Abhishek Saha
Home:
Calcutta(Kolkata)
Age:
18
Native Language:
Bengali
Handedness:
right
Math Relatives:
No
School subjects(s) most liked:
Mathematics(of course!),Physics,Computers,English.
School subjects(s) least liked:
History(urgh!),Hindi,Bengali(especially from an examination point of view).
Hobbies/Interests:
I love mathematics and mathematical problem solving.Other than that,I enjoy cricket,reading,travelling and surfing.
Special achievement(s):
Favorite book(s):
The old man and the sea;
Gone with the wind;
The hunchback of Notre Dame;
Surely you are joking Mr. Feynman! ;
The man who loved only numbers.
Favorite movie(s):
Ben Hur;
The sound of music;
Gone with the wind;
Saving Private Ryan;
Terminator 2;
Planned college subjects:
Mathematics.
Future career plans:
I want to be a mathematician.(i.e. do research and teaching in mathematics)
Favorite math fact, theorem or formula:
There are so many! Ok here's one I like(the result is wonderful and I also liked my proof of it)
"Let m,n be positive integers.Let x(1),x(2),..x(n) be n positive integers whose average is less than m+1 and y(1),y(2),..y(m) be m positive integers whose average is less than n+1.Prove that some sum of one or more x(i)'s is equal to some sum of one or more y(i)'s"
Why math is great:
Here's a quote due to Cantor:"The essence of mathematics lies in its freedom." I think it beautifully brings out a wonderful aspect of mathematics.
Apart from that,math is beautiful(though it would be fair to say that you would have to experience mathematics in order to appreciate this beauty)and thrilling(a discovery or an original proof of a mathematical proposition offers more thrill and joy than any other human activity)
Personal Webpage:
People to thank:
All the professors of our training camp,my family and friends and great mathematicians of the past for discovering and proving all those beautiful results which make up math:)
Final message:
If you have a dream,chase it.
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