Kerala Mathematical Association is an organisation established in 1962 to serve the mathematical community comprising students, teachers and researchers inside
Kerala
Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...
and outside. It has a membership of around 1000 of which nearly half are life members and about 300 are from outside Kerala and outside India.
Overview
The Association regularly organises, on an average ten to twelve a year, national/international workshops, seminars in different parts of Kerala. The Association also regularly publishes the proceedings of these seminars and workshops. Focusing on teachers and students the Association conducts regional orientation programmes on new developments in mathematics. Since 2004 the association is publishing an international journal ''
Bulletin of Kerala Mathematical Association
Bulletin or The Bulletin may refer to:
Periodicals (newspapers, magazines, journals)
* Bulletin (online newspaper), a Swedish online newspaper
* ''The Bulletin'' (Australian periodical), an Australian magazine (1880–2008)
** Bulletin Debate, ...
'' which contains original research papers on Mathematics and its applications, with two issues in a year. M.S. Samuel (MACFAST, Tiruvalla) is the Executive Editor of the ''Bulletin''.
The Kerala Mathematical Association started a regular ''
Prof.T.A. Sarasvati Amma Memorial Lecture'' in its annual conference in 2002.
The Lecture was endowed by R.C. Gupta a historian of Indian mathematics.
(formerly Professor,
Cochin University of Science and Technology
Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT) is a state government-owned autonomous university in Kochi, Kerala, India. It was founded in 1971 and has three campuses: two in Kochi (Kalamassery and Ernakulam) and one in Kuttanad, Alap ...
) is currently the President of the Association and Sunny Kuriakose, Professor and Dean, Federal Institute of Science and Technology, Angamaly (formerly, Principal, B.P.C. College, Piravom,) is the Academic Secretary.
See also
*
Indian Mathematical Society
Indian Mathematical Society (IMS) is the oldest organization in India devoted to the promotion of study and research in mathematics. The Society was founded in April 1907 by V. Ramaswami Aiyar with its headquarters at Pune. The Society started i ...
*
Calcutta Mathematical Society
The Calcutta Mathematical Society (CalMathSoc) is an association of professional mathematicians dedicated to the interests of mathematical research and education in India. The Society has its head office located at Kolkata, India.
History
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External linksaim India
References
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Mathematical societies
Kerala school of astronomy and mathematics
Organisations based in Kerala
Educational organisations based in India
1962 establishments in Kerala