Gonit Sora
Type of site | Science Website |
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Available in | two active editions |
Editors | Manjil Saikia, Pankaj Mahanta |
URL | gonitsora as |
Commercial | No |
Registration | None |
Launched | 21 April 2011 |
Current status | Online |
Content license |
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aMost text also dual-licensed underGFDL. |
Gonit Sora(Assamese:গণিত চ’ৰা) is a multi-lingual (EnglishandAssamese) web magazine devoted to publishing well written and original articles related to science and technology in general and mathematics in particular.[1]Gonit Sora is an attempt to bridge the gap between classroom mathematics teaching and real-life practical and fun mathematics. The website strives for the popularization of mathematics teaching and understanding at all levels.[2]The name of the website is in Assamese and means ‘gateway to mathematics’.[3]Founded on 21 April 2011 by two alumni ofTezpur University,the website publishes expository articles, interviews and quizzes.[4]
The website has its own editors and staff writers, and its advisory board consists of academicians from all over the world, includingSujatha RamdoraiandNayandeep Deka Baruah.[3]Eminent Mathematicians, includingRadha Charan Guptaand Sujatha Ramdorai have contributed articles for Gonit Sora.
Goals and activities
[edit]The website has the following goals:[5][6]
- To cater to the student community by posting relevant articles in all branches of mathematics,
- To focus on the humane side of the subject, which is almost always lost in the traditional classroom approach to teaching,
- Create an online repository of mathematical articles and facts, which can be accessed free of charge by anyone willing to do so,
- Digitize the regional mathematical content in India in a form that is suitable for the web,
- Organise workshops and outreach activities for school students to make them see the beauty and joy of doing mathematics,
- To create a platform for students and teachers alike to discuss ideas, and
- It makes an attempt to reveal the underlying connection and importance of mathematics in other branches of science through mathematics related articles.
The activities of the website are:[5]
- Posting articles every week on a topic related to mathematics,
- Posting interviews with mathematicians likeBruce C. Berndt,Ashoke Sen,S. R. S. Varadhan,Jayant Vishnu Narlikar,James Maynard,Ken Ono,Cedric Villani[7]etc. to motivate the study of the subject among the young students,
- Digitizing the Assamese texts in mathematics whose copyrights are either in the public domain or expired,
- Collaborate with the Assam Academy of Mathematics to digitize their enormous mathematical content in terms of articles and books,
- Organizing and facilitating workshops for Olympiad outreach activities for the school students in the North Eastern part of India, and
- Answering queries posted on the website for the students, teachers and parents regarding mathematics, its study and problems.
Collaborations
[edit]The website has collaborations with the Assam Academy of Mathematics,Xobdo,Shutterstock,[8]Pravega[9]and Asia Pacific Mathematics Newsletter published byWorld Scientific.[5]It is also a magazine partner of Mathematics of Planet Earth (MPE).[10]In collaboration with various colleges and universities inIndia,Gonit Sora organises workshops, symposia, colloquia and seminars.[11]In the past, Gonit Sora has also translated mathematics related articles from newspapers, such asThe HinduintoAssamese.
References
[edit]- ^Swee Cheng Lim (2013)."Editorial, Asia Pacific Mathematics Newsletter"(PDF).Asia Pacific Mathematics Newsletter.3.
- ^"Some emerging success stories from the North East India".1 October 2011.Retrieved3 January2015.
- ^ab"Gonit Sora: About Us".21 April 2011.Retrieved25 December2014.
- ^"The Telegraph: Numbers spell fun on website".23 November 2011. Archived fromthe originalon 26 November 2011.Retrieved25 December2014.
- ^abcPankaj J. Mahanta; Manjil P. Saikia (2013)."Gonit Sora: The Two Year Journey"(PDF).Asia Pacific Mathematics Newsletter.3.
- ^Asia Pacific Mathematics Newsletter
- ^"Interviews".22 December 2014.Retrieved25 December2014.
- ^Smita Bhattacharyya (5 May 2015)."Gonitsora says maths can be fun".The Telegraph.Archived fromthe originalon 7 May 2015.Retrieved5 May2015.
- ^"Sponsors 2014".Pravega.pravega.org. Archived fromthe originalon 29 June 2015.Retrieved5 May2015.
- ^"Magazine Partners, Mathematics of Planet Earth".22 December 2014.Retrieved25 December2014.
- ^"The colloquium schedule held at Cotton College State University"(PDF).22 December 2014.Retrieved25 December2014.