Hello mathematician!
I do not like homework. They are boring ‘to do’ and infinitely more boring to ‘create and grade’. I would rather read Hilbert’s ‘Geometry and Imagination’ or Abanindranath’s ‘Khirer Putul’ at that time.
Academy Award winner Michael Moore, Rabindranath Tagore and Finland’s educators (who have the number 1 education system for school students) are some other people who do not like homework. I am pretty sure that Lalon Fakir did not like it either, though I do not evidence to back up this claim.
Here is a short documentary on why you should never do your homework (ehm..), climb a tree instead of going to school and play all the time.
Naturally, you might wonder that if not ‘assignments’ and ‘exams’ then what? What is it that you should do beyond school and tutorial hours to master your trade? After all, you really like mathematics (otherwise you would not be in Cheenta in the first place).
One thing that you could do is, ask your teacher for a beautiful book/resource that has inspired ner to do mathematics. Then run to local bookstore or library to find that book. Try it on your own. You may or may not like it. If you do, then try to rigorously work through that resource.
Here is one book that I find intriguing and am using in one of my courses: Geometry Revisited by Coxeter.
And while we are on it, why don’t you also look into Coxeter Groups. They are fantastic extensions of the idea of reflection.
There is another thing that I do all the time (and found very useful). Keep your brain busy with a couple of beautiful problems. Carry a small notebook and scribble in it new ideas and perspectives on these problems. Here are two problems that are keeping me busy right now.
This week, we have some brilliant adventures in mathematical science in store for the classes.
Remember to have some serious fun!
Here is the weekly schedule:
Ashani Dasgupta
Passion for Mathematics
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Yeeeessssssss.... I hate HW ... 😛
things has always been on spot... for me.. and was telling them .. the other day.. about our attachment with computers these days... which should be limited.. but we are being forced to do otherwise..
play, cooking.. doing nothing... counting stars... sitting next to a pond... listening to music... being a zombie out of thinking outside of ur practical limitations and frustrations... scribbling.. is called a life.
i want such a happy math teacher.. teaching us happiness and math...
if u are not a happy healthy human.. u can not be a mathematician.. or anything particular... 😀 <3