Myself = LHS , Maths = RHS .. LHS ≠ RHS .. QED

My relationship with mathematics can be compared to a broken relationship between two lovers of whom one was genuine.

In my case , I must admit that I have not been genuine. However like most Human Beings I will shift the blame to the other person.I will re draft the above sentence.

I was not genuine with Maths because Maths was not genuine with me. (As simple as it is!)

I was good at maths once upon a time.. I was seriously good during my primary. Do not laugh. I consider primary mathematics much more logical and tougher than the bull shit they teach as maths at the secondary and senior secondary level.

I'll Explain.

I had and still have problems with only four topics in mathematics.( Tat too only at senior secondary level).

1. Algebra.
2. Trigonometry.
3. Differential Calculus.
4. Integral Calculus.

(Though some may say that the entire maths syllabus is the above four topics ).

Lets first take Algebra for example.

No Book , No Teacher during my school days said to me that Algebra is actually simple geometry!!!. It took 3 years after schooling to actually understand (though accidentally ! ) that algebra was in fact an extension of basic geometry.

How many of you know that Algebra is actually a branch of mathematics concerning the study of structure, relation, and quantity.(Structure , Relation and Quantity is basically part of Geometry).

Did anyone explain to me
a) What is Structure ?
b) What is Relation ?
c) What is quantity ?

All that they wanted me to know was (a+b)^2= a^2 +b^2 + 2ab

I Knew it . But Did I Learn it ?.NO.


Next is Trigonometry.


Trigonometry is supposed to be the simplest of all subjects.
My friend said to me (after the exam, when everything was over) that Trigonometry deals only with Triangles , nothing else and it is in fact easy.

The less said about the way I was taught trigonometry , the better.

My Physics teacher during class 9 , Mrs Tanuja Krishnan wanted her students to wish her every day not by saying Good Morning but by saying .

0 1 0 1/2 root3/2 1/root3 1/root2 1/root2 1 root3/2 1/2 root3 1 0 infinity.

The above are the SIN , COS , TAN Values of 0 , 30 , 45 , 60 and 90 degrees.

I Knew it . I Still Remember it . But Did I Learn it? NO.


Next is Differential Calculus.

I wont blame the way it was taught to me. However I still find it illogical.

According to Wikipedia , Differential calculus, a field in mathematics, is the study of how functions change when their inputs change. The primary object of study in differential calculus is the derivative. A closely related notion is the differential. The derivative of a function at a chosen input value describes the behavior of the function near that input value.The process of finding a derivative is called differentiation.

The Best and favorite part of differential calculus is The First Principles. It tells us how a element gets its differential value. But it is hardly dealt with in class.How to approach a solution was only taught and that too using some weird assumptions. The moment assumptions come , the subject loses its charm . I lost it completely.

Sin X becomes Cos X. But Cos X becomes -SinX. Its weird. I was too lazy to find out why.

The similar thing happened with Integral calculus. I Never understood it because , I never understood what Differentiation was. I never understood differentiation because , I never understood what limits and continuity were. I never understood limits and continuity because I never understood what a function was.The list goes on and on..

So as far as Calculus goes ..

I Never Knew it . I Never Learnt it. I Will Never learn it.

Some of the other things that drew me away from maths are the following.

--> People have tried teaching me maths. No one succeeded.
--> Its not a self study subject too. Oru dashum puriyaadu.
--> One topic can knock you down. Like Complex Numbers in Class XI.
--> You easily forget.
--> It requires brains .. sorry .. I have got none..
--> It requires Patience.. Never have I had it.
--> I went to tuition classes.( It was like Operation Successful , Patient Died )
I understood but I was stripped of my confidence.

I only scored 59 out of 100 in my Class XII Maths Paper. I am Proud of it. I only know the kind of effort gone into getting that mark.

Somebody asked me during my school days as to why I had developed some kind of 'Love-Hate' Relationship with Mathematics. I was quick to correct him .
Between Maths and Myself its always only 'Hate' relationship. And...

It will remain to be so.

Ultimate Amullu !

It was the first day at college...

We were all bored to death in the first hour. In the break , the guys got introduced to one another. And there among the crowd was a 'Amul Baby' kind of a boy. He was Stout , had a round tummy , wore Blue full hand Shirt , neatly ironed pants , perfectly polished shoes ( pacca formals ), wore spectacles and was considerably short. He was introducing himself to everyone.

He came up to me.

Amullu:- Hi I am Sai Prassana Srinivasan.
Me : - Hi .. I am Sundar
Amullu :- Hi I am Sai Prassana Srinivasan.You can call me Sai. My hobbies
watching cricket , reading books.etc.. Overall I am a 'Playboy'. I love
Playing games.( Subsequently I found out , he had been repeating the
same lines to everyone in the class !)

I was completely taken aback by shock.

That is Sai a.k.a Amullu for you . He Blabbers quite a lot . Still worse is the fact he is intolerable when he tries to rectify the original 'olarals'. True , he has given us most of the funniest moments of college life.

Time went by ..

We soon found out that he was not a 'thayir saadam'.He was an expert in 'xxx' matters.He would give 'complete' answer to any queries raised on any 'such' topic. He considered himself a notch above Mathrubootham.

His ever 'dynamic' crush list had some big names .It would be Salma Hayek one day and Katrina Kaif another day. He would shiver at hearing the word 'Nayanthara'. He would say.. " Machan .. ava pera sollada da... enakku ennamo pannudhu".

Foul words would flow from his mouth at a rapid pace. No one stood near him when he was in 'form'. He would even bring your 'great grandmother' to that very place and question her integrity.Such was the Venom in his mouth.

Amullu's family is very orthodox and they follow strict food habits.
Sai's grandma would say 'Dont eat at college Canteen , the items would contain garlic'.

But the following would be his menu whenever we frequent a hotel

STARTER

1.Tomato Soup

MAIN DISH

1.Masala kulcha
2.Kashmiri naan
3.Tandoori Chicken.
3.Butter roti
4.Malai kofta
5.Paneer butter masala

END
1.Ice cream - Chocolate flavour ( the reason being it Increases Potency!)
2.Masala Milk(optional)
3.Chocalate milkshake(depending upon his mood)

Coming back to his 'olaryfying'. He was an expert at that.

Some of them during our Kodai Trip were..

a)"Ellarum Veetla Sollitu vantingala" (When train was about to start to Kodai . We were all starting the trip).

b) "amsterdam" predicted tat world will end in 2020...
sorry da.. tats not amsterdam , amsterdam is a city in australia...( We later found out that he actually meant Nostradamus.!!)

c)We got down at Kodai Road . He comes and tells .." Machan I think , we have come to the wrong place. We need to get down at Kodaikannal road and not kodai road.

d)We reach Kodaikanal. He calls up his mom and Says.. " Amma , I have safely reached ooty". His mother got worried and called to us to confirm that we are at Kodai .

The best of 'amullu' came later.

We all assembled at Nash's Place to practice for ' Business Behaviour ' competiton
for the culturals at Ethiraj college the next day . Every one had turned up except Mahendra. The Skit's script was already prepared and the Main Role was for Mahendra.
We could not start without him. We called him up. He was not available. His sister had picked up the phone and said that he has gone out.(But in the background , we could hear Mahendra instructing his sister to say so). Mahendra finally spoke and said he would be early the next day and we could manage with one practice before stage. We had not practiced before . We were angry.We wanted to win at Ethiraj .

Even ' Amullu ' was angry.Then Amullu Said " Machan ... Naalaiku Mahendra varatum da..avana Naalu vaarthe narukkunu kekaren.".

Mahendra came the next day.None of us spoke. We pushed 'Amullu' in front. We were motivating him to start his 'Foul words Spree'. He had promised yesterday .We wanted to know whether Mahendra had really gone outside yesterday.

Then 'Amullu' with a angry face went near Mahendra and Spoke " Machan.. Nethiku nee Veetla illaya.. ?, velilla poi irundhiya...?". All of us were silent.

Then Mahendra Slowly Spoke ... " Machan ... Rendume ore meaning thana da."


All of us burst out laughing. We did not practice. We lost miserably.



See the above Video.No Prizes for guessing who 'Amullu' is . Clue:- He is the one who comes at the Beginning (trying a sommersault) and at the end( He literally rolls on to the road.)!! Have a great time watching it.

The Worlds Best place TO BE !!

There are some places in the world which are very beautiful. We travel a lot , spend lot of money to see those places... What for ? Is it to really see those places , monuments ?

No.

We do so like that ,

--> To get relaxed,
--> To get out of normal routine.
--> To be Away
and the ancillary objective is to sightsee those places etc etc.

So what if your normal routine is just as relaxing and is just as away.??

I have always been jealous of the 'Guard' in a Goods Train.




--- He's got by far the best compartment one could imagine in the Indian Trains.
--- He's ALONE !
--- He Work is to Relax and sometimes Wave the Flag.
--- He is 'Getting away' daily.

I am very very jealous of such a life. Just Imagine !

TAT's LIFE!!!!!!!