Mathematics is a place where you can do things which you can't do in the real world.
St. Joseph's School, celebrated Mathematics Day on Jan 6th, 2023 to commemorate the birth anniversary of great mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan.
Various practical activities were organised for students of classes I to XI during the week. Students also participated in a maths quiz where they fought face-to-face challenging questions.
On Jan 6th the Mathematics day celebration commenced with great enthusiasm. It started with a prayer and a welcome note.
The chief guest for the celebration was Dr. Sujatha Ramdorai, a renowned mathematics researcher, who served as a member of the National Knowledge Commission and is a member of the Prime Minister's Scientific Advisory Council.
She shared her ideas about the importance of Mathematics in day to day life experiences, the different mysteries of mathematics and the scientific and Mathematical attituded required to generate and drive the curiosity in young minds .
Our Principal Fr Rohan D'Almeida, who is a mathematician at heart, encouraged out of the box thinking and logical reasoning, which are the hallmarks of Mathematics.
It was followed by the students recreating few mathematicians by dressing up as great Aryabhatta, Bhramagupta, Pythagoras, etc…. This gave the audience a chance to meet the mathematicians who revealed the secrets to the world.
The fusion of Mathematical concepts and dance was a visual delight for the audience. The dance presented algebra, patterning, geometry, tessellations, repetition and sequences. It was a unique experience for the students.
Students across all classes exhibited working and still models which were created by integrating it with the concepts and syllabus of their respective classes, which is also greatly emphasised in NEP
The exhibits by different classes were indeed amazing, which successfully explained the abstract concept of Mathematics, through attractive and interesting concrete ways. It included various topics related to Pythagorean triangle applications, exterior angle property, square root spirals, probability, trigonometry, calculus, applications of 3D geometry to name a few.
The purpose of the celebration, to help the students overcome Math phobia and approach Mathematics in a fun and innovative way, was truly achieved. Teachers feedback - National Mathematics Day was celebrated in order to bring awareness on contributions made by renowned mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan. The theme of the celebration is that MATHEMATICS UNITES, to signal that it is a common language we all have and a common subject with which to find one another. The celebration was very interesting. It was inaugurated in a creative manner. Students were very much thrilled to see the fun in Mathematics dance. The exhibition was also well planned. Students recreated the mathematicians and outlined their inventions. Students of Maths club actively participated in the dance. It was innovative and interesting. Students enjoyed the fun in Mathematics. The teachers organised the exhibition and the events very well. KUDOS to the team!! - Geetha Dept. of mathematics. • The mathematics day was well thought and beautifully conceptualized. Efforts of mentors and teachers was reflected in the acts and the dance by the students. The students were completely immersed in the activities. They loved manipulating the equipment and lots of mathematical language and concepts were discussed. Fantastic sessions! The students were engaged and having fun and the maths games were well organised and well developed. What I was most impressed with was the involvement of the kinaesthetic visual, hand-eye, group work, problem solving challenges worked on within the groups, movement within the game circle and the thinking skills being developed. It was a huge success and I have only heard amazing, positive comments to compliment our fantastic activities and presenters - so thank you very much!We look forward to in organizing an Incursion again. - Shobha S Dept. of mathematics Students feedback - • An event held to prove math is fun, the math week rekindled a spark of curing helping students to look at the subject from a fresh perspective, creating exhibits helped us to understand how math is involved in every aspect of life and is not finite to the classroom. - Tanishq G (11 A - PCMC ) We were impressed by the initiative taken by our school mathematics department for conducting a fun filled celebration of math that brought fourth maximum participation from students. To begin with, a special morning assembly were students took up roles of famous mathematicians, a very unique dance performance by students. students of different grades came up with brilliant ideas which impressed the chief guest. It was a great pleasure to have Dr Sujatha Ramdorai, her talk was motivating and bought new insights about mathematics to everyone present in the assembly.it gave us a new sense of pride in mathematics. - Tanushri .V. D & Aahana Jayaram ( 9 B )