Ques: 'He' sits between two 'Mat's and his degree is 'ICS'. What am I talking about?
Ans: MAT-HE-MAT-ICS !
This was a riddle asked by my teacher in 3rd grade. I was the only one in a class of 50, who answered it correctly. I saw mathematics then, I see it even now!
I have always been fascinated by numbers. And not surprisingly, when after 12th, was at the crossroads of choosing between the beaten track(engineering) to my first love, math.. I chose the latter! And now I am about to be a math honours graduate!
This love of numbers and math have led to some marked, peculiar habits. I didn't even realize I had them, until alot of people around me started pointing it out! And now I have a complete list, that I would like to share..
1. I've started talking in mathematical terms and hence-ing alot! Case in point, for me everything is now an unsolved riddle/problem that needs to be solved or proved. I have gone out of my way sometimes to prove someone something and feel weird if I don't grasp it the first time around!
2. I like to find the sum, difference, product, average, etc, of the number of the car driving ahead of me! So if I ever tune out of a conversation in the car with someone, I am probably calculating something!
3. Going to grocery store or out shopping, I calculate the total of the items before the cashier does! And calculating discounts during sales is more fun than the shopping at sales!
4. Rubik's cube, Sudoku, etc, are one of my favorite pastimes! Solving the sudoku is my sunday morning ritual. And a Rubik's cube is the coolest thing the mathematicians came up with!
5. I like teaching math too! You know, imparting wisdom. So at my old place, I used to teach the neighborhood kids. Though sometimes would get carried away and teach them beyond their 'syllabus' and scare them away. :/ But can't help it!
6. I like to go to the college library and randomly pick out books to read on mathematics!
7. Movies involving mathematics, always bring me to the edge of my seat. I have loved Pi, A beautiful mind, october sky, 21, etc! You get the drift!
All this just comes naturally to me now. Even though I now enter a career in MBA, my love for numbers would stick with me, always, always, always! And I love being a Math-holic! Q.E.D !
Ans: MAT-HE-MAT-ICS !
This was a riddle asked by my teacher in 3rd grade. I was the only one in a class of 50, who answered it correctly. I saw mathematics then, I see it even now!
I have always been fascinated by numbers. And not surprisingly, when after 12th, was at the crossroads of choosing between the beaten track(engineering) to my first love, math.. I chose the latter! And now I am about to be a math honours graduate!
1. I've started talking in mathematical terms and hence-ing alot! Case in point, for me everything is now an unsolved riddle/problem that needs to be solved or proved. I have gone out of my way sometimes to prove someone something and feel weird if I don't grasp it the first time around!
2. I like to find the sum, difference, product, average, etc, of the number of the car driving ahead of me! So if I ever tune out of a conversation in the car with someone, I am probably calculating something!
3. Going to grocery store or out shopping, I calculate the total of the items before the cashier does! And calculating discounts during sales is more fun than the shopping at sales!
4. Rubik's cube, Sudoku, etc, are one of my favorite pastimes! Solving the sudoku is my sunday morning ritual. And a Rubik's cube is the coolest thing the mathematicians came up with!
5. I like teaching math too! You know, imparting wisdom. So at my old place, I used to teach the neighborhood kids. Though sometimes would get carried away and teach them beyond their 'syllabus' and scare them away. :/ But can't help it!
6. I like to go to the college library and randomly pick out books to read on mathematics!
7. Movies involving mathematics, always bring me to the edge of my seat. I have loved Pi, A beautiful mind, october sky, 21, etc! You get the drift!
All this just comes naturally to me now. Even though I now enter a career in MBA, my love for numbers would stick with me, always, always, always! And I love being a Math-holic! Q.E.D !
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