RAMANUJAN QUIZ DAY -9

 Today is the 9th day of quiz.

As you all aware of the facts that Dr Manmohan Singh has introduced 22nd December to be celebrated as National Mathematics Day. It was he who released a postal stamp on Ramanujan in 2011.

2. The first stamp on Ramanujan was released in the year 1962 by postal department to commemorate the 75th birthyear of Ramanujan.

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3. In the year 2016, another stamp on mathematical genius was released.

4. In the year 2012, which was observed as NATIONAL MATHEMATICS YEAR throughout the country, a special postal stamp was released.

Hope you are enjoying the quiz and noting down some of the important facts on Ramanujan. It is the time to play the quiz.

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DR RAJESH KUMAR THAKUR

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 1. Ramanujan was born in Erode in his maternal mother's house. It is unfortunate that this house was discovered in year 2012 by Susumu Sakurai, professor and head, Department of Math, Tokyo University of Science and Technology, and Dr. N. Mani, professor, Government Arts College, Erode, and president, Tamil Nadu Science Forum. 

It took 126 years to trace the house where Ramanujan was born. Unfortunately, it was discovered by a Japanese Professor.

2. Ramanujan was a devotee of Goddess Namagiri. For every discovery of his, Ramanujan gave due credit to the goddess. He wrote - An equation has no meaning for me until it expressed the thought of God. Even before going to England, Ramanujan went to Namakkal to take permission from God.

Namgiri Temple Namakkal

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 FACTS ABOUT RAMANUJAN

1. JANKI AMMAL (RAMANUJAN'S WIFE) adopted a son after the death of Ramanujan W Narayanan who took care of Janki till her death.

SOURCE:- RAMANUJAN MUSEUM AND MATH EDUCATION CENTRE CHENNAI

2. Ramanujan got enrolled in Town High School and for his academic brilliance he got Ranganath Rao Award for securing the highest marks in Mathematics and English

3. Film God, Zero and Infinity has been shot at different places - Kumbakonam. Trinity College and TIFR. In this film an interview with his adopted son was recorded.

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Dear Participants

Ramanujan was the only mathematician born in India in the last 1000 years who is so frequently being remembered by mathematicians around the world.

Many films and books on his life are available on You Tube /Google. 

FILM RAMANUJAN

THE MEN WHO KNEW INFINITY

Let's know some interesting facts about Ramanujan

1. Ramanujan's house at Kumbkakonam (in the picture below) has now been converted in a Museum and it was inaugurated by Dr A P J Abdul Kalam and being maintained by SASTRA University.

 

RAMANUJAN'S HOUSE WHICH IS NOW A MUSEUM

(SOURCE :- RAMANUJAN MUSEUM AND MATH EDUCATION CENTRE, CHENNAI)

2. In order to get a job of clerk in Madras Port, Ramanujan wrote a job application (SEE ABOVE)

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JANKI AMMAL  WROTE A LETTER FOR RAMANUJAN'S BUST

3. It is heartening to know that Janki Ammal (Ramanujan's wife) had to write a letter to Robert Aksey to do a favour to her to have a bust of him. It took more than 35 long years and intervention of world level mathematicians to collect fund for the bust.

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Usefulness of Shrinivasa Ramanujan's Work in Mathematics

 Ramanujan’s work includes Prime Number, Hyper Geometric Series, Modular function, Elliptical functions, Mock theta function, Magic square, Number theory and some geometry. Many of his results have been used in subject like particle physics, statistical mechanics, computer science, cryptography and space travel. Let me simplify the same for the young readers.

1. His work on Riemann zeta function have been applied on the theory of pyrometry aimed at making better blast furnaces.
2. His result has been used to find the better approximate value of pi.

In 1989, Chudnovsky brothers computed π to over 1 billion decimal places on a supercomputer using a variation of Ramanujan’s infinite series of π.

3. Crystallographer S. Ramaseshan has shown how Ramanujan’s partition theory sheds light on polymer technology. his work on partition has found useful in splicing telephone cables, whose shorter subunits of varying length, again add up to make a whole.

His work on partition theory has applications in a number of areas including particle physics (particularly quantum field theory) and probability.

4. Ramanujan published his paper titled “On certain arithmetical functions” in the year 1916 that investigated the properties of Fourier coefficients of modular forms. He also developed three conjectures on it and his first two conjectures helped develop the Hecke theory, which was formulated 20 years after his paper, in 1936, by German mathematician Erich Hecke.

His third conjecture played a pivotal role in the development of Langlands program in 1970 under Robert Langlands. This program aims to combine two mathematical branches Representation theory and algebraic number theory.

5. Famous Physicist Prof A K Sen has used Ramanujan’s Modular equation to analyze the concept of String theory.

6. The famous taxi cab number and the elliptical curve y^2=x^3+ ax + b that Ramanujan worked on, has a great impact on K3 surface which plays pivotal role in Quantum physics. Calabi- Yau Manifold is an example of K3 surface.

(Courtesy: - Wikipedia)

8. Ramanujan’ work on Theta Function is used to determine the critical dimensions in Bosonic string theory, superstring theory and M-theory.

9. Mathematician Ken Ono says that Ramanujan’s work on Mock Modular form is now used to compute the entropy, or level of disorder, of black holes.

10. Even the Cloud Computing we use is based on Ramanujan’s result.

Thanks for reading

Dr Rajesh Kumar Thakur

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17th National Math Convention at Delhi World Public School Bhatapara (Chhatisgarh) in December 2023

17th National Math Convention 2023

All India Ramanujan Maths Club in association with Delhi World Public School.  is going to organize the 17th National Maths Convention 2023 at Bhatapara (Chattisgarh) on 30-31th December 2023 

Last Date of Registration = 2nd November 2023

A school can register in maximum 3 events. Each event (Quiz/Puzzle/ Model/ Poem and Essay) can be participated by two students. Maximum 8 students and 1 teacher from one school can register. The organizer will provide all the support at the venue (Boarding/Lodging on sharing basis). Participants have to bear the cost of their own ticketing.

Details of events are as follows:- 

    Quiz Competition

Syllabus :-  General Mathematics

                          History of Mathematics

                         Know your Mathematicians

                          Identify Mathematical Shape/ Curve/ Film / Book

Question on the mathematician that you can check on the blog page itself. In the past we have conducted several quiz on Aryabhata and Ramanujan so get an idea of what type of question will be asked in quiz section.

Level 1 :- Written test through Google Form will be conducted in the first phase. 12 students with maximum correct answer will be selected for Final round.

1st level Exam will be held on 30th December. Only registered students can participate in the exam.

Level 2 : PPT Round with selected students

                 Mathematical Model Topics (Junior/Senior)

3 D model making - Topic and instruction will be given at the venue. Students have to bring 3-4 A-4 sheet, pencil, scissor, tape, glue with them.

Besides that, students can bring their own working/non working Mathematical models with them to be showcased their. The top 3 models will win prizes. 

                                                                    Mathematical Poem Topic (Junior/Senior)

                Role of Mathematic

                 Zero

                Number game

                Ramanujan

             Mathematics in daily life

               Why do I love Math?

                                      Word Limit for Poem :- 100 - 200 word

                    Mathematical Essay /Poem Topic (Junior/ Senior)

 a ) Relevance of Ramanujan in today’s world

b)  If I were Aryabhata/ Brahmagupta

c) Mathematics in Kitchen

 d) Importance of Numbers

 e) India the country of Numbers  

 f) Contribution of Indian Mathematicians in Freedom Struggle

g) Use of ICT in Mathematic

h)Math Phobia : How to address it

i) Journey of Pi in 100 years

j)Career in Maths

k) Had the shape of Ice-cream cone be Spherical?

l) Indian women  mathematician at a glance.

m) Why don't we respect our Mathematicians/Scientists at par with Actors/Politicians

n) Why mathematics is considered the most insipid subject?

                                                      Word Limit :- 350- 500

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                              EVENTS FOR TEACHERS

  Extempore: - A teacher has to present his view on the topic given on the spot. The maximum time allocated is 7 minutes for presenter and 3 minutes for judges. Topic of Extempore are ---

Ramanujan

 Indian freedom struggle and contribution of Mathematicians

 Mathematicians you would like to be

Mathematics in War planning

 Cryptography and Maths

Use of Mathematics in preserving monuments

History of Indian Mathematics

Zero

Career in Maths

Women Mathematicians of India 

Mathematicians from MP/Chhatisgarh

An innovative Practice to teach Algebra in your class room.

Mathematical Exam conducted by different organizations across world

 Paper Presentation: - A researcher/ teacher can present his paper on the given topic in virtual mode if selected. A 200-300 words write up (Abstract) need to be sent well before the due date. The top 10 entries will get a chance to present their paper live on the designated day. 

Use of ICT in teaching Maths

Mathematics in Gaming

Maths in NEP, Your take

 Practical use of Imaginary Number 

Anecdotes :  Relevance in teaching Maths

Award :- Every year we select 6  Teachers across India for National Best Teacher Awards. This award is for working teachers in Govt/ Non Govt Sector School only.

 Apart from that we confer 1 Ramanujan and 1 Aryabhata Award and 1 Innovative Teaching Award to teachers working in Govt Sector / NGO/ Coaching/ College/ Universities. 

You can apply for the same by clicking the link given below. 

For Aryabhata Award and Ramanujan Award you must have at least 15 years of teaching experience, minimum 3-10 research paper published

READ ABOUT APPLYING DIFFERENT AWARDS

For any information you can send your messages/whatsapp on 

Dr Chandramauli Joshi - Chairman -- 9825166956

Dr Rajesh Kr Thakur - Secretary - 9868060804

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