Category: Mathematics

The trouble with tricks

By Sankar MMathematicsALL Posts, Best Practices, Mathematics, New Posts, SilverPi-DYSE-Issue-018, Teaching and Me

“These tricks mystify numbers and other ideas of Mathematics – while the goal o… MORE

Tadashi’s Toys

By Sankar MMathematicsALL Posts, Demystifying, Mathematics, New Posts, SilverPi-DYSE-Issue-017, Teachers

“I’m not interested in games whose rules were set down by humans. I’m only interested i… MORE

‘Pi day’ Thoughts

By Sankar MMathematicsALL Posts, Demystifying, History of Ideas, Mathematics, Multidisciplinary, Number Theory, Science, SilverPi-DYSE-Issue-009

One could parody Robert Frost’s famous statement about poetry (“Poetry is what … MORE

The chronicle of Pi

By Sankar MMathematicsALL Posts, Demystifying, History of Ideas, Multidisciplinary, SilverPi-DYSE-Issue-004

This humbling aspect of Pi is also a perfect metaphor for Learning – as a process of smoothing t

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1 + 1 = ?

By Sankar MMathematicsALL Posts, Demystifying, History of Ideas, Multidisciplinary, SilverPi-DYSE-Issue-001

What is 1+1 ? Isn’t that the simplest no-brainer Math?

Not exactly… Actually, the answ… MORE

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Sankar M

Sankar is the founder and CEO of Silver Pi.
He had worked in Banking and Technology for about three decades before switching to Education. He is an Electrical Engineer by training, with a career in Technology and Banking across Japan, USA, Singapore and India.

Sankar’s interests include Holistic Learning, Technology-enabled learning, Mathematics, Science and Scientific approach, Financial Literacy, Poetry, Cultural travel, Folklore & Folklife, Japanese language & culture etc.