The Quantinuum monthly meet that was held on 31st August brought plenty of pleasant surprises to all. A variety of events were held, and these once again helped people to gain some much needed relief from the stress of the past few weeks. At the same time, it provided some good insights on the usually hated quants to the audience.
Sudoku
An extremely innovative and a completely different format of the Sudoku was organised. The students had to use a lot of their quantitative and analytical skills. However, it proved to be a tough challenge, because not everybody could solve it completely. Cash prizes were awarded to the students who managed to solve most of the challenge.
Knowledge sharing session
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| Gaurav kumar Agarwal - KT session |
There was an extremely interesting session, which was given by Gaurav Kumar Agarwal from 1st Year PG. The session was on the Duckworth Louis Method in ODIs. It was very well appreciated by all. His interactive style, and simple explanations impressed all those who were present, and everyone were able to appreciate the science of the Duckworth Louis Method. Now, if India loses in a match with another team due to this, people will finally be able to understand why!
E-Tambola
The week after the gruelling mid terms, when everyone were tired, and needed some excitement, found a wonderful gift from Quantinuum. An innovative idea for Tambola, called E-tambola was organised. We received an overwhelming response – more than a 100 people registered for the online game. Over a span of few weeks, the team sent a list of 10 questions to the participants at a pre-declared time. The participants of the game had to find the numbers for the day by solving the questions. The questions were very simple, and provided the participants a really interesting and a new way to play the game. The winners of the smaller prizes like “Early 5” and “Min-max” were declared immediately, on a first come first serve basis. The final round of the game was held in the monthly event, when numbers were drawn randomly, and the remaining winners were declared. But the biggest winners were Piyush Kohli (PGDM HR) and Mohit Handa (PGDM Finance), who walked away with a total of Rs 400 and Rs 250 each.
Conclusion
The meeting was concluded with a speech from our mentor, Prof. Nilakanthan. He gave a very motivational speech to the listeners, and encouraged people with some interesting ideas for events, which they would like to participate in. One very special idea from the professor himself was developing a fun acronym for Quantinuum, where each letter of the word must have the name of some quantitative technique. Overall, the event was very successful, and provided people with an evening full of enjoyment.
By - Anindita Chatterjee, Quantinuum member
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