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Mian Mohammed Sharif

Mian Mohammed Sharif is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Mian Mohammed Sharif rather than just read about it. In short: Mian Mohammed Sharif (Urdu: محمد شريف; b.1917 – 22 October 1997), was a Pakistani mathematician and senior bureaucrat. From 1974 until 1981, he served as the surveyor general at the Survey of Pakistan and briefly served as the senior scientist at the Geological Survey of Pakistan for most of his career.

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Reference excerpt

Mian Mohammed Sharif (Urdu: محمد شريف; b.1917 – 22 October 1997), was a Pakistani mathematician and senior bureaucrat. From 1974 until 1981, he served as the surveyor general at the Survey of Pakistan and briefly served as the senior scientist at the Geological Survey of Pakistan for most of his career.

Biography Hailed from East Punjab, he was educated at the DAV College and went on to attend the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) where he gained his bachelor's and master's degree in mathematics. After AMU, he moved to Lahore to attend the Government College University, where he gained a PhD in mathematics from the Government College University and briefly served as postdoctoral researcher at the Aligarh Muslim University. He joined the British Geological Survey (BGS) and opted for Geological Survey of Pakistan in 1947 where served as research scientist there. At the GSP, his work was mainly involved in extensive studying of Contour lines maps of Pakistan. In the 1970s, he was transferred to the Survey of Pakistan, and worked in close coordination with the military on clandestine atomic bomb project. His work was mainly involved in mathematical studies of the minerals and materials. In 1974–81, he was appointed as surveyor-general and put as the director of the survey of nuclear tests sites program. In 1983, he was transferred to GSP where he continued his research on minerals and materials.

References

External links Survey of Pakistan

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Mian Mohammed Sharif

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Mian Mohammed Sharif claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Mian Mohammed Sharif before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Mian Mohammed Sharif ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Mian Mohammed Sharif

In research: Mian Mohammed Sharif appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Mian Mohammed Sharif in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Mian Mohammed Sharif is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1917 births, 1997 deaths, 20th-century Pakistani civil servants, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Mian Mohammed Sharif outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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