Abstraction Principle in Mathematics

Faculty

Manindra Agrawal
 

Course Dates

9 July to 30 July
 

Timings

5:00 pm – 7:00
(Tue, Thu, Sat)

Commitment

4 weeks

Price

INR 20,000

Applications

4 July, 2020

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About The Course

This course will demonstrate, with several examples, the need for and benefits of abstraction in mathematics. The examples would include school level problems in arithmetic and geometry, however, their resolution will make us question, and develop new understanding of, notions of numbers and arithmetic as well as realize commonality between numbers and geometrical objects.

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    Faculty

    Manindra Agrawal

    PHD IIT Kanpur

    Manindra Agrawal is the Deputy Director of IIT Kanpur, where he also teaches computer science and engineering. He serves as the Vice President of the Indian Academy of Sciences and holds positions at the Chennai Mathematical Institute and the International Centre for Theoretical Sciences in Bengaluru. His teaching style is known for its clarity and simplicity in exposition.

    He has devoted his entire life to furthering the field of Mathematics in India and has worked on complexity theory, computational number theory and cryptography. Agrawal is the recipient of the Fulkerson Prize (2006), the Gödel Prize (2006) and the Padma Shri (2013).

    Academy Common Course Objectives

    ENGAGE DIRECTLY WITH FACULTY ON THEIR UNIQUE THINKING MODELS AND APPROACHES

    GAIN INSIGHTS INTO PERSPECTIVES THAT ARE ROOTED IN CURRENT RESEARCH

    LEARN HOW TO COLLABORATE WITH DIVERSE PEERS

    EXPAND YOUR WORLDVIEW WITHIN AND ACROSS DISCIPLINARY BOUNDARIES

    DEVELOP WAYS TO MEASURE YOUR LEARNING AND GROWTH BEYOND GRADES

    Learning Support for the Course

    • Appreciation of why abstraction is at times necessary to resolve problem(s) at hand
    • Appreciation of how abstraction can lead to unexpected connections between different domains

    Madhavi Menon

    Professor of English, Ashoka University

    Director, Centre for Studies in Gender & Sexuality

    Director of the PhD Programme in English

    Ph.D. Tufts University

    Madhavi Menon is an eminent theorist and scholar of gender, sexuality, politics, and identity. 

    She joined Ashoka University in 2013 as one of its founding faculty members. She went on to establish the university’s Centre for Gender & Sexuality Studies (CSGS), which is the first of its kind in India. Previously, she was a professor at Ithaca College and American University. 

    Most prominently known for her work on queer theory and Shakespeare, she has also edited the collection Shakesqueer and written three books on Shakespeare and sexuality. She is also most recently the author of Infinite Varieties: A History of Desire in India and Law of Desire: Rulings on Sex & Sexuality in India. 

    In addition to being Director of CSGS, she is the Director of the Ph.D. programme in English and Professor of English at Ashoka University.