MATHEMATICS - MY FAVOURITE SUBJECT

Mathematics is one of the oldest subjects in the history of humanity. It is an interesting game of numbers. Humanity would never have advanced to such an extent as it is now if it weren’t for mathematics. Mathematics is a fascinating subject for people of all ages. Without the aid of Mathematics, our daily lives would have been very very intricate and complicated.

Mathematics is a very vast subject with no boundaries. It is branched into three main streams - Arithmetic, Algebra and Geometry. Arithmetic deals with numbers and powers. Algebra deals with variables and constants. Geometry deals with shapes. These three streams are further classified and are further grouped.

Mathematics is very very essential and vital in fields like Engineering and Space Sciences. Even if a minute calculating error is made while constructing a house or designing a rocket, the entire project may go devastated. So Mathematics is as dangerous as it is useful. So Mathematics is a subject which has to be dealt very carefully with.

I like mathematics because I find it simple and understandable when compared to other subjects like French, Civics and Geography. Mathematics is my favorite subject as it is all about understanding the concepts. Once you are thorough with the concepts you can solve any mathematical problem. I love mathematics because I aspire to become an Engineer when I grow up and Mathematics is the prime factor for Engineering. I love to solve mathematical problems. Solving mathematical problems gives me relief when I’m stressed out. Mathematics is one of the subjects in which one can obtain full marks which I would like to call “out of out”.

India- the nation which I would proudly like to call as my motherland has produced great mathematicians like Aryabhatta, Bhaskara, Brahmaguptha and many more. Without the discovery of zero by the legendary Indian mathematician and astronomer Aryabhatta, we would never have had numbers up to infinity.

Mathematics has always been my favorite subject and I too would like to become a proud Indian and Mathematician{Engineer} like Aryabhatta.

Sun Halo Today

Sun Halo rings

Have you ever looked up and noticed that there’s a big ring around the Sun? These rings are caused by ice crystals within thin cirrus clouds, and there several different kinds of sun rings you can see depending on the weather conditions. 


One of the most common ones is called a 22° halo. They get this name because the ring is located 22 degrees away from the Sun itself. Both the Sun and the Moon block a 1/2 degree region of the sky at a time, so the ring around the Sun is about 44 times larger than the Sun itself.


Why do you get a ring at exactly 22°? The ring is formed because of the ice crystals suspended in the cirrus clouds. If you could look at the crystals under the microscope, you would see that they’re hexagonal in shape, and act as prisms for the Sun’s light. As light passes through the two sides of the prism, it’s deviated by exactly 22°. Since the ice crystals are jumbled up randomly in the sky, most of the light is deflected away. But from every position you’re always able to see the deflected light from some of the crystals in the sky. And this is why you see the bright ring around the Sun.