MATH AND SCIENCE CLUB ACTIVITY

WELCOME DEAR MATH AND SCIENCE CLUB MEMBERS

As you know, today, 22^nd December is the Birthday of Srinivasa Ramanujan (Dec. 22, 1887 --April 26, 1920)

Srinivasa Ramanujan is the best known Indian  Mathematician who with almost no formal  training in Mathematics, made extraordinary  contributions to number theory, infinite series,  continued fractions and mathematical analysis.

During his short lifespan of only 33 years,  Ramanujan independently compiled nearly  4000 results (mostly equations and identities).

He was born on 22nd December 1887 in Erode, Tamil Nadu. In December 2011, the Government of India declared that Ramanujan’s birthday (22nd December) should be celebrated every year as National Mathematics Day and the year 2012 was declared as the National Mathematics Year.

This year our club has decided to conduct the following activities which can be submitted on the reopening day (02.01.2014).

Students can participate in more than one activity

Ø Prepare a report on

o   Importance of Mathematics in day to day activities

o   Contributions of Srinivasa Ramanujan in Mathematics

o   Life events of Srinivasa Ramanujan

Ø Make a list of prime numbers between 1000 and 5,000

Ø Draw a circle of any radius. Measure the circumference using thread and ruler. Find its diameter. Calculate the ratio between circumference and diameter. Present everything in a A4 paper including the pictures

Ø Make a Poster on the application of mathematics in Science and  Technology, Fine arts, performing arts, Social Sciences or in other subjects

END OF THE ACADEMIC YEAR - SUMMER VACATION

It is amazing how quickly the academic year has flown by. The last day of the academic year 2012-2013 ended today. It means a long awaited-summer vacation starts from tomorrow.

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY

Women's Day is celebrated throughout the globe on 8th March every year since 1975 as per the directions of the United Nations organization. The day is marked to appreciate the remarkable contribution of women to our society.  They have been helping men ever since their creation.

A woman is a mysterious creation  who has  a power to create, nurture and transform the lives. She is a center of love, sacrifice, care and ability to take care  of life. She plays different roles with easiness like a dutiful wife, obedient daughter, caring mother or adoring sister.  

Mentos- A product with Unique Advertisement

Mentos advertisement has always excited the public. The slogan " Dimag ki Batti Jalaa De" is popular among Indians. The variety of  videos to support the slogan has amazed us. They reflect the company's thrive for creative ideas.Now they have come out with a contest to expose the intelligence of the public.

The documentary begins with a bulb lighting up and the background voice announcing the chance of winning Rs 25 lakhs in the next 40 seconds. The film shows some unrelated snippets as the background voice describes

 “If Sumi is walking on grass,

if a particular type of drum is called thavil in Tamil Nadu,

if balloons have life

if the harmonium was not invented in India,

if Raju is sleeping peacefully,

if Simon doesn’t understand English

and if papers are made from trees, then tell us - who is the killer?”

The documentary ends asking the viewers to call or sms to the number 08130606060 to win the promised cash prize.

So Its your turn now:

Dimag ki Batti Jalaa De

and  find out the killer

BEST OF LUCK

SCIENCE DAY - 2013