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2, 11, 101, 1009... hmmm, what comes next? An Online Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences

Shashwat Sarawagi

May 254 min read

2, 11, 101, 1009... hmmm, what comes next? An Online Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences

In one of the more mathy short-form content, I came across this amusing sequence: 1, 2, 4, 8, 16. 31. That is not a typo, it is indeed 31...

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Shashwat Sarawagi

Apr 115 min read

Predict the Future and Stats can Vouch

Making predictions is easy... because it is just so ambiguous. "There is a high probability of rainfall tomorrow" is quite ambiguous, but...

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One sum, any number - Riemann's Rearrangement Theorem

Shashwat Sarawagi

Mar 244 min read

One sum, any number - Riemann's Rearrangement Theorem

Infinite series are a mind-boggling aspect of mathematics that explore a world of unconventional manipulations and results. While...

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Long-lost brothers meet again... The Genius of the Langlands programme

Shashwat Sarawagi

Jan 133 min read

Long-lost brothers meet again... The Genius of the Langlands programme

Mathematics is its own country within the continent of science. Unfortunately, it is just a bunch of islands. Where the capital island,...

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Square Shadows from Non-square Shapes: Imaginary Cubes

Shashwat Sarawagi

Oct 22, 20232 min read

Square Shadows from Non-square Shapes: Imaginary Cubes

There is a square shadow on a wall. On three walls. What is the object making it? Instincts say cube. Mathematics says not necessarily....

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Real and Complex... but what is Quaternion? Beyond the Schools' Numbers.

Shashwat Sarawagi

Sep 9, 20233 min read

Real and Complex... but what is Quaternion? Beyond the Schools' Numbers.

Numbers serve as the building blocks of mathematics and its theories. While familiar number systems like the integers, rational numbers,...

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Chomp! A Deceivingly Simple Game of Stealing Strategy

Shashwat Sarawagi

Aug 20, 20234 min read

Chomp! A Deceivingly Simple Game of Stealing Strategy

Play with a friend and alternate turns Each of your turns consists of choosing or CHOMPing a square and along with other squares to the...

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To Infinity and Beyond : A Mathematical Rediscovery

Shashwat Sarawagi

Jun 18, 20236 min read

To Infinity and Beyond : A Mathematical Rediscovery

Let us play a game. "Largest Number Wins". Whoever can name the larger number than the other player wins that round and this game goes on...

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Is (27⁸⁶ - 1) divisible by 13? Solve in Seconds with The Magic of Modular Arithmetic

Shashwat Sarawagi

May 13, 20234 min read

Is (27⁸⁶ - 1) divisible by 13? Solve in Seconds with The Magic of Modular Arithmetic

Yes, it is divisible. And you can answer similar questions within a matter of seconds to minutes after just going through the very basics...

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The Mathematician's "Hat" : an Enthusiast's Einstein Tile

Shashwat Sarawagi

Apr 22, 20236 min read

The Mathematician's "Hat" : an Enthusiast's Einstein Tile

Who doesn't like spotting weird shapes in your bathroom's tiling when you are bored? Or you must have tried arranging random scraps of...

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Pick a Number, Predict a Coin Toss : The Beauty of Blackwell's Bet

Shashwat Sarawagi

Mar 19, 20235 min read

Pick a Number, Predict a Coin Toss : The Beauty of Blackwell's Bet

You are presented with two identical envelopes with unknown sums of money. One envelope contains a greater amount of money, however, you...

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Beyond a Degree : The Passionate Pursuit of Mathematics

Shashwat Sarawagi

Feb 26, 20234 min read

Beyond a Degree : The Passionate Pursuit of Mathematics

Mathematics is a fascinating subject that has been the subject of study for centuries. From ancient Greek mathematicians like Pythagoras...

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Beyond the Margins : Unravelling the Legacy of Fermat’s Last Theorem

Shashwat Sarawagi

Jan 7, 20235 min read

Beyond the Margins : Unravelling the Legacy of Fermat’s Last Theorem

As students, you must have come across various mathematical theorems and formulas that you had to memorize and apply in problem-solving....

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