Teaching Programming: Some Tips and Tricks

Here is a collection of my thoughts and experiments on better teaching programming. This article is written in the context of the Mathematics Lab with Python taught in colleges in Bangalore/Karnataka. I have tried almost all of it: and I have seen them building confidence among students to write codes themselves. The most adopted strategy…

Storytelling to Introduce Applications of Laplace Transforms

“…and they couldn’t send the satellite up! Those big solar panels! Won’t fit in the rocket! If, in any way, they can pack it in the rocket – like we lazy souls pack our dresses when we go for a trip – and pull it out in the Outerspace and iron it back to the…

Quick Revision: Basis and Subbasis (Part 1.2)

Ways to “compress” a topology!

Quick Revision: Topological Spaces (Part 1.1)

The definition of topological spaces and some interesting examples and counterexamples of topological spaces!

Quick Revision: Topology (Part 0)

A series to quickly revise Topology – Dedicated to my students.

Animation: X – (A ∪ B) = (X – A) ∩ (X – B)

Proof for X – (A U B) = (X – A) ∩ (X – B) using Venn Diagrams / Animation.

Signal vs. Telegram vs. WhatsApp

Which is the best IM app for you? Mine’s Signal!

Animation: Dihedral Group of Order 8 – Degree 4

Teaching material: Visualization of Dihedral Group of Order 8 – Degree 4. Downloadable.

Statistics for Psychologists

Here’s a short course on Statistics for Psychologists. Index of Posts Related Video Lectures JASP: Statistical Package JASP is a free alternative to SPSS with an easy user interface. Students who wish to learn a step ahead, may consider reading these articles to familiarise yourself with this software. Aim is to introduce a new statistical…

Monohedral Convex Pentagonal Tiling: Type 2

Type 2 Monohedral Convex Pentagon Tiling with printable 3D model and teaching resources!