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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.