The Ramanujan Math Park is an Indian museum and activity center dedicated to mathematics education inside the
Agastya Campus Creativity Lab located in
Kuppam
Kuppam is a Granite City of Andhra Pradesh. Kuppam is a Municipality in Chittoor district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh located 115.8 kilometers South-East of Bangalore, the Capital City of Karnataka and 243 kilometers West of Chenna ...
, in
Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh
Chittoor is a city and district headquarters in Chittoor district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is also the mandal and divisional headquarters of Chittoor mandal and Chittoor revenue division, respectively. The city has a popul ...
.
[Math park set up government school to innovate teaching techniques]
by Neel Kamal, ''The Times of India
''The Times of India'', also known by its abbreviation ''TOI'', is an Indian English language, English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by The Times Group. It is the List of newspapers in India by circulation, t ...
'', October 24, 2017 It is named after the Indian mathematician
Srinivasa Ramanujan
Srinivasa Ramanujan (; born Srinivasa Ramanujan Aiyangar, ; 22 December 188726 April 1920) was an Indian mathematician. Though he had almost no formal training in pure mathematics, he made substantial contributions to mathematical analysis, ...
(1887-1920) who was from nearby
Madras State
Madras State was a state of India during the mid-20th century. At the time of its formation in 1950, it included the whole of present-day Tamil Nadu (except Kanyakumari district), Coastal Andhra, Rayalaseema, the Malabar region of North and ...
.
[ It is a joint project of Agastya International Foundation and the non-profit organization Gyanome.][Ramanujan Maths Park]
gyanome.org: News/Announcements
Agastya is known for its hands-on teaching methods and the Math Park follows this tradition. The park features both indoor and outdoor exhibits as well as interactive touch screen stations, all designed to enhance the mathematical experience.[New math museums: Ramanujan Math Park]
New math museums There are plans to replicate this math park experience at other Government run schools elsewhere in India.[DC inaugurates “Srinivasa Ramanuja Math Park” at Tapa]
by Amrit Pal Singh, Babushahi.com, October 24, 2017
History
Ramanujan Math Park was conceived, partially funded and executed by Sujatha Ramdorai and her husband Srinivasan Ramdorai along with V.S.S Sastry, an Indian mathematics communicator based in nearby Kolar
Kolar or Kolara is a city in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is the headquarters of Kolar district. The city is known for its milk production and gold mines. It is also known for Someshwara temple and Kolaramma temple.
History
The W ...
. It was inaugurated in 2017, on 22 December, Ramanujan's birthday and the day celebrated in India as National Math Day."Ramanujan's birthday will be National Mathematics Day"
by C. Jaishankar, '' The Hindu'', December 27, 2011
References
External links
Agastya International Foundation: official websiteRamanujan Math Park - Agastya Campus Creativity LabVideo
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Mathematics museums
Srinivasa Ramanujan
Science museums in India
Museums established in 2017