Scattered Matherticles - Bhatnagar, Satish C.
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The volume comprises author's mathematical writings through the year, 2006. Though nearly 80 % of Mathematical Reflections were written since 2003, a few, modified from certain articles, go back to the 1980's. However, the subjects are time independent. The kernels of the Reflections are drawn from everyday classrooms to mathematical conventions attended. The style is compact wrapping a couple of strands around a central theme. Some of the Reflections, like Calculus Defines Civilization, have been widely circulated. A few have been published in the Focus, the newsletter of the Mathematical…mehr

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The volume comprises author's mathematical writings through the year, 2006. Though nearly 80 % of Mathematical Reflections were written since 2003, a few, modified from certain articles, go back to the 1980's. However, the subjects are time independent. The kernels of the Reflections are drawn from everyday classrooms to mathematical conventions attended. The style is compact wrapping a couple of strands around a central theme. Some of the Reflections, like Calculus Defines Civilization, have been widely circulated. A few have been published in the Focus, the newsletter of the Mathematical Association of America. They are all fine-tuned after getting feedback from 100-strong readers on my e-mailing list. The Rise of Bernoullis and Hopitals has a predictive element in it, as it is very common today in the academe where research, over teaching, carries all the marbles. A few Reflections are centered on individuals including my colleagues, students, and teachers. Perhaps, one or two may be mathematically x-rated. There is a unique blend of mathematics as a language with English of which the author has his own stamp. The book is an easy reading for its small bites. However, it is the chewing part of a Reflection that uncovers its soul.
Autorenporträt
Satish C. Bhatnagar has been Professor of Mathematics at UNLV since 1974. His roots are equally deep in India as well as in the US. In 1961, after finishing his MA (Mathematics) from Panjab University, Chandigarh, he started his professional career as a lecturer in his alma mater, Government Rajindra College, Bathinda - his hometown in India. Subsequently, he also taught in the colleges at Shimla, Kurukshetra, and Patiala. In 1968, he leaped from India to Indiana University, Bloomington for an American PhD. However, a sheer stroke of luck brought him to Las Vegas for one year (1974-75), which eventually became his hometown in the US!In 1975, his younger daughter was born in Las Vegas. She graduated from UNLV - got married in Las Vegas, gave birth to two kids in Las Vegas, and since 2002, has been working as an English language teacher in CCSD. The two older kids also graduated from UNLV - one is a speech specialist in CCSD, and the other works for Google in California. As a visiting scholar, Professor Bhatnagar has visited India three times, Malaysia twice, and the Sultanate of Oman for one semester. Annual overseas trips, long walks and yogercises keep him oxygenated for his reflections on varied aspects of life. These reflections are independent, easily identifiable and digestible.