Question

Explain the formation and process of mathematics club in detail

Answer 1

St. Anne’s Senior Higher Secondary School was founded in the summer of 1980. In the first Academic Session of the School, there were 62 students. The School now has nearly 4000 students. From 1980 to 1996, the School was housed in Jhalamand House, Ratanada, a hired building. The School moved to its present location, Saraswati Nagar, Near New Pali Road, in 1996. The Junior Section of St. Anne’s School has been in its present location, in Rajeev Nagar, a mere kilometer away from the Senior School, since 2001.

Our First Batch of XII class students passed out under the aegis of the Rajasthan Board of Secondary Education in 1992. Since 1998, St. Anne’s School has been affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education. Till 2002, the School had One Section of Science and One of Arts at the Higher Secondary Level. The School now has Two Sections of Science, Two Sections of Commerce, and one Section of Arts at the Higher Secondary Level.

St. Anne’s School was the first School in Jodhpur to set up Mathematics Laboratories, one for the Juniors and one for the Seniors, in 2005. A fortnightly ‘Newsline’ has been coming out since 1992.

Maths club is an organization of students interested in promoting mathematics in the campus. It is a student initiated and teacher supported academic group dedicated to serve the needs and interests of all students interested in mathematics. Important aspects of learning mathematics is mastering practical techniques such as addition, division, measurement and so on. Another aspect of doing mathematics involves creativity and imagination.

Objective :

1. To help students to have positive attitude towards mathematics.

2. To stimulate children’s mathematical curiosity.

3. To promote a holistic development of students through the games and puzzles.

4. To further study of mathematics beyond the classroom instruction and to regard mathematics as an integral part of their life.

5. To assist, stimulate and develop students interest in mathematics.

6. To stimulate thinking.

Activities :

1. Maths puzzles, crossword puzzles, riddles, tricky questions.

2. Concept of Bank transaction (FD, RD, saving account , current transactions).

3. Mathematical games

4. Measuring diagonal distance of a quadrangle.

5. Number of revolutions made by a cycle wheel while covering distance of a given path.

6. Easy method of multiplication.

7. Magic squares.

8. Unit System

9. Use compass ( for direction)

10. Estimation.

11. To find width of river using the concept of congruence of triangles.

12. To find the actual height using the concept of similar triangles.

13. To find the length without using measuring tape. ( Use of hand span, cubit and foot).

14. To find height and distance using sextant.

15. Concept of calculation of income tax.