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Remembering the genius

Ramanujan's birthday, December 22, is now celebrated as National Mathematics Day in India

Updated On: 23 Dec 2022 | 11:06 PM IST

Pure maths and the natural world

The book adheres closely to the popular science principle Stephen Hawking articulated in avoiding equations and formulae in A Brief History of Time

Updated On: 21 Dec 2022 | 10:30 PM IST

Civil engineering students score the lowest in maths, shows report

AICTE survey found civil engineering students to be the worst performers in fundamental subjects

Updated On: 14 Jun 2022 | 12:23 PM IST

Google Cloud employee calculates value of Pi to 100 trillion digits

Tech giant Google's Cloud developer advocate Emma Haruka Iwao has beaten her own record from three years ago for the number of digits calculated for pi.

Updated On: 11 Jun 2022 | 12:52 PM IST

Online math class platform Cuemath raises $57 mn, tops $407 mn valuation

The funding was led by Alpha Wave and the capital would help the firm to expand to over 100 countries by FY23

Updated On: 02 Jun 2022 | 1:06 AM IST

Girls' performance in mathematics now equal to boys: UNESCO report

Deepening the debate on those still left behind, an annual UNESCO gender report, analysed data from 120 countries in primary and secondary education to offer a global picture

Updated On: 28 Apr 2022 | 11:06 AM IST

Kochi-based startup launches video solutions to CBSE maths problems

Showans.com, the web portal, has initiated the service explaining answers to multiple-choice questions in video format

Updated On: 22 Mar 2022 | 10:27 PM IST

Vedic mathematics to be introduced in Gujarat schools from next year

Education Minister Jitu Vaghani made the announcement on Wednesday

Updated On: 23 Dec 2021 | 10:53 PM IST

Humans didn't invent mathematics, its an essential component of nature

Mathematics is like a language: it may describe real things in the world, but it doesn't "exist" outside the minds of the people who use it

Updated On: 23 Nov 2021 | 11:10 AM IST

Can maths help you be number one in sports? Raducanu may have the answer

Sport and maths are very different activities, but some aspects of the mindset required to be successful in maths or sport can certainly help you to achieve success in the other.

Updated On: 07 Oct 2021 | 1:16 PM IST

Pandemic affected math learning ability of students: Cuemath-Nielsen survey

The study also highlights that 44% of parents have reported fear of math as a prominent factor for learning loss

Updated On: 08 Sep 2021 | 3:50 PM IST

Google-backed edtech firm Cuemath bets on free math courses to add users

Its premium curriculum, which normally costs $299 a year, will be free for subscribers who invite two new users

Updated On: 07 Sep 2021 | 10:28 PM IST

India ranks 67th globally in data skills despite math proficiency: Report

According to the report, Indians have 52 per cent proficiency in ML and 54 per cent in mathematical skills.

Updated On: 09 Jun 2021 | 6:41 PM IST

The rise & fall & rise again of statistics

The surprising drivers of mathematical innovation

Updated On: 11 Apr 2021 | 11:12 PM IST

Niti member bats for teaching physics, maths first before engineering

Saraswat termed the AICTE's decision to give engineering colleges flexibility to admit students without mathematics and physics in high school and offer them bridge courses as "wrong"

Updated On: 19 Mar 2021 | 8:47 PM IST

CBSE Class 10 exam: Sample question papers out for new Maths exam pattern

CBSE has released separate Mathematics Basic and Standard Sample Question Papers for the class 10 exam to be held next year

Updated On: 07 Oct 2019 | 9:40 AM IST

Scared of numbers? Meet 13-year-old Aditi Sharma who calculates in seconds

Aditi Sharma won 'listening competition' in State level Abacus and Mental Arithmetic Championship

Updated On: 26 Apr 2017 | 1:12 PM IST