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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Ramanujan's Master Theorem attempt to do?

2. How did Ramanujan respond to Hardy's request for proofs?

3. Who was Neville?

4. How do people account for Ramanujan's self-assessment?

5. What obstacle stood in the way of Hardy's plan?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Ramanujan's decline like, and death?

2. What did Hardy do with Ramanujan's letter?

3. Describe Ramanujan's trip to England.

4. How was Ramanujan treated on his return to India?

5. What has been the impact of Ramanujan's work?

6. Describe Ramanujan and Hardy's work on partitions.

7. What was the conflict between Ramanujan's family and his wife?

8. What was Ramanujan's relationship with Cambridge after he left for India?

9. What accolades did Ramanujan receive for his work?

10. What was Ramanujan's response when Hardy asked him for proofs?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Was Ramanujan different 'as a person' than he was 'as a mathematician'? Did his work in math redeem the discomforts or failures he suffered elsewhere in his life? How does his life balance out--was he a mathematician, or a fully-developed human being, who could adjust to any number of human experiences?

Essay Topic 2

What problems did Ramanujan have because of his schooling, and how did he overcome them? (i.e. what techniques did he use, and how successful was he?)

Essay Topic 3

Describe the importance of money and class status in Ramanujan's life. Was it important, or incidental? Where did he run into difficulties, or challenges, because of money? How did he solve them?

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