাৰ সন্দৰ্ভত” - প্ৰফেচৰ খনীন চন্দ্ৰ চৌধুৰী

কেইজনমান উৎসাহী আৰু দূৰদৰ্শী গণিতৰ ছাত্ৰৰ ঐকান্তিক চেষ্টাত বৈদ্যুতিন মাধ্যমত উপলব্ধ হোৱাকৈ গণিতক অধিক সংখ্যকৰ ওচৰলৈ নিয়াৰ এক প্ৰচেষ্

AKS Algorithm

Mathematical Quest 3: Prime Numbers

The editor of the English section of Gonit Sora, writes a monthly column devoted to mathematics in a teen magazine called Young NE. The editor of Young NE was kind enough to grant us permission to republish the column after it appears on print. Below is the column that appeared

Math Quest

Mathematical Quest 2: Finding out square roots

The editor of the English section of Gonit Sora, writes a monthly column devoted to mathematics in a teen magazine called Young NE. The editor of Young NE was kind enough to grant us permission to republish the column after it appears on print. Below is the column that appeared