This week at APF we have Ananya, silver medallist at EGMO & bronze medallist at IMO, sharing her experiences about Math Olympiads & more. Read through her journey in Math, an inspiration to all those who are looking forward to the world of competitive math! This episode is also available as a blog post: https://raisingamathematician.wordpress.com/2021/11/03/ins%cf%80ring-experiences-interview-3-ananya-ranade/

This week at Inspiring Experiences-APF, we have Sharvani, a geometry lover, an avid cyclist and an extrovert all in one pack! Read through as she cheerfully shares her journey, her ambitions and how she was inspired by her mentors in this journey of mathematics! Truly a stereotype-breaker, Sharvani is a unique persona altogether!  Read, share and spread the love!This episode is also available as a blog post: https://raisingamathematician.wordpress.com/2021/10/28/ins%cf%80ring-experiences-interview-2-sharvani-jadhav/

Starting this week at APF is a new series, Ins∏ring E^xperiences, sharing interviews with one and all who has a mystical love for mathematics and how it has moulded them over the years. Some interesting career paths, resources and many more gems would be unravelled in these interviews. Saee Patil, a philomath from Pune is here to cheerfully kickstart this series for us! Read, share and spread the love! This episode is also available as a blog post: https://raisingamathematician.wordpress.com/2021/10/21/ins%cf%80ring-experiences-interview-1-saee-patil/

Read this week's APF article by Rajeshwari where she pens with absolute honesty her math journey, to which many of us would find an uncanny resonance to! From   a head-scratcher start to a head-turner finish, she shares her journey filled with mistakes and learnings and how today it is a different story due to abundance of amazing resources! Read, and enjoy the reminiscence! This episode is also available as a blog post: https://raisingamathematician.wordpress.com/2021/10/13/parent-diaries-the-phantom-x/

This week's APF article by Gomathi is a pure treasure trove for students, teachers and parents alike. She addresses the real reason why math is dreaded among students and how a different approach can change the narrative for the better! Loaded with resources that take a rather unconventional and innovative approach to math, this article would force you to bookmark it forever! Absolutely an un-put-downable read!  This episode is also available as a blog post: https://raisingamathematician.wordpress.com/2021/10/07/parent-diaries-murderous-math-and-bad-choices/

Read this week's APF article by Vinay Nair where he eloquently pens his experiences from a math teaching session, how math is an amazing tool to communicate ideas and the challenges faced while implementing some of the key points of the session. He also shares some key takeaways and how one can implement it to make math learning a better process. Must read! This episode is also available as a blog post: https://raisingamathematician.wordpress.com/2021/09/29/expert-diaries-communicating-mathematics/

A visual treat is what this week's APF article aptly described as. Munira creates a mental imagery with a comforting & compelling narrative, alluring charm and a soothing peace that the moral and parallels in math education that it addresses would readily leave a mark. Read this breeze of an article to feel it for thyself! This episode is also available as a blog post: https://raisingamathematician.wordpress.com/2021/09/22/expert-diaries-where-do-the-children-go/

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://raisingamathematician.wordpress.com/2021/09/15/student-diaries-a-place-called-heaven-iisc-to-keep/

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://raisingamathematician.wordpress.com/2021/09/08/student-diaries-a-journey-to-the-centre-of-math/

Read this week's APF article by Praveen, a budding researcher who shares his journey, passion and how an act of serendipity landed him into fields that he would otherwise never discover with the same passion he has now. Serendipity or not, this heartwarming piece of his journey is sure to inspire many to take up paths that challenge, inspire and motivate one from within. Share you must, for you never know if this article is someone's moment of serendipity! This episode is also available as a blog post: https://raisingamathematician.wordpress.com/2021/09/01/student-diaries-cryptography-quantum-and-a-dose-of-serendipity/