The Department of Applied
Mathematics celebrated the ‘National Mathematics Day’ on December 22, 2023 to
mark the birth anniversary of the Eminent Mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan.
The celebrations aim at spreading awareness about the
importance of mathematics and the contributions made by Srinivasa Ramanujan, in
the field of mathematics. Prof. Mohammad
Kamarujjama, Head, Department of
Applied Mathematics, Aligarh Muslim University
explained the significance and relevance of National Mathematics
Day.
As part of the
celebration, "Oral Presentation Competition" was organized,
led by Prof. Nabiullah
Khan as convener and Dr. Zubair
Khan and Dr. Ghazala Yasmin as coordinators.
The students of Ph.D. from Department of Applied
Mathematics and Department of Mathematics participated in Oral Presentation Competition
on the themes “Mathematics for everyone”, Applications of Mathematics in
Science and Technology” and “Srinivasa Ramanujan: The man who knew infinity”
and the prize was bagged by:
Mr. Sanjeev Kumar (Ph.D student, Department of Applied Mathematics) secured 1st Position.
Mr. Aaqib Ayoub Bhat (Ph.D student, Department of Mathematics) secured 2nd Position.
The Program started with the welcome address by Dr.
Ghazala Yasmin, Associate Professor, Department of Applied
Mathematics.
The Guest Speaker of
the event Professor M. A. Pathan, Former Chairman, Department of Mathematics,
AMU delivered his talk on “Ramanujan
Conjucture and Numbers”. He briefly sheds light on Ramanujan’s life and contributions in Mathematics especially to the number theory.
He shared his personal experiences and incident related to Ramanujan and his
work which inspired one and all present in the
lecture.
Prize distributions were done by the guest speaker Professor
M. A. Pathan. The participants were given certificates while
the winners received position certificates.
The
function was conducted by Dr. Sabiha Tabassum, Assistant Professor, Department
of Applied Mathematics.
Finally
the event concluded with vote of thank by Dr. Zubair Khan, Associate Professor,
Department of Applied Mathematics. All the faculty members, staff and students
attended and contributed to make the event a grand success.
