Question

Discuss the importance of mathematical library and mathematical laboratory in teaching learning.

Answer 1

library plays a key role.Class room teaching has its limitations.It is difficult for teachers to go beyondthe prescribed text book.Class room teachings may leave gaps and doubts.A goos library provides opportunities for leaving the gaps.The curious students get facilitiesfor quenchingtheir first thirst ofknowledge through library.A well oraganised library is a source of attractionfor its students.A mathematics library is the birth place of future mathematicians.It inspires, stimulates ans equips them to followthe footprints of great mathematicians.
A mathematics library,besidesbeing a sourceof learning and inspirationto oits students,also serves the interest and needs of teachers.Knowledge has no boundaries.A teacher has to keep himself abreast of the latest knowledgeand skills in his subject.He has to learn most effective methods and devices for teaching.Agood library in this sense,serves th role of aburning lamp.It sets burning the ambitions of learning more and more in teachers and inspirres the students to imitate the ideals of their teachers.
In our schools laboratories are generally established for science subjects.Therefore for a number of persons the idea of setting mathematics laboratory in the school sounds quiet unusual and unpracticable.Laboratory is a placewhich serves two fold purposes.Firstly it provides safe and proper place for placing all the essential material and equipments concerning the learning activities in a subject.Secondly it gives proper facilities and opportunities for essential practical work and lively learning experiences.Apart from this, setting of mathematics library will prove useful to a mathematics teacher in many different ways.The mathematics knowledge which cannot betranslated into practice is a useless burden and therefore studends of mathematics should be given proper opportunities for the integration of theory with practice.
NEED AND IMPORTANCE OF MATHEMATICS LIBRARY
Having realized the need and importance of library in teaching of mathematics it is now to be thought whether to have a separate mathematics library or not.Generally in schools,there happens to be ageneral library where all sorts of general books andbooks related to different subjects and activities are placed in different almirahs at different places.On big table or tables,newspapers,magazines,periodicals and journals are placed.This place also seves as areading room.
There should be a period for library reading in the time table for enebling the students of every section and class to have an easy access to such library.The teacher may take the help of monitor or some interested student of the class in the management of the affairs.Thw establishment of mathematics library in separate room or as part of general library may be supported on the following grounds:
1. The separate arrangement brings fficiency in the organization.
2. Mathematics teacher remains in touch with the volumes and literature available in library.
3. It gives a sense of separate identity and inculcates interest in the subject mathematics.
4. The student get better facilities for reading the books and literature.
5. It helps in the activities of mathematics club.
6. It may help in nurturing gifted and potentials students in mathematics.
Therefore,in every school attempts should be made to have a mathematical library with the cooperation of authorities and the students.