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Imagine the proof of the Pythagorean Theorem
explained through little colourful square tiles - the ones along the
base and perpendicular fitting snugly into the square of the hypotenuse.
Or the chance to construct a bridge based on a design suggested by
Leonardo da Vinci. An exhibition titled 'Mathematics That You Can Touch'
intends to change perception about what is arguably the most abstract
of all sciences by making it a sensory experience.
Fergusson college will host the exhibition which was conceptualized more than a decade ago by the University of Giessen in Germany, which is presently touring India. It will be inaugurated on July 1 and its exhibits will remain on display until July 10.
"Most school students fear Mathematics as a subject. The concept of this exhibition is to drive their fears away and develop an interest in maths as a subject," said Vikas Kakatkar, vice president of the Deccan Education Society.
Complex mathematical concepts of functions, geometrical theorems, surface tension and minimal surfaces will all be explained through puzzles, experiments and activities. For instance, the simple toys to blow bubbles using soap solution that are sold at fairs have been reconfigured to explain the concept of surface tension. By producing soap films of various other shapes, the experiment explains why bubbles are only formed as spheres.
"This exhibition started more than a decade ago and we are proud that it is presently touring India, a country which has a long mathematical tradition," said Janaki Wardraff, PASCH coordinator of the Goethe Institut, Max Mueller Bhavan in Pune, which has organized the exhibition in collaboration with the authorities of Fergusson college.
The characteristic of this exhibition is that it is interactive, she added.
To ensure the interactive nature of the exhibition, it will be thrown open to 40 students at a time for one hour. A 20-minute film Donald Duck in Mathland will also be screened for them, said V V Achraya, head of the department of mathematics of Fergusson College. "The exhibition is open not only
for all schools and institutes of the Deccan Education Society, but all schools
of the city. The school authorities merely need to approach us and we will allot a time slot for their students," Kakatkar added.
The exhibition will only cater to school students for most of the day, but will be open to the general public from 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm. Over the weekend (July 6 and 7) it will be open to the public all day long between 11:00 am and 5:00 pm. There is no entry fee, said Ravindrasinh Pardeshi, principal of Fergusson College.
"If you merely hear something you tend to forget it. If you see it, you tend to remember it. But, if you can feel it, then you understand it better," Acharya said, adding that the college will also be releasing an ebook that simplifies complex mathematical concepts on the occasion.
Fergusson college will host the exhibition which was conceptualized more than a decade ago by the University of Giessen in Germany, which is presently touring India. It will be inaugurated on July 1 and its exhibits will remain on display until July 10.
"Most school students fear Mathematics as a subject. The concept of this exhibition is to drive their fears away and develop an interest in maths as a subject," said Vikas Kakatkar, vice president of the Deccan Education Society.
Complex mathematical concepts of functions, geometrical theorems, surface tension and minimal surfaces will all be explained through puzzles, experiments and activities. For instance, the simple toys to blow bubbles using soap solution that are sold at fairs have been reconfigured to explain the concept of surface tension. By producing soap films of various other shapes, the experiment explains why bubbles are only formed as spheres.
"This exhibition started more than a decade ago and we are proud that it is presently touring India, a country which has a long mathematical tradition," said Janaki Wardraff, PASCH coordinator of the Goethe Institut, Max Mueller Bhavan in Pune, which has organized the exhibition in collaboration with the authorities of Fergusson college.
The characteristic of this exhibition is that it is interactive, she added.
To ensure the interactive nature of the exhibition, it will be thrown open to 40 students at a time for one hour. A 20-minute film Donald Duck in Mathland will also be screened for them, said V V Achraya, head of the department of mathematics of Fergusson College. "The exhibition is open not only
for all schools and institutes of the Deccan Education Society, but all schools
of the city. The school authorities merely need to approach us and we will allot a time slot for their students," Kakatkar added.
The exhibition will only cater to school students for most of the day, but will be open to the general public from 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm. Over the weekend (July 6 and 7) it will be open to the public all day long between 11:00 am and 5:00 pm. There is no entry fee, said Ravindrasinh Pardeshi, principal of Fergusson College.
"If you merely hear something you tend to forget it. If you see it, you tend to remember it. But, if you can feel it, then you understand it better," Acharya said, adding that the college will also be releasing an ebook that simplifies complex mathematical concepts on the occasion.
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