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‘Today, mathematics is not only necessary in daily life but pervasive’

Apoorva Khare is an associate professor of mathematics at the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru. He is recognised as one of India’s leading young mathematicians and is one of the winners of the recently announced 2022 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prizes (now remodelled as the Vigyan Yuva-Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar award). In…

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Problem solved as France opens its first museum dedicated to maths

France's first museum dedicated to the world of mathematics, Maison Poincaré, is the newest addition to Paris's Latin Quarter. The research-based venue, which opened its doors this week, is to be managed by the Sorbonne University.

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Mathematician Ruixiang Zhang to receive 2023 Sastra Ramanujan Prize

Dr. Zhang, Assistant Professor at UC Berkeley, USA, will receive the 2023 SASTRA Ramanujan Prize for his outstanding contributions in mathematics. The prize, consisting of a USD 10,000 cash award, will be presented at an international conference in Kumbakonam, Ramanujan's hometown.

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What is the most boring number?

Many animals can count ... some ants even use numbers to navigate.

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‘Nation needs young, dedicated researchers and innovators’

V-C Satyanarayana urges students to make use of facilities and excel in studies. Chief guest Radhakrishnamcharya says admission is just a beginning. Guest of honour Rao says mathematics plays an important role in space tech. Students have a greater role to play in advancing space tech.

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Other lives: Mathematics lecturer who was a campaigner for the National Pensioners Convention

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'Big Bang of Numbers' – The Conversation's book club explores how math alone could create the universe with author Manil Suri

The Conversation U.S. launched its new book club with a bang – talking to mathematician Manil Suri about his nonfiction work “The Big Bang of Numbers: How to Build the Universe Using Only Math.” Suri, a previous author in The Conversation, has also written an award-winning fiction trilogy, in addition…

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Steve Clarke in mathematics quip over Scotland Euros poser

The journey to Germany next summer could be sealed on Tuesday evening, as Scotland face England at Hampden.

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IIT-Madras’s Pravartak Technologies opens registrations for free, online mathematics course

IIT-M's Pravartak Technologies offers free, online 10-week course to teach 'out of the box thinking' in mathematics. Registrations for level 3 & 4 exams open till Sept 20. Level 1 & 2 batch opened on Aug 16 with last date for registration being Sept 16. Funded by DST, hosted by…

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Arithmetic has a biological origin – it's an expression in symbols of the 'deep structure' of our perception

Everyone knows that arithmetic is true: 2 + 2 = 4.

The Conversation

Ed Sheeran surprises fans on his ‘work shift’ in Lego store ahead of new album release

The singer and ‘brick specialist’ served stunned Lego customers from behind the till

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IIT-Madras launches four-year BS Electronic systems programme

IIT Madras launches 4-yr BS Electronic Systems course. Open to all who studied mathematics and physics in class 12, it is hybrid-mode with content, tutorials, & assignments online, exams & labs in physical mode. Course aligns with India's semiconductor mission to make country a global hub for electronics manufacturing &…

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Pandemic effect: Student learning achievement continues to be poor in Karnataka

According to the State Achievement Survey 2022-23 (SAS), which was conducted by the Department of School Education and Literacy recently, high school students lag behind those from primary schools in learning achievements.

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Unity Women’s College sets up maths lab in Attappady school

The Unity Women’s College students came forward to set up the laboratory with the financial support from the college governing body as part of the college’s 30th anniversary celebrations.

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Pioneering NASA 'Hidden Figure' Evelyn Boyd Granville dies at age 99

Evelyn Boyd Granville, one of the first Black women to earn a mathematics Ph.D. from a U.S. university, did key work for NASA during early space missions and the moon landing.

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Central University launches B.Tech in Mathematics and Computing

Central Univ. of Karnataka launches B.Tech in Maths & Computing. VC stresses importance of maths & its role in AI, ML & IoT. Course designed to meet industry needs & higher edu. opps. at IITs. Registration process open, last date July 26. Visit www.cuk.ac.in for more info.

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F1 in Schools announces record world finals entries in 2023

In 2023, 68 teams will take part in the final event of the F1 in Schools project, which is held annually to encourage students to enrol in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) subjects.

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Kirkcudbright's Dark Space Planetarium receives funding boost from Galloway Hydro owners

Drax Foundation has given the visitor attraction £25,000 to help improve access to science, technology, engineering and mathematics

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Are you smarter than a 7th grader? Solve this (not so) simple maths problem to find out

The answer is not as simple as it first appears ....

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Four teachers posted on deputation at Bargur tribal residential school in Erode district

Four teachers have been posted on deputation at the Government Tribal Residential Higher Secondary School in Bargur, Erode district, and they are expected to join duty on Wednesday, June 28, 2023.

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A 79-year-old mathematician may have just solved an infinite dimension puzzle that's vexed theorists for decades

Mathematician Per Enflo, who solved a huge chunk of the 'invariant subspaces problem' decades ago, may have just finished his work.

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Spectre: The deceptively simple shape that’s taken mathematics by storm

On March 20, 2023, a team of four researchers announced that they had discovered an einstein, an object that mathematicians had been searching for almost 60 years. An einstein – also known as an aperiodic monotile – is a shape that can tile a surface plane, but only in a…

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A 79-year-old mathematician may have just solved an infinite dimension puzzle that's vexed theorists for decades

Mathematician Per Enflo, who solved a huge chunk of the 'invariant subspaces problem' decades ago, may have just finished his work.

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Has a mathematician solved the ‘invariant subspace problem’? And what does that even mean?

A new paper purports to contain the final piece of a mathematical jigsaw puzzle: the invariant subspace problem

The Conversation

Has a mathematician solved the 'invariant subspace problem'? And what does that even mean?

Two weeks ago, a modest-looking paper was uploaded to the arXiv preprint server with the unassuming title “On the invariant subspace problem in Hilbert spaces”. The paper is just 13 pages long and its list of references contains only a single entry.

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