About m-LEAD
Prof. Partha's course
on discrete mathematics
m-LEAD is an unconventional approach to learning
mathematics. It is based
on the paradigm that
rather than trying to "teach" mathematics, we should allow students to explore
and discover mathematics on their own. The usual teacher will now play
the role of a facilitator only. He/she will primarily be a facilitator,
engaged in prompting
and nudging students, as they explore, discover, and learn discrete
mathematics. He
will be available to set goals, and remove genuine doubts and obstacles
in the learning process.
m-LEAD is part of the
non-traditional teaching
initiatives of Prof. Partha.
m-LEAD consists of activities which will make students
take the initiative of learning. The following activities are planned
(more will be added soon):
- Student seminars
- Group exercises
- Mini projects
- History of mathematics (and mathematicians)
Student seminars :
Students will be expected to give a short seminar (30 minutes) on a
mathematics-related topic (but not taught in the classroom). The
following list is a suggestion of the topics you
can choose (you can also choose your own topic in consultation with Prof.
Partha):
- Russell's paradox
- Zermelov-Fraenkel axioms
- Godel's theorem
- Graph colouring
- Reachability trees
- LaTeX
- Proof assistants
- FOSS tools for mathematics
- Scilab
- Sage
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Linear programming
Asymmetric functions
Game theory
Lambda calculus
Book reviews (books to be reviewed will be announced in
the course blog)
Proof strategies
Proof fallacies
Curry-Howard isomorphism
Proof complexity
Algorithmic information theory
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Topology
Vector spaces
Fuzzy logic
Higher order logic
Modelling of dynamic systems
Estimation, filtering
Temporal logic
Monte Carlo methods
Petri nets
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Group exercises :
Group exercises will be announced in the
course blog
Mini Projects :
Mini projects will be announced in the
course blog
History of mathematics (and mathematicians) :
There will be short lectures on the history of mathematics
(and mathematicians). This will help to give the students the context in
which mathematical developments took place. It will also serve as a
source of inspiration.
Get in
touch .....
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aussi....
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Street address:
78 Sancharpuri Colony
Bowenpally P.O.
Secunderabad 500 011
INDIA
How to visit Dr. Partha
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e mail:
drpartha@gmail.com
(Most preferred mode of communication. Dr. Partha reads and
answers all
mails regularly, even while he is travelling.)
Phone (from overseas / from
India ): + 91 - 40 - 2775 1650 / (040) 2775 1650
Please use the fone only for extreme emergencies. Keep your conversation
short, and to the point. No general gossip please.
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Please send your comments, suggestions, remarks to:
drpartha@gmail.com
Thank you.
Simplicity is divine.
E W Dijkstra (1930-2002)
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