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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, Plato, Aristotle, Nietzsche, and Weil into a book club where probability dictates the pace of wisdom. Convergences in distribution and… Read More »The Curious Quest 17

In this issue, we trace Henri Poincaré’s sweeping vision of mathematics, from the unpredictable dance of planets to the deep structure of space itself. We test inequalities where symmetry and sharpness intertwine, and wander into parties where handshakes conceal inevitable coincidences. Integrals reveal hidden balances, differential constraints tame growth, and the Poisson law teaches us… Read More »The Curious Quest 16

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, and weigh the subtleties of conditional probability when dice favor sixes under special conditions. A layered sequence beckons with telescoping… Read More »The Curious Quest 15

In this issue, we wander into the peculiar charm of numbers, where 37 emerges as both humanity’s favorite “random” choice and a quiet protagonist in decision theory. We balance polynomials against each other in a duel of symmetry, trace probabilities through rock festivals where legends of music shuffle into headline slots, and puzzle out who… Read More »The Curious Quest 14

In this issue, we trace hidden patterns linking prime numbers to mysterious curved surfaces, and watch the ancient legend of Queen Dido unfold into one of geometry’s most elegant optimization puzzles. We wrestle with limits without leaning on L’Hôpital’s rule, chase reflections across parallel mirrors, and play with three-digit numbers that fold into surprising results.… Read More »The Curious Quest 13

In this issue, we stroll through the corridors of Lwów with Stefan Banach, the prodigy whose brilliance turned a casual conversation into a doctorate. We explore the strange world of sequences and series, where rearranging infinity itself can overturn our expectations. Along the way, we wrestle with functions that test the boundaries of continuity and… Read More »The Curious Quest 12

In this issue, we journey back to 17th century Italy to meet Bonaventura Cavalieri, the visionary who sliced geometry into “indivisibles” and laid stepping stones toward integral calculus. We climb algebraic towers built from sums of powers, navigate geometric landscapes bounded by elegant inequalities, and test the limits, quite literally, of functions behaving strangely near… Read More »The Curious Quest 11

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 that may or may not reach their extremes, and dive into the probabilistic world of biased coins seeking fairness. Whether… Read More »The Curious Quest 10

In this issue, we celebrate the mind of polymath John von Neumann the last man who might’ve truly known it all. We traverse from hyperbolic geometry to algebraic curiosity, wrangle functional equations, and step into Dumbledore’s probabilistic trap where collecting cards is both a gamble and a curse.Whether it’s summing infinite tricks or maximizing triangle… Read More »The Curious Quest 9

In this issue, we trace the poetic footsteps of Fields Medalist June Huh, unravel clever puzzles from combinatorics to real analysis, and dive headfirst into the subtle art of probabilistic strategy. Compiled by — Aadi Upraity, St. Xavier’s College.

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 Freddie Mercury and David Bowie. Compiled by — Aadi Upraity, St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai.

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 mathematical mastery. The Problem Arena features three thought-provoking challenges: a geometric probability puzzle on points along a circle, a nonlinear… 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 more. Compiled by — Ayush Mishra, St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai.

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 involving integration(hint?), limits, and polynomial subspaces, while the Enigma Box explores a beautifully invariant energy puzzle faced by Dr. Doom.… 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 by crawling along an endlessly stretching rope. Compiled by — Aadi Upraity, St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai.

In this issue, we see a snippet from Kurt Godel’s quirky life, 1 problem in calculus, 1 in number theory and 1 in combinatorics + analysis [do try the second one if you’ve done basic modulo arithmetic!!] And for this week’s enigma box, we have Kakarot and Saitama going(?) face to face on planet X.… Read More »The Curious Quest 2

In this issue, we talk about a very famous mathematician whose work spans across various fields like probability, mathematics, physics, philosophy etc. This is followed by 3 problems, first on the basic application of derivatives, second on geometry, and third on functional equations and integration. The enigma box in this issue features a statistical problem… Read More »The Curious Quest 1

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!! Compiled by — Aadi Upraity, St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai.