ββπ¨βπMeeting with Mathematicianπ¨βπ (Episode 1 with Ken Ono)
Ken Ono is a Japanese-American mathematician who specialises in Algebra, Combinatorics and Number Theory. Especially, his research interests lie in integer partitions, modular forms, Umbral moonshine, the Riemann Hypothesis and the fields of interest to Srinivasa Ramanujan.
This intellectual crucible produced the desired results β Ono studied mathematics and launched a promising academic career β but at great emotional cost. As a teenager, Ono became so desperate to escape his parentsβ expectations that he dropped out of high school. He later earned admission to the University of Chicago but had an apathetic attitude toward his studies, preferring to party with his fraternity brothers.
He eventually discovered a genuine enthusiasm for mathematics, became a professor, and started a family, but fear of failure still weighed so heavily on Ono that he attempted suicide while attending an academic conference. Only after he joined the Institute for Advanced Study himself did Ono begin to make peace with his upbringing.
Inspirationβ¨:- The story of Ramanujan gave him hope that maybe mathematics isnβt the stuff of tests, it isnβt about memorizing figures quickly. It had to be something deeper.
Books written π :- My Search for Ramanujan: How I Learned to Count , Harmonic Maass Forms and Mock Modular Forms: Theory and Applications and others
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Ken Ono is a Japanese-American mathematician who specialises in Algebra, Combinatorics and Number Theory. Especially, his research interests lie in integer partitions, modular forms, Umbral moonshine, the Riemann Hypothesis and the fields of interest to Srinivasa Ramanujan.
This intellectual crucible produced the desired results β Ono studied mathematics and launched a promising academic career β but at great emotional cost. As a teenager, Ono became so desperate to escape his parentsβ expectations that he dropped out of high school. He later earned admission to the University of Chicago but had an apathetic attitude toward his studies, preferring to party with his fraternity brothers.
He eventually discovered a genuine enthusiasm for mathematics, became a professor, and started a family, but fear of failure still weighed so heavily on Ono that he attempted suicide while attending an academic conference. Only after he joined the Institute for Advanced Study himself did Ono begin to make peace with his upbringing.
Inspirationβ¨:- The story of Ramanujan gave him hope that maybe mathematics isnβt the stuff of tests, it isnβt about memorizing figures quickly. It had to be something deeper.
Books written π :- My Search for Ramanujan: How I Learned to Count , Harmonic Maass Forms and Mock Modular Forms: Theory and Applications and others
Join us @maths_sorcererβ£οΈβ£οΈ
Maths Sorcerer π© pinned Β«ββπ¨βπMeeting with Mathematicianπ¨βπ (Episode 1 with Ken Ono) Ken Ono is a Japanese-American mathematician who specialises in Algebra, Combinatorics and Number Theory. Especially, his research interests lie in integer partitions, modular forms, Umbral moonshineβ¦Β»
βIndia's National Game Means "Twenty-Five"
The cross-and-circle board game of Pachisi is a hugely popular game in India dating back centuries, played on a board in which a player throws several cowry shells. Its name translates in Hindi to "Twenty-Five," which refers to the largest score that can be earned through the toss of the shells (there's also a version where the score can reach 30).@maths_sorcerer
The cross-and-circle board game of Pachisi is a hugely popular game in India dating back centuries, played on a board in which a player throws several cowry shells. Its name translates in Hindi to "Twenty-Five," which refers to the largest score that can be earned through the toss of the shells (there's also a version where the score can reach 30).@maths_sorcerer
β2 And 5 Are the Only Prime Numbers That End With 2 And 5
A prime number is a natural number greater than one that cannot be created by multiplying two smaller natural numbers. So, to put that in non-math talk, prime numbers are numbers greater than 1 that can only be formed by multiplying 1 by itself. A natural number greater than one that is not prime is called a composite number.@maths_sorcerer
A prime number is a natural number greater than one that cannot be created by multiplying two smaller natural numbers. So, to put that in non-math talk, prime numbers are numbers greater than 1 that can only be formed by multiplying 1 by itself. A natural number greater than one that is not prime is called a composite number.@maths_sorcerer
Movies π₯ for Maths lovers β£οΈ
(Part :- 3)
ββ1. The Man Who Knew Infinity:- During WWI, self-taught mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan heads from Madras to Cambridge and fights for his talent to be given the recognition he feels it deserves.
2. Moebius(1996) :- An underground train carrying over 30 passengers disappears. A young topologist heads a search. At a moment when the search seems pointless, a series of fortuitous events that almost cost him his life, place him inside a high-speed train, where a final revelation awaits.
3. Little Man Tate :- It tells the story of this extraordinary gifted seven year old boy and his attempts to fit in. Fred's life is greatly affected by the relationships he shares with two women: his working class mother and a brilliant child psychologist, both of whom have conflicting ideas of how to raise him.
Part 1:- here Part 2:- here
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(Part :- 3)
ββ1. The Man Who Knew Infinity:- During WWI, self-taught mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan heads from Madras to Cambridge and fights for his talent to be given the recognition he feels it deserves.
2. Moebius(1996) :- An underground train carrying over 30 passengers disappears. A young topologist heads a search. At a moment when the search seems pointless, a series of fortuitous events that almost cost him his life, place him inside a high-speed train, where a final revelation awaits.
3. Little Man Tate :- It tells the story of this extraordinary gifted seven year old boy and his attempts to fit in. Fred's life is greatly affected by the relationships he shares with two women: his working class mother and a brilliant child psychologist, both of whom have conflicting ideas of how to raise him.
Part 1:- here Part 2:- here
Join @maths_sorcerer β£οΈβ£οΈ