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  Mathematics and Philosophy In the contemporary world, it may feel counterintuitive to some people to even consider the relation between mathematics (widely regarded as a quantitative or structural discipline) and philosophy (widely regarded as a theoretical or ethical subject). But it’s a fact that these two disciplines are deeply intertwined even more so than we realize. Especially considering the history of western civilization, these two disciplines were once considered a single subject matter. Though their applications and study practices may look broadly branched apart in the 21 st century, it is intriguing to know about their origins, their marriage as well as the relevancy of their juxtaposition in the present world. Most of us already have a decent level of knowledge about the origins of mathematics. They have been around for more than 5000 years since ancient civilizations like Egyptian, Babylonian, and Chinese civilizations; some consider mathematics even old...

  “Just go and look over his stats!” I murmured. Sergio was a big fan of Steve Smith, the Australian Cricket Captain. I don’t know a perfect word for Sergio, but I would say a die-hard-fan of Smith . Likewise here I am, who likes Virat Kohli- the Indian Cricket Captain.  Every time it becomes Australia vs India, it automatically transforms into Sergio vs me. And that is where the arguments between us start. He would say Smith is better than kohli and I would say just the opposite. However, the argument never lasts long. It was because everything gets clarified by looking at their Stats!!  Looking over the matches they played, their rankings in various formats of Cricket- that includes Test, One-day, and T-20- the runs they scored, their batting averages, and many more, we could see who is really performing well. Every time by googling espncricinfo , we get all the things that we need to settle our arguments, and that, rarely becomes satisfactory to us. But wait! We talked...

  Why is ‘6174’ so magical? Let's do some magic today. The special number for this is ‘6174’ . Yes, you heard it correctly. You may be asking what makes this number so significant when it appears to be just another number. Let me tell you that this is a magical number since it connects virtually all four-digit numbers. You can easily understand this if you follow the simple steps of subtraction. Let's unravel the mystery: Step 1:   Choose any four-digit numbers, using at least two different digits (1111,7777 are not allowed). Numbers having leading digits (like 0321,0045) are also allowed.         I take the current year: 2021 Step 2:   Arrange the digits in ascending and descending order, which can have leading zeros if necessary.            Ascending order: 0122            Descending order: 2210 Step 3:  Subtract th...

 A colleague of mine once told me that when he passes through the road in front of the airport, he literally stops there and watches the Airplane takeoff. He gets intrigued viewing the mesmerizing scenery of the Airplane taking off.  Perhaps, you are also like my colleague- who loves watching airplanes takeoff and landing. So here I am, asking you a question! Don’t freak out- this is not hard!!  Have you ever wondered how Aviation Technology manages to make smooth flight takeoff and landing?  Yes? Then it’s awesome!  No? Don’t worry I am here!  In Aviation technology, the wind plays a crucial role in when and how the flight will take off or land. To estimate the actual direction on which the flight should travel, we can take the account of the direction and speed of the wind, and the speed and altitude of the flight at a particular time. Then after we can use basic TRIGONOMETRY to calculate the actual direction of the Airplane.  For instance, you saw a...