The unsolved problems
Dr SN Gananath It is unfortunate but true. Most of the times when teachers and children are engaged in maths classes what they do is to make a few mathematical noises and very little ‘real’ maths....
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Universalisation of primary math
Dr Vivek Monteiro In the context of India, the problem of universalisation of elementary education has two important aspects. First, the magnitude of the problem: It concerns about 300 million children...
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What is math?
Vijayalakshmi Nagarajan M – Mental A – Ability T – To H – Handle Situations Vocabulary enrichment is essential in the development of mathematical concepts in children. Most often we miss out on this,...
View ArticleThe concept of negative numbers
Shakuntala Jaisinghani Several hundred years ago mathematicians realised that there were a lot of problems they could solve if they had a way to talk about numbers less than zero. So they decided to...
View ArticleDivision of fractions
Dr SN Gananath The more serious issue of school maths is what is taught rather than how it is taught. In this article, I have picked up an example from fractions to illustrate the limitations of...
View ArticleMathemagic!
Saroja Sreekanth Mathematics is both an elegant tool and an exceedingly useful language. People often tend to equate mathematical ability with intelligence as they see it used brilliantly by some and...
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