Hi, I am Sunaina Pati, a math student who loves number theory, algebra, and theoretical computer science. I am currently in my second year of the BSc (Hons) Mathematics and Computer Science program at Chennai Mathematical Institute.

This site is my little archive of thought, a space where I share the things I do every day with everyone :)

Contents

My Coordinates in the Mathematical World

An intro to my journey through math and theoretical CS

  • I am currently reading about Class Field theory, Complexity Theory, and Coding Theory.
  • I was a math Olympiad enthusiast and I still love thinking about beautiful problems. I’ve written over 500 Olympiad problems (IMO, EGMO, RMM, INMO, etc.) on my old blog Sunaina thinks absurd, which has over 120k views!
  • I love teaching! I was a counsellor (Teaching Assistant) at PROMYS India 2024 and a student there in 2023. I’ve also lectured at multiple Olympiad camps (IMOTC, EGMOTC, INMOTC and STEMS) and TAed a few undergraduate courses.

Courses I’ve TAed/ TAing

  • Algebra 3 - Taught by Professor Clare D’Cruz (Upcoming semester)
  • Algebra 2 - Taught by Professor Clare D’Cruz (Past)
  • Discrete Mathematics - Taught by Professors V. Arvind and Amit Kumar Sinhababu (Past)
  • Algebra 1 - Taught by Professor Aditya Karnataki (Past)

The Sunaina Debug Log

Here’s a little debug log of constants and quirks in my personality.

  • My MBTI type is ENTJ-T, and the Sorting Hat put me in Ravenclaw (though a few friends insist I should’ve been in Slytherin). I am also diagnosed with ADHD.
  • I enjoy solving jigsaw puzzles, preferably not single-colored ones (those are more shape sorting than fun!) and nonograms.
  • I love doing digital art. Check out my artwork page if you want to see some of my artworks!
  • I am learning Korean.