Gaurav Bhatnagar

Gaurav Bhatnagar is a mathematician who communicates the beauty of mathematics, engineers rich mathematical experiences for his students, and subjects them to a never-ending stream of bad jokes.

Seriously?

The blog posts highlighted here consist of limericks, puns and bad jokes. I invented the term Poettary to describe my pottering around with a format of a poem. The `gb’ on the left is an ambigam made by my friend Punya Mishra for me.

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Sunil Mittal

A schoolboy, named Sunil Mittal, What goes through  his adolescent mind? Here’s a clue: The movies playing in…

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The q-disease

Special Functions, by Andrews, Askey and Roy. Here’s a belated review, and a thank you. ~*~*~*~*~*~ Beauty in mathematics, said…

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Design II

Design II Ambigram by punyamishra A great design: Everything fits in nicely into one complete whole. Not a…

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Paradox

Paradox Ambigram by punyamishra All Cretans are liars said Epiminedes, a Cretan, a classic Paradox. If Epiminedes tells…

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Watson-Crick

Watson-Crick Ambigram by punyamishra Watson and Crick show what fun it is to be a scientist. What fun…

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Internet

Internet Ambigram by punyamishra The Internet inking pacts across the world. Linking and connecting all humanity. Shakily connecting…

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Internet II

Internet II Ambigram by punyamishra Small knots woven together become a net. Flexible, stable, and very strong. Small…

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Douglas R Hofstadter

Sides-reversed-is Ambigram by punyamishra Douglas R Hofstadter sides reversed is Retdatsfoh R Salgoud sides reversed is Douglas R…

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Dog

DogOriginally uploaded by punyamishra A dog,wags his tail,seeks attention.And licks your face,without asking foryour permission. Comes up closeand…

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God

GodOriginally uploaded by punyamishra GODlooks the samewhichever wayyou look at it. Look down from the topor up from…

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Darwin

Darwin Ambigram by punyamishra “Beauty in mathematics,” says Polya, “is seeing the truth without effort.” Polya’s dictum applies to…

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Infinite

Infinite Originally uploaded by punyamishra Infinite plane made compact becomes a sphere. Still infinite, but compact, somehow closer…

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The Modulus Function

Every differentiable functionis also continuous.”This does not mean,”the Modulus Functionpoints out,”that every continuous functionis differentiable too.” Math Poettary…

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Not differentiable

A continuous functionGoing along nicelywithout lifting pencilfrom paper. Ouch!This sharp pointgot me,its not differentiable. Math Poettary #4

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Continuous function

A continuous function,draw it withoutpicking up pencilfrom paper. At all points,the left hand limitthe same as the right…

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No-x-in-Nixon

No-x-in-NixonOriginally uploaded by punyamishra NO X IN NIXON A palindromebut False. NO X IN NIXONsides reversed isNO X…

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Sense-non-Sense

Sense-Non-SenseOriginally uploaded by punyamishra Image inNo Og de Nash,No Jabberwock soever. No punya at all.No Ji,No Bee,No ambi,just…

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Love

LoveOriginally uploaded by punyamishra Fools marry the girl they love,Wise men love the girl they marry,goes an old…

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