Expert Diaries: A Different Way of Thinking

A father asked his 7-year-old daughter about the times table of half, and she surprised him with a unique approach. Using time measurements, she calculated the fractions, highlighting the importance of understanding how children think. This experience inspired the father to explore new ways of teaching fractions. The incident underscores the value of listening to young minds.

Expert Diaries: Big breakthrough in AI system to solve problems in Geometry problems from International Mathematical Olympiad

With ChatGPT and similar systems developing to the extent of solving problems in numbers, I have always wondered how AI would solve geometry related problems. My question primarily came from heuristics. Usually if we have a problem with numbers, the AI can arrive at the solution possibly with a previous knowledge, trying to form equations,

Expert Diaries: Hands-on explorative learning in geometry

Is it possible or not possible? That was the question the students were trying to muddle with. The following write up is about how the learning experience changed the moment every child was given a chalk and board to write. Read on if you are interested in learning about active engagement in a math classroom…

Hints in Mathematics – Part 2

A child is working on a math problem since a long time but unable to solve it. Is it good to give them hints to solve the problem? Pause and think before you read ahead. Like the earlier article, let’s try to think the goal of a math problem from school curriculum. We can say

Why do we celebrate Mathematics Day on December 22?

Any occasion of celebration is many times a reminder or an opportunity to take up something. December 22 marks the birth anniversary of the self-taught genius mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan who left the world bewildered with his prodigious discoveries in a short span of his life of 32 years. His life is something that can leave

Hints in Mathematics – Part 1

A 4-year-old is given a jigsaw puzzle. You see that the child has been trying to solve it since more than an hour. Is it okay to give the child a hint? What’s your take on this? Think about it before you read on. Write your answer in the form of Yes/No/Not sure. Before we

Math Contest Alert!

Raising A Mathematician (RAM) Foundation is back with ROOTS: National Online Math Contest 2022 We are delighted to announce ROOTS 2022, a nationwide contest aimed towards recognizing mathematical talent and raising problem-solving temperament within students. Talent yearns to be realized and nurtured! Don’t worry about losing – not everyone excels in every challenge. Think of

Student Diaries: Expedition Through RAM TP 2022

In this month’s APF article we have Meera Krishna, who shares her experience about RAM TP 22, the topics that touched her heart and teachers who took her love for mathematics to a different plane of appreciation. Read, share and spread the love for mathematics!

Student Diaries: Crux of WARP

How do you solve a paradox with math? make ‘less-wrong’ decisions? Read this and more in this month’s APF article written by Kalash, a young achiever, who writes about her amazing experience of attending a unique program at Queens College, Oxford. She discuses topics that baffle a person’s rationale, sure enough to make you want to know more! Read,share and spread the love for mathematics!

Insπring E^xperiences: Interview # 8 – Ishani Mukherjee

In this month’s APF’s Inspiring Interviews, we get a glimpse into the mind of a philomath who is also an avid musician- Ishani Mukherjee. She discusses in detail her passion for math and music, how learning both since a young age has positively influenced her and eventually helped her in choosing her higher education in the same at Princeton University!