1976 - Annual Report

Abstract

Fourteenth Anniversary: The Fourteenth Anniversary of the Institute was celebrated on the 6th January 1976. Hon’ble Mr. V. R. Nedunchezhiyan, former Minister for Education, Government of Tamil Nadu, gave the anniversary address and the Director of the Institute presented the annual report. The Fourteenth Anniversary Symposium was held for four days from 6th to 9th January 1976. Professor K. Bleuler, Professor W. Sandhas (West Germany), Professor M. Gourdin, Professor O. C.de Beauregard (France), Professor G. Pisent (Italy), Professor S. Panchapakesan and Professor T. E. S. Raghavan (U.S.A.) participated in the symposium besides the academic members of the Institute.

Conference on Matrix Algebra, Computational Methods and Number Theory: Matscience conducted a conference on Matrix Algebra, Computational Methods and Number Theory for four days from the 6th to the 9th September, 1976 in Mysore. Inaugurating the conference Professor Alladi Ramakrishnan, Director of the Institute, observed that such conferences conducted by Matscience every year afford a forum for presentation of original ideas by the younger generation of scientists. Work at Matscience relating to new connection between number theory and matrix analysis established by Dr. R. Jagannathan and Mr. Krishnaswami Alladi (University of California, Los Angeles) was presented. About thirty participants including postgraduate teachers and under-graduate students of promise took part in the conference. Besides the academic members of the Institute, a few scientists from different institu­tions in India lectured on various topics relating to the theme of the conference. The proceedings of the conference is being brought out as a Matscience Report.

Recent Developments of Physics: Professor Alladi Ramakrishnan inaugurated at Matscience a seminar series entitled Recent Developments of Physics on 14th February 1976 which was meant to disseminate information on recent developments in physics to the students and teachers of the various colleges in Madras City. The response to the seminar series by the academic community in Madras was very good. Various members of academic staff reported on several topics in Physics in this series which was held every Saturday and Sunday till the middle of March 1976. Professor K. R. Unni gave a course of lectures on Functional Analysis at the Institute.

Careers in Mathematical Sciences: Matscience was the venue of a seminar on ‘ Careers in Mathematical Sciences ’ organized by Mr. D. K. Oza, I.A.S., Director of Employment and Training, Government of Tamil Nadu, on 6th February 1976. Professor Alladi Ramakrishnan, Director of the Institute and scientists from the University of Madras spoke on the theme of the conference.