Today we discussed the lesson plans made by the other two groups during the first hour. Later, it was the inauguration of our health club. The club is named is "Swastha" and its motto is 'Divitiae Salutis Est' which means 'Health is Wealth'. The chief guest was Mr. Anand Narayan who is a well known TV anchor, singer and moreover a Happiness Coach. He conducted an interactive session where we all did the Bhastrika Pranayama and later had a guided meditation for 20 minutes. The sense of serenity it gave was inexplicable. Overall it was a well coordinated and well executed program.
Prime numbers are one of the easiest concepts to understand and learn in Maths. But some of the complex problems in Maths belong to this branch. Never would have imagined an application of prime numbers in nature. Thanks to the book 'Weird Maths: At The Edge of Infinity and Beyond' which introduced me to this along with other weird applications of Maths. There's a particular species type of cicadas found in the US called the Magicicada or the 'periodical cicadas' who stay in their larva for 13 or 17 years. Imagine staying inside for over a decade with no connection to the outside world and coming out in the year 2021. People wearing masks walking all around you, smartphones, oh, the shock!🤯 It is the primality of these numbers which interest the mathematicians. The reasons are quite interesting. As the lifecycle of the prey changes, the population cycle (pattern in the population for a period of time) of their predators also vary due to the change in the availabil...
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