I started a little math club in Bangalore
23 comments
·May 29, 2025idlip
viveknathani_
hey thanks! for now, a lot of them have some sort of a tech background
ping00
Good luck Vivek, this looks really nice! I was in Bangalore for the first time this Feb and had a great time. You should check out Mecca cafe, it's thoda grimy but a total vibe.
wanderingmind
Awesome initiative. For people not physically in Bangalore, maybe start a discord and we can asynchronously try to work through problems and get support
ashutosh-mishra
Best! Great way to connect with interesting people!
What's your criteria for letting people in? Like what should be the minimum level of maths skills they should already have?
ivan_ah
Nice to see adults (re)learning math. It's one of the rare subjects that are guaranteed to provide "knowledge buzz" and also widely applicable.
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ivan_ah
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- https://minireference.com/static/conceptmaps/math_and_physic...
- https://minireference.com/static/conceptmaps/linear_algebra_...
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Avicebron
I don't know why but actually rendering the equations (mathjax? didn't check) is such an eye-catching way to see those problems in a feed like that, and having it almost mimic HN with a comment section is awesome. This is super cool!
nxobject
What a fantastic idea – I know I got the most out of my college math classes collaborating on homework – well, I really only survived because of collaboration. Learning math has been inseparable from collaboration since Ethen.
dmd
No matter how many times I do number 20, I end up with 615. Am I wrong, or is the solution sheet wrong?
seanhunter
As someone who is studying maths myself I absolutely love this- What a great idea.
viveknathani_
hey thanks!
alecst
Love this. Anyone know of something similar in NYC? Casual, unpretentious math club?
mtts
Super cool! Where did you get the problems from?
This is nice. You can spread the word to r/bangalore and related subs. But sure small communities sound like more fun than a big one.
Are many of them programmers/techie or academicians?