Author: Dr. Ashani Dasgupta is a PhD in Mathematics from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (USA). He has publication in one of leading journals in the world: Journal of Topology. He is a director at Cheenta Academy and has been coaching students for Olympiad and Research since 2010.

About the Book:

Some kids have a natural interest in mathematical science. Often school level math fails to do justice to their curiosity in the subject. Math Olympiad is a great opportunity for such children. These contests offer non-routine problems that challenges the young mind to think out of the box.

The art of thinking about mathematical problems is very beautiful. It is often non-linear in nature. It may not be bound to any one area of math. For example while thinking on an algebra problem, one may meander into the world of geometry. Again, while thinking about geometry, one may stumble upon insights in number theory.

This book is designed for children who are interested to explore the art of thinking about non-routine math. The chapters are presented in the format of a dialogue. We spend a lot of time on the process of thinking itself. The dialogues dwell upon several concepts in an interdisciplinary manner. We often digress into seemingly unrelated topics and end up with a deeper insight in the subject.

Each dialogue is punctuated with several exercise problems. The reader is encouraged to attempt them, as and when they are presented. Math can only be enjoyed by ``doing". Hopefully the reader would also be a do-er while working through the chapters.

As a final note, I should add that, secretly we hope to provoke a curiosity for research in mind of the reader. Perhaps nothing is more enjoyable and fulfilling in life than thinking about unsolved problems and creating new knowledge. The dialogues often meander into areas of mathematics that are beyond the school curriculum. This is a deliberate attempt in the part of the author to provide glimpses of the wide wild world of mathematics that lie ahead.