National Maths Day

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IMPORTANCE OF THE DAY

The day marks the birth


anniversary of self taught Indian
mathematician Srinivas Iyengar
Ramanujan and his contributions in
the field of mathematics. The main
objective behind celebrating this
day is to raise awareness among
people about the importance of
mathematics for the development of
humanity
HISTORY

On December 22nd 2012 a function


was held in Chennai to mark the
125th birth anniversary of Srinivas
Iyengar Ramanujan. In this
ceremony the former prime
minister of our country Dr.
Manmohan Singh announced to
celebrate December 22nd as national
mathematics day. Since then this
day is celebrated every year.
THROUGH THE LIFE
OF RAMANUJAN
Shri Ramanujan was
born on December 22
1887 and died on April
26 1920 .In his very short
life time of 33 years , he
compiled over 3900
mathematical results and
equations.
Ramanujan gave an outstanding
contribution in the field of mathematics.
He was also called the
MATHEMATICS WIZARD for his
natural mathematical brilliance in the
subject. He did mastery in number
theories, infinite series and continued
fractions.
RAMANUJAN | 10 MAJOR
CONTRIBUTIONS AND
ACHIEVEMENTS
HE WAS THE SECOND INDIAN TO BE ELECTED A FELLOW OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY.

THE FASTEST ALGORITHMS FOR CALCULATION OF PI ARE BASED ON HIS SERIES.

HE DEVELOPED THE INFLUENTIAL CIRCLE METHOD IN PARTITION NUMBER THEORY.

HE DISCOVERED THE THREE RAMANUJAN’S CONGRUENCES.

HE DID GROUNDBREAKING RESEARCH RELATED TO FERMAT’S LAST THEOREM.

RAMANUJAN WAS THE FIRST TO DISCOVER K3 SURFACES IN 1910S.

HIS THETA FUNCTION LIES AT THE HEART OF STRING THEORY IN PHYSICS.

HIS MOCK MODULAR FORMS MAY UNLOCK THE SECRET OF BLACK HOLES.

NUMBER 1729 IS NAMED HARDY–RAMANUJAN NUMBER.

THE RAMANUJAN CONJECTURE PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN THE FAMOUS LANGLANDS


PROGRAM.
6 Effective Tips to
Study Maths
1.Practiceas much as you can.
Maths is a hands on subject. ...
2.Startby solving examples. Don't
start by solving complex
problems. ...
3.Clearall your doubts. It's easy to
get stuck at a doubt in Maths. ...
4.Note down all formulae. ...
5.Understand the derivation. ...
6.Don't lose touch with the basics.
DR. NEENA GUPTA
 THE RECIPIENT OF ABDUS SALAM ICTP'S
RAMANUJAN PRIZE FOR YOUNG
MATHEMATICIANS FROM DEVELOPING
COUNTRIES IN 2021..

"Mathematics is not difficult. Unlike other


subjects one can't memorize and no one
can spoon feed. If your concept is clear,
even you can solve the problems. Practice
is the key. There is no other mantra. The
more you practice, the more your mind
will open up. Once you start doing it, it
will start generating your interest and you
will fall in love. What happens is when
you get scared you start ignoring it,"
Gupta explained.

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