Gaurav Bhatnagar – Gaurav Bhatnagar is a mathematician who communicates the beauty of mathematics, engineers rich mathematical experiences for his students, and subjects them to a never-ending stream of bad jokes.

Gaurav Bhatnagar

Gaurav Bhatnagar is a mathematician who communicates the beauty of mathematics, engineers rich mathematical experiences for his students, and subjects them to a never-ending stream of bad jokes.

Just released!

Released in August 2023. A puzzle book written with Tejasi Bhatnagar. Despite what the title says, its for all kids. Our own title for this book was: The puzzles asked by the legendary sage Pita Gora, the Kung Fu Master Ooooh Clide and others. Read about it here.

Research and Expository Articles

My research interests are in Special Functions, Combinatorics and Elementary Number Theory.
I am also interested in giving a discovery approach to Ramanujan’s identities.
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Undergraduate Teaching

They say that Mathematics is learnt by doing. My students in Ashoka University (and elsewhere) have often found themselves doing a lot.

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Recent Blog posts

Serious matters

Mummy's 90th birthday

My mother, Dr. Hem Bhatnagar, completed 90 years on October 28, 2019. We asked her family and friends if they wished to say something in tribute or regarding their association with her. Madhulika and I have collated them as a book, which was presented to mummy on her birthday. It was meant to be a…
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Undergrads

A Linear algebra story.

A good bet to lose? This story is about my Linear Algebra course offered in Spring 2023. This is the second time I am teaching this; this time its fully offline. The students are a mix. Some first years from my Calculus class from last semester, some who didn’t take Calculus with me but wish…
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