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Kolkata14 hours agoAuthor: Soma Nandy
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Kolkata’s Neena Gupta has been honored with the prestigious Ramanujam Award. Professor Nina at the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) has been given this honor for finding a solution to the Jariski cancellation problem.
- Understand the ‘mathematics’ of mathematics from Neena Gupta, the second woman of the country to get Ramanujam Award
What if you are also one of those children who suffer from mathphobia and think that maths will not come? So know that from morning till night, there is some mathematics in everything. If you don’t love it, then your whole life will scare you like this. Today on National Mathematics Day, know from renowned mathematician Neena Gupta how to overcome this fear and make it an important part of your life.
Connect questions with everyday things… you will never get bored with maths
What math puzzle have you solved, tell us in simple words.
This is a bit difficult. I try Let A times X = A times Y
So usually we cancel A on both sides and make X=Y but it doesn’t happen every time. For example if the value of A is zero then its solution will be zero, zero cannot be canceled on either side.
Have a few tips for those who are afraid of math?
Don’t be afraid of math. Play like a game. Take it as a challenge. First understand the formula or concept. Practice a lot. Gradually interest will arise and you will fall in love with maths. Connecting the questions to everyday things will not seem boring.
Many children think that math is not made for us, what if it does not come?
Can’t escape math. From the rising of the sun to the sunset, there is some math in everything. The four legs of the table you sit on are also made of mathematical measurements. The watch that you see also has math in it. Whether to make tea or to eat, in whom and how much to put, there is some math in this too. Be it the transaction of money or things, it is math.
How did you get inspired for Maths?
He was interested in mathematics since childhood. Math was my life. But it can also have a career, did not know that. There was no idea of research. It seemed that new formulas would be made, which would fill the books further. An ISI professor inspired me. Then I did my PhD. Mathematics was my passion, I enjoyed reading and just kept on studying. That’s why I got this milestone today.
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