IIT JEE Blog: November 2004

28 November, 2004

Crack the Problem

Crack the problem page is scheduled for update today. A new provision will be made to reward the students further.

26 November, 2004

AIEEE 2005 Date

There have been several emails regarding this. Please see the month of May 2005 in the web-calendar.

25 November, 2004

Mathematical typing in forums etc.

The advanced learning system allows students to post mathematical symbols as well. Various kinds of expressions inputs and their respective outputs have been put up there.

24 November, 2004

MOST FAILURES COULD HAVE BEEN CONVERTED INTO SUCCESSES IF SOMEONE HAD HELD ON ANOTHER MINUTE OR MADE MORE EFFORT.

When you have the potential for success within you, adversity and temporary defeat only help you prepare to reach great heights of success. Without adversity, you would never develop the qualities of reliability, loyalty, humility, and perseverance that are so essential to enduring success. Many people have escaped the jaws of defeat and achieved great victories because they would not allow themselves to fail. When your escape routes are all closed, you will be surprised how quickly you will find the path to success.

Courtesy: Napoleon Hill Foundation

23 November, 2004

Q & A

Q: How many students are expected to participate in AIEEE 2005?

A: 3,50,000 (approx.).

21 November, 2004

MAKING LIFE "EASY" FOR CHILDREN USUALLY MAKES LIFE "HARD" FOR THEM IN ADULTHOOD.

Del Smith, the millionaire founder and chairman of Evergreen International Aviation, has often said, "Thank God I was born poor; I learned how to work." Like many others who made it to the top on their own, Smith believes that the greatest gift that can be given to a child is to teach him or her the value of work. It is a gift that can never be lost or stolen. It’s a natural desire of parents to give their children material things they didn’t have as children. Such generosity, however, often deprives children of the greatest gift you can give them: confidence in their ability to take care of themselves. When you make life "hard" for your children by requiring them to learn the value of work, they will have a far greater likelihood of success as adults.

Courtesy: Napoleon Hill Foundation.

IIT-D displays tech prowess

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20 November, 2004

THERE IS A VAST DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FAILURE AND TEMPORARY DEFEAT.

There is no such thing as failure, unless it is accepted as such. Every defeat is temporary unless you give up and allow it to become permanent. In fact, temporary defeat often makes us stronger and more capable. Each time we try and fail, we learn something that helps prepare us for eventual success. Only in the classroom is there a single correct answer for every problem. If you try an approach that doesn’t work, try something else. When you view adversity as nothing more than a learning experience, your successes in life will far outnumber your failures.

Courtesy: Napoleon Hill Foundation.

19 November, 2004

Satyam inks pact with IIT-M

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16 November, 2004

DRIFTING, WITHOUT AIM OR PURPOSE, IS THE FIRST CAUSE OF FAILURE.

Without a plan for your life, it is easier to follow the course of least resistance, to go with the flow, to drift with the current with no particular destination in mind. Having a definite plan for your life greatly simplifies the process of making hundreds of daily decisions that affect your ultimate success. When you know where you want to go, you can quickly decide if your actions are moving you toward your goal or away from it. Without definite, precise goals and a plan for their achievement, each decision must be considered in a vacuum. Definiteness of purpose provides context and allows you to relate specific actions to your overall plan.

Courtesy: Napoleon Hill Foundation.

Winners are fighters!

THE AVERAGE PERSON WOULD HAVE QUIT AT THE FIRST FAILURE. THAT’S WHY THERE HAVE BEEN MANY AVERAGE MEN AND ONLY ONE EDISON.

Thomas Edison once observed that the reason most folks don’t recognize opportunity when it comes knocking is that it is often dressed in coveralls and looks like work. Edison knew that anything worthwhile never comes easily; if it were easy, anyone could do it. Because he persisted far beyond the point the average person would consider reasonable and rational, he produced inventions that even the most learned people of the day considered impossible. Great advances in knowledge are often achieved by people with an almost fanatical devotion to finding the solution to a problem. Flashes of inspiration alone are not enough to ensure success; they must be followed by determined, persistent action.

Courtesy: Napoleon Hill Foundation.

14 November, 2004

Remember Edison when you feel defeated!

EDISON FAILED 10,000 TIMES BEFORE PERFECTING THE INCANDESCENT ELECTRIC LIGHT BULB. DON’T WORRY IF YOU FAIL ONCE, TWICE OR THRICE.

Arguably America’s greatest inventor, Thomas Edison had an extraordinarily positive perception of life that greatly enhanced his ability as an inventory. When others might have been hopelessly discouraged after failing thousands of times in an attempt to develop an electric light, the great Edison simply viewed each unsuccessful experiment as the elimination of a solution that wouldn’t work, thereby moving him that much closer to a successful solution. We could all take a lesson from Edison. Stories abound about inventors who quit trying and gave up too soon or miners who struck gold just a few feet beyond where someone else quit digging. There are few obstacles in life that will not succumb to consistent, sustained, intelligent, positive action. When you are discouraged after you’ve failed at something, remember Edison’s 10,000 failures before he arrived at the solution that forever changed the world.

Courtesy: Napoleon Hill Foundation.

A poem submitted by Sandeep Poddar, 12'th Pass, Mumbai.

he worked by day,
and toiled by night,
he gave up play,
and some delight,
dry books he read,
new things to learn,
and forged ahead,
success to earn,
he plodded on with faith and pluck,
and when he won,
men called it luck.

Comments: True, often hard-work is misunderstood as luck.

12 November, 2004

Book fair treat for book lovers, courtesy IIT Kharagpur

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Coriolis Force

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