1.

The Magic Of 2

We know the number 2 very well, but we rarely notice its unusual behavior. One day
accidentally I noticed something queer while dividing numbers with 2. I searched about it in
the web, but found nothing. The odd about it is as follows:
If we divide any odd number with 2 (n be any natural number of course including zero),
zero)
then the resulting answer exactly contains n place(s) after the decimal. For an instance if we
divide 163 with 16(2),
), we get 10.1875 i.e. exactly 4 places after decimal. Though its a 5th grade
topic, still very few people would have noticed it. How amazing it is!

2.

A Peculiar function

It will not be out of place to mention here that there exist functions ((we
we shall not search for
them)) which are continuous everywhere on R but differentiable nowhere. ~ Elements of
Mathematics vol. II, Differentiability and continuity.
The underlined words in the above paragraph made me feel uneasy and forfeiting these
words I searched on the web for such functions and luckily found one.

Derivative and continuity:

There are a lot of functions
ctions whose derivative doesnt exists at certain points but mathematician
dont have much functions which are continuous everywhere on R but differentiable nowhere. one of
those functions is:

Weierstrass function
In Weierstrass'
ass' original paper, the function was defined by

Where

, is a positive odd integer, and

The graph of this function is shown below:

3.

Another Weird Equation

We all are accustomed with slope of tangent or normal in the chapter of derivatives and I
was not an exception. But I was flabbergasted to know that (from the magazine mathematics
today); some equations subsist in which there exists a point or many points where slope of
tangent is equal to slope of normal!!!!!!!!
One of those hard to find equation is Folium of Descartes.

The equation is x+y=3*x*y. At the point (0,0), slope of tangent=slope of normal.

4.

Length of a Curve

Measuring area under a curve is not a tough job with the help of integration. Calculating
the length is a bit tricky, though not hard. If we divide the whole length (l) into infinitely small
parts (l), then its continuous summation will give whole length l. According to Pythagoras
theorem

x+y=l
Or l=( x+y)
Or l=l=( x+y)={( 1+y/x)} x
Or l=l={( 1+(y/x))} x
If we take l infinitely small x and y very small i.e. x ,y then summation becomes
continuous and changes to . Now we get
l=dl={( 1+(dy/dx))} dx
If we put some interval, then length of curve can be easily calculated.

5.

Drawing An Ellipse

Drawing an ellipse is not a stiff task, if someone understands what actually ellipse is. It
needs two fixed points and a variable point which moves in such a way that the sum of its
distances from the two fixed
ixed points remains constant. Its possible with the help of a thread and
two pins. After fixing the pins on a paper a string of any length can be taken and tied with the
pins. A pencil can be then moved on the paper in such a way that it must be in touch with the
string and the string must be in tension. Starting from a point and returning to it without
violating the above rule will give an ellipse.

Math is a subject of curiosity. Learning math as a subject will

certainly
nly hamper its beauty if students go astray curiosity. Teachers are only
guides. Its the student who has to study and explore. A student must not be
confined to text books, (s)he
(
has to be very questioning to learn more and
more. This is the only way which fulfils the quest for math. Studying only for
grades or marks without love for a subject is a useless aspect of learning.
Thats why we must be inquisitive. In this way only the goal of education
educat
can
be achieved.