Prof. C. K. Raju
@CKRaju14
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Honorary Professor, Indian Institute of Education, Short bio at https://t.co/79696w0H6K.
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Joined January 2022
Colonial math is stuffed with church myths and superstitions (pic1) which helped the colonizer rule us and rob us. For applications to science and engineering, ganita is superior bcoz it accepts reason+ प्रत्यक्ष प्रमाण (as does science) while axiomatic math prohibits the
UGC wants to teach ganita which according to Amber Habib would be a disaster making students unfit for IIT etc. I teach calculus as ganita in IIT. So invited him to debate. Excerpts from my email (1 Sep) to him (pic1,2,3). His response(pic4). Can fool journos not an expert!🤣
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U confuse "modernity" with progress forgetting colonisation!😀 I am DECOLONISING math NOT revisiting memories! Why? For better practical value by rejecting 20th c. axiomatic math based on silly church MYTHS + SUPERSTITIONS. See my talk TODAY (pic1) and of 5 Sep (pic2).
@CKRaju14 Memories are only worth revisiting, and certainly not meant to reside in. There is no harm in the introduction of IKS in UGC however the young minds must be directed to it in order to build on it. No way shall it bring disharmony to modern mathematical structures.
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UGC wants to teach ganita which according to Amber Habib would be a disaster making students unfit for IIT etc. I teach calculus as ganita in IIT. So invited him to debate. Excerpts from my email (1 Sep) to him (pic1,2,3). His response(pic4). Can fool journos not an expert!🤣
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An online talk on 14 Sep (pic1). similar to my IIC talk of 5 Sep (pic2). The Western ethnomathematics taught today is stuffed with false Xtian MYTHS (e.g. Euclid, or his purported axiomatic proofs) and SUPERSTITIONS (e.g. that axiomatic proof is infallible pic3) hence
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Thnx. Right, but It is also 9/11!
@CKRaju14 🙏🙏Pranam Sir, it is inspiring to read this on the anniversary of Swami Vivekananda's Chicago lecture
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Thnx! So few people today go beyond 280 chars.
Professor Raju …..I went thru the entire thread of yours and agree with you.🙏🏽
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Here is the proof that u r illiterate. In my original post ( https://t.co/0jcgZQbnHR) I said a point was defined as "dimensionless" ONLY by the CHURCH as part of its 12th c. quadrivium to teach SACRED geometry (NOT by NCERT). I further quoted NCERT class IX text which says
@CKRaju14 Dear Professor CKR 🙏 Calling people “illiterate” only shows insecurity, not strength of logic. Let’s stay with facts. 1. On the definition of a point: Whether Euclid, NCERT, or modern texts — a point is defined as an abstraction, not as a “visible dot.” Dimensionless
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Amazingly illiterate! This @Masterji_UPWale! Should have studied at least the NCERT class IX school text before trying to "teach" me.🤣 Briefly a point is NOT defined as dimensionless today. It WAS defined like that ONLY in the "sacred geometry" taught as part of the church
@CKRaju14 This is a very interesting critique — *but the logic has multiple problems and misconceptions.* Let me break it down systematically: --- 🔎 Problems in the Argument 1. Confusing abstraction with superstition Geometry points are defined as dimensionless abstractions (not
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Do invisible points “work”? 🤔 Geometry means geo-metry or measuring the earth. But did u ever measure the area of a piece of land (especially with curved boundaries, pic1) using invisible points and invisible lines?🤣 Yet u are taught in class VI that geometric points are
@lal_shiban @fooobar @CKRaju14 Sir but if Calculus is false math then why does it work and solve the problems accurately in different fields of study? If calculus is false then why does it help us invent and innovate technologies? Also why hasn't any western scientist ever questioned this?
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My talk yesterday (5 Sep) at an international conference at India International Centre, Delhi. Title slide (pic1), abstract (pic2) with link to full abstract, ongoing "Calculus as ganita" course (pic3) at IIT Mandi. Happy that Manjul Bhargava attended.
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Pascal, "genius" (as glorified by India Today, pic1), or DUFFER ignorant of basic arithmetic (pic2,3)? Another bogus "Christian discoverer"of things known long ago (as in khanda meru = "Pascal's" triangle), and probability (pic4) whom our ILLITERATE science journos promote.
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So? Try this C++-program (pic1). Phone calculator evidently uses double precision. See section on doubles in my book Class notes in C (pic2, 3). You now need 16 zeros (or more for long double) for ass-law to fail. This probably won't fit in the display provided by the phone.
I am too dumb to understand the mathematics of floating point numbers, but my cell phone calculator has other ideas
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Many people GUESS that the current way to teach calculus using real numbers "must be" right because "it works; they have sent a man to the moon". But the "it works" argument is WRONG! Mere superstition and ignorance about what exactly works. The recap of week 2/day1 of the
AI bots will say my views are contrary to the "mainstream". Of course they are! The whole point of decolonization is to overthrow the mental stranglehold and hegemony of the West; i.e., to overthrow those "mainstream" views. The question is whether the "mainstream" has any
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2. de Morgan (math prof at Univ. College London) one of many who dismissed -ve numbers in 19th c (pic1,2), contrary to @PhysInHistory that -ve numbers were accepted in Europe by 17th c. Why lie? Bcoz how could Newton have "discovered" calculus in 17th c, if Euros were
Usual trick to tell so many lies that the truth becomes hard to find. 1. C-14 dating proved the Bakhshali MS (AND -ve numbers) from 3rd to 4th c. CE (pic1) (NOT 7th c.), CONTRARY to quoted post. @PhysInHistory disbelieves physics?!🤣 Thnx @satishsunil. ../2
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Usual trick to tell so many lies that the truth becomes hard to find. 1. C-14 dating proved the Bakhshali MS (AND -ve numbers) from 3rd to 4th c. CE (pic1) (NOT 7th c.), CONTRARY to quoted post. @PhysInHistory disbelieves physics?!🤣 Thnx @satishsunil. ../2
In the 7th century, negative numbers were used in calculations in India which was innovative because Europeans dismissed these numbers as absurd until the 17th century, when they gained widespread acceptance due to their practical use in accounting and bookkeeping.
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I understand that young dolts like you will do everything for money. Hence, you will never understand the difference between teaching and repulsive coaching class culture.
@CKRaju14 Simply say you want money to answer his question 😂😂😂 same old people like you who consider themselves a genius.
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Have repeatedly said I am not running a coaching class on X. Don't expect me to answer questions raised without bothering to read even the course contents. Put in some effort to find the answer before raising a question on X and actually repeating it.
@CKRaju14 Sir can aryabhata's method be used to obtain higher order differences and hence to higher order methods of numerically solving ODEs. Please reply
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AI bots will say my views are contrary to the "mainstream". Of course they are! The whole point of decolonization is to overthrow the mental stranglehold and hegemony of the West; i.e., to overthrow those "mainstream" views. The question is whether the "mainstream" has any
A key point of the recap for week1 is point 2.1 "Onus of proof to prove 'independent rediscovery' [of calculus] is with Europeans who came later [to calculus], and have a long criminal record". Did anyone even ever attempt such proof, starting from Pingree or Plofker?🤣
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A key point of the recap for week1 is point 2.1 "Onus of proof to prove 'independent rediscovery' [of calculus] is with Europeans who came later [to calculus], and have a long criminal record". Did anyone even ever attempt such proof, starting from Pingree or Plofker?🤣
Closing group photo for "Calculus as ganita" (pic 1). Many people attended till the very end of this 12-day workshop at National Institute of Engineering, Mysore. Recap of lectures for Week 1 posted at https://t.co/vZrpVY3ODb.
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