In this issue, we walk the Möbius strip alongside Richard Schwartz, where a playful misstep delays a breakthrough by years and reminds us that elegance often hides behind the simplest errors. We follow philosophers Socrates,… Read More »The Curious Quest 17
In this issue, we follow the extraordinary journey of George Green, a self-taught miller whose quiet brilliance reshaped physics and calculus with a theorem still echoing today. We probe functions whose derivatives conceal harmonic sums,… Read More »The Curious Quest 15
A special issue celebrating the release of 10 issues! Packed with 4 stories stories, 11 problems and 3 puzzles. Also contains something special for non-xavierites on 2nd page!!
In this issue, we venture into the infinite unknown with Hilbert’s paradoxical hotel that’s perpetually full yet always has room. We grapple with countable sequences that dance between zeros and ones, wrestle with continuous functions… Read More »The Curious Quest 10
Explore the fiery brilliance of Évariste Galois in this issue’s historical feature, then tackle three challenging problems spanning polynomials, contraction mappings, and number-theoretic recursions. Finally, test your probabilistic intuition with a clever coin-flipping enigma starring… Read More »The Curious Quest 7
This issue opens with a powerful tribute to Maryam Mirzakhani, the brilliant mind who mapped chaotic surfaces and shattered ceilings as the first woman to win the Fields Medal. Her story blends war, wonder, and… Read More »The Curious Quest 6
Dive into three elegant math problems exploring polynomials, parity, and a mysterious factorial recurrence — plus logic puzzle involving a role played by Benedict Cumberbatch and a role played by Benedict Cumberbatch, classic anecdotes, and… Read More »The Curious Quest 5
This issue opens with a witty exposé on Nicolas Bourbaki, the fictional mathematician whose collective genius reshaped 20th-century math through a prank that turned into a movement. The Problem Arena features three advanced mathematical challenges… Read More »The Curious Quest 4
This issue dives into the realm of the infinite, from Cantor’s groundbreaking discoveries that reshaped how we understand size and comparison beyond the finite, to a classic puzzle where a tiny ant challenges our intuition… Read More »The Curious Quest 3
As the great Tolkien once said,“One Reader’s Delight to spark their thrill,Three Problems poised to test their skill.One Enigma Box to enthrall,One Issue to start them all.” Presenting the 0th issue of The Curious Quest!!… Read More »The Curious Quest 0
