Mathematics round the world

 Mathematics plays a crucial role in education all around the world, not just for solving equations but also for fostering logical reasoning, critical thinking, and organized problem-solving abilities. The topic of whether artificial intelligence (AI) should be taught with the same focus and framework as mathematics emerges as AI becomes more and more integrated into our daily lives.

In light of the fact that both AI and math teach us how to think more effectively, they should be taught similarly. Prompt engineering, like mathematics, should be at the center of education because it enables people to use AI for good in addition to understanding it.

https://www.analyticsinsight.net/artificial-intelligence/should-ai-be-taught-like-maths-why-prompt-engineering-might-be-the-next-literacy

#mathematics #AI #Artificialintelligence

Mangala Narlikar - an inspiration for women in STEM

 A mathematician who balanced family and figures, children and complex analysis, household and number theory. 

https://www.msn.com/en-in/autos/news/mangala-narlikar-changed-how-girls-in-india-learn-math-she-took-the-fear-out-of-it/ar-AA1ILULM

#mathematics  #math

Hidden Figures

 Recently I watched an exciting movie "Hidden Figures" which was about three of the great female mathematicians, Dorothy Vaughan, Katherine Goble Johnson and Mary Jackson. It was a very inspiring movie which told about the life and struggles of the three mathematicians, and their work contribution in NASA.

Katherine Goble Johnson (August 26, 1918 - February 24, 2020) was an African-American mathematician who was well known for solving the complex manual calculations such as orbital mechanics which led to the first and following US crewed spacecraft. The space agency noted her "historical role as one of the first African-American women to work as a NASA scientist.

Mary Jackson (April 9, 1921 - February 11, 2005) was a mathematician and an aerospace engineer at NASA. In 1958, after much struggle to enroll for engineering classes, she successfully became NASA's first African female engineer.

Dorothy Vaughan, (September 20, 1910 - November 10, 2008) was a mathematician and a human computer who worked in the Langley Research Centre. Later in 1949, she became acting supervisor of the West Area Computers, the first African-American woman to receive a promotion and supervise a group of staff at the center.

The movie is based on the biographical book, "Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Who Helped Win the Space Race" written by Margot Lee Shetterly, which tells the story of these determined mathematicians, who challenged biases and discrimination, worked tirelessly and achieved in their areas of expertise. Such an inspiration.

AWM Sadosky Research Prize in Analysis

 Every year, the Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM) recognizes exceptional research done by USA-based early-career women mathematicians with the Sadosky Research Prize in Analysis.

The recipient of 2026 AWM Sadosky Research Prize in Analysis is Dr. Hong Wang, Associate Professor of Mathematics at New York University's Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, and permanent professor of mathematics at Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques (IHES).

Her contributions on solution for central problems in harmonic analysis and Courier restriction problem, the Kakeya Conjecture, and geometric measure theory is ground breaking. 

Great inspiration for women in math 👏. 

#AWM #Womeninmath #research #mathematics #womeninstem #HarmonicAnalysis #KakeyaConjecture

AWM Microsoft Research Prize in Algebra and Number Theory

 Dr Sarah Peluse, Associate Professor at Stanford University, will be the recipient of the 2026 Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM) Microsoft Research Prize in Algebra and Number Theory. 

🎁 This prize serves as a wonderful recognition of Prof. Peluse's impactful work in number theory, combinatorics, ergodic theory, and representation theory, which finds far-reaching applications in industry areas such as cybersecurity, cryptography, telecom, analytics, and energy grids.☎️

⭐️ Truly an inspiration for women in Math ⭐️

#AWM #WomenInMath #Research #mathematics #WomenInSTEM #SarahPeluse #StanfordUniversity #NumberTheory

SIx Seven

Numbers are always fascinating. Occasionally, numbers can also become a part of crazy phenomena like "Six Seven". The Gen Alpha frenzy for the "67" fad is reaching a crescendo in the USA. According to this WSJ report (pay-walled), schoolchildren are screaming "Six Sevennnnn" with the see-saw gesture whenever this number appears in a math problem or solution during a maths class, much to the irritation of the math teachers. The "Six Seven" trend started suddenly with Instagram Reels and TikTok videos and became viral with the rap singer Skrilla's song "Doot Doot (6 7)" and the basketball star LaMelo Ball (height 6'7"!!). Such no-meaning viral phenomena are called brainrot memes! 

It is a paywalled story. I have given the link below.

https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/six-seven-meme-teens-math-teachers-42764bcb

#mathematics #sixseven #meme #GenAlpha #mathteaching #brainrot