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Day 1

Assignment: Classwork of Vector Calculus

[11.32 am]I have ODE lab viva soon and I am terrified but hopefully, it will be over soon. I have given myself the task of completing 20 problems of vector calculus.

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[3.20 pm] I did start but there has been a dip in my motivation.So I guess I will just take a nice bath, cook some snacks for myself and my parents and then sit and study again.

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[9.45 pm] I am done for the day.Today I did some problems on vector calculus.I don't know why but I felt tired in the evening and just could not sit and solve stuff so I did not force myself.There is some kind of peace in calculating the angle between two very complex surfaces don't you think? Only if I had more energy to go through it.But now I remember also loving the concept of directional derivative.It is not done yet so gotta continue tomorrow.

222 days left to go..

223 Days, 50 assignments, 24 courses and 1 tiny room...

The Exam:

Joint Admission test for Masters (JAM) is a common admission test conducted every year for admission into M.Sc and other post-graduate science programs at Indian Institute of Technology (IITs), Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and National Institutes of Technology(NITs), organized by alternating institutes every year. 

The Contender :

A brave and a somewhat kind soul is trying to make a place for herself in this world.Managing bullies while trying to make new friends is proving to be a challenge.Having clumsy habits is not making her life any better.Self doubt is killing whatever is remaining and all she has left with is hope.Hope that she will get better and her life with it.She intends to do this by appearing for the IIT JAM Mathematics exam.An exam where 15,000 students compete for 500 seats in the best colleges around the country.

Will she make it? How far will she go? We can only wait. And wait. And wait…..

The Mayuriit Project. Coming soon to a Tumblr blog near you

What does FTC say?

It says that if a person takes the derivative of a function and then integrates it over a region on the number line say [a, b] then this is the same as evaluating the function on its endpoints.

What does the Green's Theorem say?

Green's Theorem is the fundamental theorem of calculus in 2 dimensions.Instead of taking the derivative of a single variable function we take the curl of a 2 variable function.Instead of integrating this over a number line we integrate it on the xy plane.Instead of evaluating the function at the two endpoints a and b and taking the difference, we take the line integral of the function and integrate it around the curve in a counterclockwise direction.

What does the stokes' theorem say?

Stokes' theorem is the fundamental theorem of calculus in 3 dimensions. Instead of taking the derivative of a single variable function, we take the three-dimensional curl. Instead of integrating this over a number line, we integrate it on the surface (To evaluate the surface integral one has to dot the vector field with unit normal vectors). Instead of evaluating the function at the two endpoints a and b and taking the difference, we take the line integral of the function and integrate it around the curve on a surface in a counterclockwise direction just like in Green's Theorem.

Some group theory notes that I took today.

📚Summer Studying Challenge 📚

August 8 2021: What books are you currently reading?

Yesterday I started reading 1984 by George Orwell.But I have also started two other books namely 'Men of Mathematics' by E.T.Bell and 'Music Of Primes' by Marcus du Sautoy.I have also decided to buy Anna karenina by Tolstoy after reading a post about it by @theclassicalmind.

I’m so tired today,Btw my august spread.

Happy August you guys ^_^

Today was a good day ^_^

I completed

The first chapter of Analysis 2.The first chapter is all about limits.

I also did half of chapter 13 of analysis 1.

I also solved like 15 problems of analysis 1.

I loved the chapter of power series.It was kinda cool.I also liked the chapter of limits.I am looking forward to study tomorrow's chapter ^_^

(PS:The picture is some old notes of group theory)

Heya! I finished chapter 12 of Analysis 1.It was I think the toughest chapter so far but it's not that tough that I'll loose my sleep over it.I also got the above book from Amazon today.The title is sexist but so is history 🤷🏻‍♀️I started from the last chapter and made some notes on it.I also revised chapter 8 today.Otherthan that it was a pretty chill day.I also answered an ask on Tumblr.I thought it was important to answer the question correctly and so I tried to the best of my ability 🐰

Now Nighty Nighty you guys

I hope you had a good day <3

Hello! I really like your blog and it somehow makes me feel good and safe, your notes are really pretty! When I look at them they seem so interesting and I wish to understand them but the problem is I haven't even started university (I have just finished high school) and I'm kind of scared thinking it would be too difficult for me to grasp. It is just so different from high school math but at the same much more fascinating. Do you perhaps have any advice on how to introduce myself to it, where to start? Or should I just wait for the classes to start and then study?Best wishes to you!! Thank you

Hey @dantesdream !

I just want you to know that mathematics is difficult at the University level but it is not more difficult than any other university course.It is just different.📚

So how is mathematics different and why you shouldn't get discouraged by it?

There is an entire book written on it.It is called 'Alex's Adventures in Numberland' written by Alex Bellos.There is one particular page that I really like.It talks about how are brain perceives the world around us on a logarithmic scale but mathematics is linear and that is why we have to put the extra effort into it (To convert logarithmic to linear) but according to me this extra effort is far less than wading through hundreds of textbooks often contradicting each other that many other university courses require. Here is the cover page of the book I recommended if you would like to read it.

Apart from having a positive attitude towards it I think it'll be great if you could start studying it before your university begins.

So from where should you start?

If you know where you'll be going for your university studies then you can check if your university has uploaded their notes online and start accordingly.Some old students also usually post their notes,so see if you can get your hands on them.If these two options fail then there are two more.Oxford university has made all their mathematics notes avalilable.You can start with their Introduction to mathematics and complex numbers course (I'll put the link at the end).A student from Cambridge University named Dexter Chua also has made his notes available.You can start with Numbers and sets if you use his notes (Again I'll put the link at the end).

Oxford notes:

https://courses.maths.ox.ac.uk/overview/undergraduate

Dexter's notes:

https://dec41.user.srcf.net/notes/

You should be fine with these but the beginning steps into mathematics needs a little more help.You can use the book called as 'How to prove it:A structured approach' by Daniel J. Velleman.If you can read this with the first course that you are taking (your university notes or Oxbridge notes) then I think you'll enjoy the course more just like I did.Here is the image of the book

If you want to know more then I'm just a message away so feel free to ask your doubts.

And thank you for all your compliments hehe ^_^

Heya!!

So today I just revised the first four easy chapters of analysis 1 and then I started chapter 12 (Analysis 1).Chapter 12 is about tests for convergent series like the leibinz test for alternating series,comparison tests (there are two of them) and a lot more which I will be doing tomorrow.I am feeling very tired today.I didn’t even do much.I just had 2 hours of statistics exam and have been feeling tired ever since.Maybe I did not rest enough after the exam or maybe I just have to go and sleep now.

I did place an order for some multivitamin pills though.This is the first time I’ll be using the brand so let’s just see how that goes and apart from that I telephoned two of my school teachers.Here in India it’s guru Poornima (Basically Teacher’s Day according to the Hindu calendar) and it was lovely talking to them.I really do miss them a lot.I also put a sheet mask on in the evening hoping that it’ll make me feel better.It did but I’m still tired so I’m just gonna go sleep.

Aww look at you cutie reading everything hehe I hope your day went better^_^

See you tomorrow <3

Heya!!

Today I revised some stuff (90% of the day lol) and did chapter 10.Chapter 10 is about the scenic viewpoint theorem,Bolzano-Weierstrass theorem for real and complex numbers.

Fun fact: Bolzano- Weiestrass theorem for reals makes use of the scenic view point theorem and monotonic sequence theorem but both of them are not valid in the complex numbers because complex numbers don't have order.

This chapter also discussed about Cauchy sequences (it has to satisfy a condition to be called that),some facts (and proofs!) about when it is bounded and such and finally the Cauchy convergent criteria.

I also did chapter 11.It is about the convergence of series.It initially told me what series means and some popular series ( telescoping,harmonic,geometric etc) and what do we mean when we say a series is convergent.It spoke about some nice theorems (involving series of non negative terms,comparison test,cauchy criteria,absolute convergence) and some examples based on the theorems.I did get one basic doubt and I'm sure my friend will be able to clear that out as well.He really has my back when it comes to these silly doubts ^_^

Heya!!

Today I revised all the topics I covered in Analysis 1 so far and did chapter 8 and 9.

Chapter 8 is about the algebra of limits.In there I learnt how to write proofs using ε-N method.There were quite a number of cases (with examples!).Most of them were good and could be deduced easily from previous theorems and axioms but I did find 4 proofs a little challenging.I have noted them down and I’ll be discussing those with my prof soon.

Chapter 9 was about monotonic sequences.In there I learnt about the monotonic sequence theorem and the proof of this theorem is very cute.This theorem's proof is very intresting because it connects to the theorem where square root of 2 is proved as irrational but it is more general.So it patches all the gaps on the real number line quit nicely.There were some examples too which I liked and I also learnt the steps of proving a theorem when monotonicity is involved.

It was a pretty cool day.

I hope you had a good day too^_^

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The Mayuriit Project

Will I make it? Stay tuned to find out!

206 days left…

I am currently studying Analysis 1.In that they proved that the square root of 2 is an irrational number using the approximation of supremum concept and I'm floored.The proof itself makes use of 2 concepts (the completeness axiom and the law of trichotomy).I'm just in love with that proof right now.

Above are some pages from my journal.

Hope you are having a goody goody day 🍰

[10.04 am] I am planning on waking up at 4 tomorrow and eventually make it a habit.I'll keep updating you guys on that xx

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[9.51 pm] Today I wrote my last chemistry exam for life and I couldn't be happier.Next year onwards I can just have maths courses so no more chem fuss.Tomorrow I have my law exam so preparing for that.It is an extra subject.I am not at my best today.I have been anxious all day and hopefully I will feel fine tomorrow.

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214 days left to go...

Will I make it? 49 assignments...23 courses..1 tiny room...

The Mayuriit Project...Stay tuned on a tumblr blog near you

[10.26 pm] Tomorrow’s my chemistry final.So just hoping that it goes well.Today I completed Differential calculus and vector calculus course.I still have problems to do though but that is 2 down out of 50 assignments ^^ (Happiest Dance lol).It felt nice to cross of that from my monthly goals spread.

I hope your day went well.If not there is a fresh tomorrow waiting for you.<3

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215 days left to go…

Will I make it ?

The Mayuriit Project.Stay tuned on a Tumblr blog near you.

[8.08 am] Just finished revising all the vector calculus that I have done so far. I will do 10 more pages of vector calculus today. Just praying to God that this day goes well.

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[12.29] I studied vector calculus for an hour and so done with it for today. I will later check out Paul's online notes to see if I can use them for my next two chapters. But for now, I'll watch a movie.

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[10.18] I completed three chapters of analysis 1.Omgggg.I was listening to some om chantings in the afternoon because I was getting stressed. It did help and made my day go so much better. I still haven't figured out how I will remember the proofs. I understand them and only vaguely reconstruct them. I just have to remember that I don't need to stress about it. I'll eventually get to know about it. If you guys know how to do it then please let me know <3

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217 days left to go...

Will I make it ?

The Mayriit Project.Stay tuned on a Tumblr blog near you.

[2.01 pm] Since morning I have been struggling with focusing on one thing.I did complete today's vector calculus stuff but with that I was also doing the drawing above and watching The wolf of Wall Street.My focus has been all over the place.I need to pull myself together.

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[7.57 pm] Done with 1 chapter of Analysis 1.It was about Cauchy sequences.I understood the proofs and was able to recreate them on my own.They were not perfect but I did get the gist.

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[9.18 pm] I am not going to finish the linear algebra chapter that I started.It is hard and I am not going to force myself.The world is not gonna end if I finish it a little late.So taking if slow.I did finish a chapter in group theory .I will do a bit of duolingo and sleep.I am planning on just doing vector calculus tomorrow and do duolingo the rest of the day.

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219 days left to go...

Will I make it ?

The Mayuriit Project.Stay tuned on a tumble blog near you.

[3.48 pm]The piecewise functions that I didn't like can be solved easily using greens theorem (Happy dance ).The only condition is that the terms gotta be continuous and bounded.I did complete my targeted 20 problems a day but not at all satisfied with the topic.So I am going to do the same topic tomorrow again but I will find some different problems.It suuuuuuuccccckkkksss when you do problems and still need more problems to perfect the concept but I am going to be patient because everything will be just fine after a year.

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[10.43 pm] I usually wind up with my studies by now but I haven't yet finished some of it. So I am going to sit for 30 more minutes and finish it all off and not push it to tomorrow. I was helping my friend with experimental values for a physics experiment. You know those scientific notations I always used to find them boring when I first learnt about them but now after actually using them so many times I have come to appreciate them very much. Those notations feel like these delicate things to me now. You gotta handle those notations with care and when you do it will give you get such an accurate answer.its just a very nice feeling to see it come together.

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[11.45] I completed a chapter of real analysis 1 and a very small chapter in group theory.I wanted to do a bit of linear algebra but I changed my mind and so I am gonna do it tomorrow.

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220 days left to go...

Will I make it ?

The Mayuriit Project. Stay tuned on a Tumblr blog near you.

[9.33 am] I already finished studying 20 problems of vector calculus.I did line integrals and piecewise functions.I am not that confident in calculating the integrals of Piece wise functions though so gotta work on that.

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[1.11] Yayy just finished a chapter in group theory.I was explaining it aloud and my mom came in and said "You are gonna hurt your throat". I don't know just feeling nice about it.Maybe something like appreciating little stuff ^^

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[10.35 pm] Yayy (happy dance) done for the day.So let me tell you what happened after the previous update.So I slept in the afternoon and my dad woke me up saying my mom was preparing my favourite sabudana vada ( Maybe I'll take a picture next time?).Yeah so the evening started nicely.Then I did a chapter of analysis. 1.I did some drawing and colouring (I'll put the pic here ) I thought it was messy and did not like it but my friends did (Yeah I sent it to them ^^).After dinner I did half a chapter of linear algebra and I am calling it a day day day.

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221 days left to go...

Will I make it ?

The Mayuriit Project.Staytuned on a Tumblr blog near you.

Day 1

Assignment: Classwork of Vector Calculus

[11.32 am]I have ODE lab viva soon and I am terrified but hopefully, it will be over soon. I have given myself the task of completing 20 problems of vector calculus.

***

[3.20 pm] I did start but there has been a dip in my motivation.So I guess I will just take a nice bath, cook some snacks for myself and my parents and then sit and study again.

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[9.45 pm] I am done for the day.Today I did some problems on vector calculus.I don't know why but I felt tired in the evening and just could not sit and solve stuff so I did not force myself.There is some kind of peace in calculating the angle between two very complex surfaces don't you think? Only if I had more energy to go through it.But now I remember also loving the concept of directional derivative.It is not done yet so gotta continue tomorrow.

222 days left to go..

🐻5th July -  Do you have any special plans or activities for this summer?🐻

I plan on learning some cooking.The other day I experimented with some paneer recipes I found on Instagram and I have been making soya noodles a lot lately as well.They have become my comfort food 🐿I have attached an image I took of my noodles this afternoon.

🐰6th July - What do you usually do during the summer? Is anything different this year?🐰

For me summer means a lot of cycling.My dad and me wake up early in the morning and just ride our bikes till we are tired.There is a nice sun rise spot where we can have tea and enjoy the sunrise..This time we couldn't do it a lot because of covid but we did try to drink tea while enjoying the sunrise on our terrace but oh boy I do miss cycling.

🐼3rd July and 4th July of Summer Studying Challenge 2021🐼

Do you have a lot of work this summer?

The work is not a lot but I do need to be disciplined to get it all done.

What is the most important task that you need to complete this summer ?

I have to complete my mathematics assignments.These include Vector Calculus, Integral Calculus, Real Analysis, Linear algebra and Group theory.It might look like it's a lot but it is not.I have been struggling with Group theory assignment 3.It has been such a nightmare lol.I did speak to my maths professor about this and he said he will help me out.So a bit relived for that.