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September 4, 2014

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Engineering Education in Kerala Should Change!

The following article penned by me was published by Asianetnews, a leading TV Channel in Malayalam, on 27-Aug-2014. Read on Asianetnews’ website: http://www.asianetnews.tv/magazine/article/16108_article-on-engineering-education കേരളത്തിലെ എഞ്ചിനീയറിംഗ് വിദ്യാഭ്യാസ രീതി ഇങ്ങനെ പോയാല്‍ എന്താവും? കേരളത്തിലെ തെക്കന്‍ ജില്ലയില്‍നിന്നുള്ള ഒരു വിദ്യാര്‍ഥി ഇക്കഴിഞ്ഞ ദിവസം ആത്മഹത്യ ചെയ്തു. എന്‍ട്രന്‍സ് പരീക്ഷ പരിശീലനത്തിന്റെ സമ്മര്‍ദമാണ് കാരണം. പ്ലസ് ടുവിന് 90 ശതമാനത്തിനുമുകളില്‍ മാര്‍ക്ക് വാങ്ങിയ ഈ മിടുക്കന്‍, എന്‍ട്രന്‍സ് കോച്ചിംഗ് തനിക്കു വേണ്ട […]

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March 27, 2014

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Bothaiyanaar Alternative to Pythagorean Theorem

Bothaiyanaar’s Alternative to Pythagorean Theorem Related post: https://taaism.com/an-alternative-to-the-pythagorian-theorem-by-a-keralite-mathematics-teacher It was quite accidentally, when reading about Pythagorean theorem, that I stumbled upon this amazingly simpler theorem which stands as an alternative to Pythagorean theorem. This was actually written by a Tamil poet – Bothaiyanaar – and is useful while calculating the hypotenuse of a right angled triangle. Note that […]

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March 18, 2014

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An Alternative to the Pythagorian Theorem by a Keralite Mathematics Teacher

I rose to read Mathrubhumi daily today, only to amuse myself for a Keralite Mathematics teacher – Mr. Rahumathulla – has devised an alternative to the well-known Pythagorian Theorem. The original theorem is supposed to be so minimalistic and unimprovable that even the fifth graders in our schools are given lectures on the same. But, […]