Did you know that what is displayed on the scale is actually your mass, the amount of substance in your body. Your weight on Earth is about 10 times more than your mass and a negative number! The Weighing Scale Does Not Actually Show Your Weight but, Your Mass! To understand this better, we need... Continue Reading →
Pi day,2018 @ Maths2Art
March 14 marks Pi Day, an annual celebration of the mathematical sign Pi. Ancient Greek mathematician Archimedes of Syracuse, who lived in the third century B.C. and is considered the greatest mathematician of the ancient world, is credited with doing the first calculation of pi. One of our old article might be a good read... Continue Reading →
Ask ‘WHY’
Today, I noticed a very interesting picture in a grade 4 student's notebook. And, the description of the picture was even more interesting : A dinosaur head and a dinosaur egg in a multiple digit multiplication problem. Me - Why do you put a zero in the second row of multiplication? Student - This is... Continue Reading →
Have you ever followed a Fly?
Most students learn about Co-ordinate geometry in Grade 7 or Grade 8 and this is how we usually introduce this topic to them: We draw two perpendicular lines on the graph, name the intersection point as 'origin' and introduce x & y coordinates to represent any point on the plane. Then, we tell them the... Continue Reading →
About Maths2Art.
Maths2Art is a ‘social startup’ which believes in making Maths Simple & Visual. Maths2Art is not a tuition centre, it is a centre for Guided Discovery.​ ​We proudly train our students for self study! There is a lot of pain and anxiety associated with Maths education which creates stress for students/parents. At Maths2Art, we focus... Continue Reading →
MyQuotes@Maths2Art
2017 has been a year full of new thoughts n ideas and a new found love for writing. Sharing a brief summary of what I have been thinking & implementing @ Maths2Art. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvOftmZGW5Y
Units are the Game Changers in Maths!
Let us take a look at a grade 3 problem: Find the perimeter of a rectangle whose length is 2 m and breadth is 10 cm. Most of the children are unaware of the significance of units, hence, they might simply ignore the units and attempt it this way : 2 + 10 + 2... Continue Reading →
Fellowship@Maths2Art
We, at Maths2art, are extremely happy to share the details of another new dimension: Fellowship@Maths2Art. Please share it with students/teachers who might be interested in this project. Together, let us uncover the hidden beauty of Maths! About Fellowship@Maths2Art A 10-week program for Undergraduates as well as Post graduate students. Candidates select a project topic under... Continue Reading →
GivingBack@Maths2Art
We, at Maths2art, are extremely happy to share the details of our new dimension: GivingBack @Maths2Art. What is GivingBack@Maths2Art ? With the support of a few parents from the Maths2Art family, we have started our first 'giving back' project at Serkong School, Spiti, India. I am very thankful to the parents who believed in me and... Continue Reading →
Distributive property – simple & visual
Most of the students learn about Distributive Property in Grade 4 or Grade 5 and this is how they usually get introduced to this topic. a * (b + c) = a * b + a * c I feel that we can introduce this beautiful & useful mathematical property in a more interesting manner.... Continue Reading →