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Mathematical Sciences Foundation

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Established
  
July, 2002

Founded
  
July 2002

Director
  
Professor Dinesh Singh

Headquarters
  
New Delhi

Type
  
Research Institution, Educational Institution

Address
  
Room XF, St. Stephen's College, Delhi 110007, India, Delhi, India

Website
  
http://www.mathscifound.org

Mathematical Sciences Foundation (MSF) was formally registered as a non-profit society in 2002 by Dr. Anil Wilson. It is an institute of education and research, located in Delhi, India. Its goal is the promotion of mathematics and its applications at all levels, from school to college to research.

Contents

Undergraduate

  • Mathematical Finance: A hands-on introduction to modern Finance and the role of mathematics in it.
  • Mathematical Simulation with IT: Explores the interaction between Mathematics, Technology, and Education.

    • Graduate

    In association with the University of Houston, leading to PhD's in Mathematics, Computer Science, and Physics. Students are trained at MSF for a year before heading to Houston.

    Seminars and conferences

  • A Life of Mathematics: An annual programme under which eminent mathematicians reside at St. Stephen's College to interact with students and faculty. Recent visitors under this programme have been Sir Michael Atiyah, M S Narasimhan and Martin Golubitsky (President, SIAM).
  • Mathematics in the 20th Century: An international conference held in Delhi in 2006 to commemorate the birth centenary of AndrĂ© Weil.

    • Contests

  • MSF Challenge: An annual contest, first held in 2006, to encourage school students to use computers for mathematical problem solving.

    • References

    Mathematical Sciences Foundation Wikipedia
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